diff --git a/YogaKit/Source/UIView+Yoga.h b/YogaKit/Source/UIView+Yoga.h
index 092c9dcd..4272ecd1 100644
--- a/YogaKit/Source/UIView+Yoga.h
+++ b/YogaKit/Source/UIView+Yoga.h
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 typedef void (^YGLayoutConfigurationBlock)(YGLayout *layout);
+typedef void (^YGLayoutContainerConfigurationBlock)(YGLayout *layout, UIView *container);
 
 @interface UIView (Yoga)
 
@@ -30,6 +31,14 @@ typedef void (^YGLayoutConfigurationBlock)(YGLayout *layout);
 - (void)configureLayoutWithBlock:(YGLayoutConfigurationBlock)block
     NS_SWIFT_NAME(configureLayout(block:));
 
+/**
+ In ObjC land, every time you access `view.yoga.*` you are adding another `objc_msgSend`
+ to your code. If you plan on making multiple changes to YGLayout, it's more performant
+ to use this method, which uses a single objc_msgSend call.
+ */
+- (void)configureLayoutWithContainerBlock:(YGLayoutContainerConfigurationBlock)block
+    NS_SWIFT_NAME(configureLayout(containerBlock:));
+
 @end
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/YogaKit/Source/UIView+Yoga.m b/YogaKit/Source/UIView+Yoga.m
index b67e63cb..fd3b3909 100644
--- a/YogaKit/Source/UIView+Yoga.m
+++ b/YogaKit/Source/UIView+Yoga.m
@@ -35,4 +35,11 @@ static const void *kYGYogaAssociatedKey = &kYGYogaAssociatedKey;
   }
 }
 
+- (void)configureLayoutWithContainerBlock:(YGLayoutContainerConfigurationBlock)block
+{
+  if (block != nil) {
+    block(self.yoga, self);
+  }
+}
+
 @end
diff --git a/YogaKit/Tests/YogaKitTests.m b/YogaKit/Tests/YogaKitTests.m
index 13f0d314..a928bb60 100644
--- a/YogaKit/Tests/YogaKitTests.m
+++ b/YogaKit/Tests/YogaKitTests.m
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@
   XCTAssertNoThrow([view configureLayoutWithBlock:block]);
 }
 
+- (void)testConfigureContainerLayoutIsNoOpWithNilBlock
+{
+  UIView *view = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
+  id block = nil;
+  XCTAssertNoThrow([view configureLayoutWithContainerBlock:block]);
+}
+
 - (void)testConfigureLayoutBlockWorksWithValidBlock
 {
   UIView *view = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
@@ -35,6 +42,20 @@
   XCTAssertEqual(view.yoga.width.value, 25);
 }
 
+- (void)testConfigureContainerLayoutBlockWorksWithValidBlock
+{
+  UIView *view = [[UIView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero];
+  [view configureLayoutWithContainerBlock:^(YGLayout *layout, UIView *container){
+    XCTAssertNotNil(layout);
+    XCTAssertTrue(view == container);
+    layout.isEnabled = YES;
+    layout.width = YGPointValue(25);
+  }];
+
+  XCTAssertTrue(view.yoga.isEnabled);
+  XCTAssertEqual(view.yoga.width.value, 25);
+}
+
 - (void)testNodesAreDeallocedWithSingleView
 {
   __weak YGLayout *layoutRef = nil;