diff --git a/React/CoreModules/RCTAppearance.h b/React/CoreModules/RCTAppearance.h
index ece36942b7b..2644783e5d6 100644
--- a/React/CoreModules/RCTAppearance.h
+++ b/React/CoreModules/RCTAppearance.h
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #import <React/RCTBridgeModule.h>
 #import <React/RCTEventEmitter.h>
 
+RCT_EXTERN void RCTEnableAppearancePreference(BOOL enabled);
+
 NSString *const RCTUserInterfaceStyleDidChangeNotification = @"RCTUserInterfaceStyleDidChangeNotification";
 
 @interface RCTAppearance : RCTEventEmitter <RCTBridgeModule>
diff --git a/React/CoreModules/RCTAppearance.mm b/React/CoreModules/RCTAppearance.mm
index 300a102068f..ad4233c6f6b 100644
--- a/React/CoreModules/RCTAppearance.mm
+++ b/React/CoreModules/RCTAppearance.mm
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
 NSString *const RCTAppearanceColorSchemeLight = @"light";
 NSString *const RCTAppearanceColorSchemeDark = @"dark";
 
+static BOOL sAppearancePreferenceEnabled = YES;
+void RCTEnableAppearancePreference(BOOL enabled) {
+  sAppearancePreferenceEnabled = enabled;
+}
+
 static NSString *RCTColorSchemePreference(UITraitCollection *traitCollection)
 {
 #if defined(__IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED) && defined(__IPHONE_13_0) && __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED >= __IPHONE_13_0
@@ -31,6 +36,11 @@ static NSString *RCTColorSchemePreference(UITraitCollection *traitCollection)
                       };
     });
 
+    if (!sAppearancePreferenceEnabled) {
+      // Return the default if the app doesn't allow different color schemes.
+      return RCTAppearanceColorSchemeLight;
+    }
+
     traitCollection = traitCollection ?: [UITraitCollection currentTraitCollection];
     return appearances[@(traitCollection.userInterfaceStyle)] ?: RCTAppearanceColorSchemeLight;
   }