diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextAttributeProps.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextAttributeProps.java
index 306cfee86ff02a..bc53523c81549e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextAttributeProps.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextAttributeProps.java
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ public class TextAttributeProps {
 
   protected float mTextShadowOffsetDx = 0;
   protected float mTextShadowOffsetDy = 0;
-  protected float mTextShadowRadius = 1;
+  protected float mTextShadowRadius = 0;
   protected int mTextShadowColor = DEFAULT_TEXT_SHADOW_COLOR;
 
   protected boolean mIsUnderlineTextDecorationSet = false;