diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/switchview/ReactSwitch.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/switchview/ReactSwitch.java
index 4819bf2abd9..7dbc889e4e3 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/switchview/ReactSwitch.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/switchview/ReactSwitch.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ package com.facebook.react.views.switchview;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
 import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
+import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.RippleDrawable;
 import android.os.Build;
@@ -48,6 +49,18 @@ import androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat;
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void setBackgroundColor(int color) {
+    // Ensure RippleDrawable is preserved for >=21
+    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
+      setBackground(
+          new RippleDrawable(
+              createRippleDrawableColorStateList(color), new ColorDrawable(color), null));
+    } else {
+      super.setBackgroundColor(color);
+    }
+  }
+
   void setColor(Drawable drawable, @Nullable Integer color) {
     if (color == null) {
       drawable.clearColorFilter();
@@ -63,14 +76,10 @@ import androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat;
   public void setThumbColor(@Nullable Integer color) {
     setColor(super.getThumbDrawable(), color);
 
-    // Set the ripple color with thumb color if >= LOLLIPOP
-    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
-      RippleDrawable ripple = (RippleDrawable) super.getBackground();
-      ColorStateList customColorState =
-          new ColorStateList(
-              new int[][] {new int[] {android.R.attr.state_pressed}}, new int[] {color});
-
-      ripple.setColor(customColorState);
+    // Set the ripple color if background is instance of RippleDrawable
+    if (color != null && super.getBackground() instanceof RippleDrawable) {
+      ColorStateList customColorState = createRippleDrawableColorStateList(color);
+      ((RippleDrawable) super.getBackground()).setColor(customColorState);
     }
   }
 
@@ -113,4 +122,9 @@ import androidx.appcompat.widget.SwitchCompat;
       setTrackColor(currentTrackColor);
     }
   }
+
+  private ColorStateList createRippleDrawableColorStateList(@Nullable Integer color) {
+    return new ColorStateList(
+        new int[][] {new int[] {android.R.attr.state_pressed}}, new int[] {color});
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Switch/SwitchExample.js b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Switch/SwitchExample.js
index ebd3bc40b44..a249fc29201 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Switch/SwitchExample.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Switch/SwitchExample.js
@@ -244,6 +244,23 @@ class OnChangeExample extends React.Component<{...}, $FlowFixMeState> {
   }
 }
 
+class ContainerBackgroundColorStyleExample extends React.Component<
+  {...},
+  $FlowFixMeState,
+> {
+  render() {
+    return (
+      <View>
+        <Switch
+          style={{backgroundColor: 'blue'}}
+          thumbColor="white"
+          value={true}
+        />
+      </View>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
 exports.title = 'Switch';
 exports.documentationURL = 'https://reactnative.dev/docs/switch';
 exports.category = 'UI';
@@ -291,6 +308,12 @@ exports.examples = [
       return <OnChangeExample />;
     },
   },
+  {
+    title: "The container's background color can be set",
+    render(): React.Element<any> {
+      return <ContainerBackgroundColorStyleExample />;
+    },
+  },
 ];
 
 if (Platform.OS === 'ios') {