diff --git a/Libraries/Components/DrawerAndroid/DrawerLayoutAndroid.android.js b/Libraries/Components/DrawerAndroid/DrawerLayoutAndroid.android.js
index deebd5102e05a3..9c7b9154bbc38d 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/DrawerAndroid/DrawerLayoutAndroid.android.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/DrawerAndroid/DrawerLayoutAndroid.android.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ type Props = $ReadOnly<{|
    * );
    * ```
    */
-  drawerBackgroundColor: ColorValue,
+  drawerBackgroundColor?: ?ColorValue,
 
   /**
    * Specifies the side of the screen from which the drawer will slide in.
@@ -161,11 +161,6 @@ class DrawerLayoutAndroid extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 
     return {Left: 'left', Right: 'right'};
   }
-  static defaultProps: {|
-    drawerBackgroundColor: 'white',
-  |} = {
-    drawerBackgroundColor: 'white',
-  };
 
   _nativeRef = React.createRef<
     React.ElementRef<typeof AndroidDrawerLayoutNativeComponent>,
@@ -175,6 +170,7 @@ class DrawerLayoutAndroid extends React.Component<Props, State> {
 
   render(): React.Node {
     const {
+      drawerBackgroundColor = 'white',
       onDrawerStateChanged,
       renderNavigationView,
       onDrawerOpen,
@@ -189,7 +185,7 @@ class DrawerLayoutAndroid extends React.Component<Props, State> {
           styles.drawerSubview,
           {
             width: this.props.drawerWidth,
-            backgroundColor: this.props.drawerBackgroundColor,
+            backgroundColor: drawerBackgroundColor,
           },
         ]}
         collapsable={false}>
@@ -220,6 +216,7 @@ class DrawerLayoutAndroid extends React.Component<Props, State> {
       <AndroidDrawerLayoutNativeComponent
         {...props}
         ref={this._nativeRef}
+        drawerBackgroundColor={drawerBackgroundColor}
         drawerWidth={this.props.drawerWidth}
         drawerPosition={this.props.drawerPosition}
         drawerLockMode={this.props.drawerLockMode}
diff --git a/Libraries/Components/DrawerAndroid/__tests__/__snapshots__/DrawerAndroid-test.js.snap b/Libraries/Components/DrawerAndroid/__tests__/__snapshots__/DrawerAndroid-test.js.snap
index 00893319c5c904..19a7303e92abbf 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/DrawerAndroid/__tests__/__snapshots__/DrawerAndroid-test.js.snap
+++ b/Libraries/Components/DrawerAndroid/__tests__/__snapshots__/DrawerAndroid-test.js.snap
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ exports[`<DrawerLayoutAndroid /> should render as expected: should deep render w
 
 exports[`<DrawerLayoutAndroid /> should render as expected: should shallow render as <DrawerLayoutAndroid /> when mocked 1`] = `
 <DrawerLayoutAndroid
-  drawerBackgroundColor="white"
   drawerPosition="left"
   drawerWidth={300}
   renderNavigationView={[Function]}
@@ -115,7 +114,6 @@ exports[`<DrawerLayoutAndroid /> should render as expected: should shallow rende
 
 exports[`<DrawerLayoutAndroid /> should render as expected: should shallow render as <DrawerLayoutAndroid /> when not mocked 1`] = `
 <DrawerLayoutAndroid
-  drawerBackgroundColor="white"
   drawerPosition="left"
   drawerWidth={300}
   renderNavigationView={[Function]}