diff --git a/app/app.js b/app/app.js
index 91818f1d9..a720c1bdb 100644
--- a/app/app.js
+++ b/app/app.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // See LICENSE.txt for license information.
 
 /* eslint-disable global-require*/
-import {AsyncStorage, Linking, NativeModules} from 'react-native';
+import {AsyncStorage, Linking, NativeModules, Platform} from 'react-native';
 import {setGenericPassword, getGenericPassword, resetGenericPassword} from 'react-native-keychain';
 
 import {loadMe} from 'mattermost-redux/actions/users';
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@ export default class App {
         this.token = null;
         this.url = null;
 
+        // Load polyfill for iOS 9
+        if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {
+            const majorVersionIOS = parseInt(Platform.Version, 10);
+            if (majorVersionIOS < 10) {
+                require('babel-polyfill');
+            }
+        }
+
         // Usage deeplinking
         Linking.addEventListener('url', this.handleDeepLink);