diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactHorizontalScrollViewManager.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactHorizontalScrollViewManager.java
index 86abb6baacb..fa3ceb951bf 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactHorizontalScrollViewManager.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactHorizontalScrollViewManager.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class ReactHorizontalScrollViewManager extends ViewGroupManager<ReactHori
     view.setScrollEnabled(value);
   }
 
-  @ReactProp(name = "showsHorizontalScrollIndicator")
+  @ReactProp(name = "showsHorizontalScrollIndicator", defaultBoolean = true)
   public void setShowsHorizontalScrollIndicator(ReactHorizontalScrollView view, boolean value) {
     view.setHorizontalScrollBarEnabled(value);
   }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollViewManager.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollViewManager.java
index 1db0a0e5f36..5f695b97122 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollViewManager.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollViewManager.java
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ public class ReactScrollViewManager extends ViewGroupManager<ReactScrollView>
     view.setFocusable(value);
   }
 
-  @ReactProp(name = "showsVerticalScrollIndicator")
+  @ReactProp(name = "showsVerticalScrollIndicator", defaultBoolean = true)
   public void setShowsVerticalScrollIndicator(ReactScrollView view, boolean value) {
     view.setVerticalScrollBarEnabled(value);
   }