diff --git a/src/shell.js b/src/shell.js
index d7c17226ab3b1..b4ef3463daae1 100644
--- a/src/shell.js
+++ b/src/shell.js
@@ -78,6 +78,13 @@ ENVIRONMENT_IS_NODE = ENVIRONMENT_HAS_NODE && !ENVIRONMENT_IS_WEB && !ENVIRONMEN
 ENVIRONMENT_IS_SHELL = !ENVIRONMENT_IS_WEB && !ENVIRONMENT_IS_NODE && !ENVIRONMENT_IS_WORKER;
 #endif // ENVIRONMENT
 
+/* React native should be treated like a node environment */
+if (typeof navigator !== 'undefined' && typeof navigator.product === 'string' && navigator.product.toLowerCase() === 'reactnative') {
+  ENVIRONMENT_IS_NODE = true;
+  ENVIRONMENT_IS_WEB = false;
+  ENVIRONMENT_IS_WORKER = false;
+}
+
 #if ASSERTIONS
 if (Module['ENVIRONMENT']) {
   throw new Error('Module.ENVIRONMENT has been deprecated. To force the environment, use the ENVIRONMENT compile-time option (for example, -s ENVIRONMENT=web or -s ENVIRONMENT=node)');