diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/StyleSheet/StyleSheetTypes.d.ts b/packages/react-native/Libraries/StyleSheet/StyleSheetTypes.d.ts
index f7a0de83adc..2a3719fe6c9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/StyleSheet/StyleSheetTypes.d.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/StyleSheet/StyleSheetTypes.d.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export interface FlexStyle {
   paddingStart?: DimensionValue | undefined;
   paddingTop?: DimensionValue | undefined;
   paddingVertical?: DimensionValue | undefined;
-  position?: 'absolute' | 'relative' | undefined;
+  position?: 'absolute' | 'relative' | 'static' | undefined;
   right?: DimensionValue | undefined;
   start?: DimensionValue | undefined;
   top?: DimensionValue | undefined;
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/StyleSheet/StyleSheetTypes.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/StyleSheet/StyleSheetTypes.js
index d2a00b18429..d4b5ab92113 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/StyleSheet/StyleSheetTypes.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/StyleSheet/StyleSheetTypes.js
@@ -469,22 +469,23 @@ type ____LayoutStyle_Internal = $ReadOnly<{
   borderTopWidth?: number,
 
   /** `position` in React Native is similar to regular CSS, but
-   *  everything is set to `relative` by default, so `absolute`
-   *  positioning is always just relative to the parent.
+   *  everything is set to `relative` by default.
    *
    *  If you want to position a child using specific numbers of logical
    *  pixels relative to its parent, set the child to have `absolute`
    *  position.
    *
    *  If you want to position a child relative to something
-   *  that is not its parent, just don't use styles for that. Use the
-   *  component tree.
+   *  that is not its parent, set the child to have `absolute` position and the
+   *  nodes between to have `static` position.
+   *
+   *  Note that `static` is only available on the new renderer.
    *
    *  See https://github.com/facebook/yoga
    *  for more details on how `position` differs between React Native
    *  and CSS.
    */
-  position?: 'absolute' | 'relative',
+  position?: 'absolute' | 'relative' | 'static',
 
   /** `flexDirection` controls which directions children of a container go.
    *  `row` goes left to right, `column` goes top to bottom, and you may
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap b/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
index 5a52f701e3b..1298282e9a1 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
@@ -8722,7 +8722,7 @@ type ____LayoutStyle_Internal = $ReadOnly<{
   borderRightWidth?: number,
   borderStartWidth?: number,
   borderTopWidth?: number,
-  position?: \\"absolute\\" | \\"relative\\",
+  position?: \\"absolute\\" | \\"relative\\" | \\"static\\",
   flexDirection?: \\"row\\" | \\"row-reverse\\" | \\"column\\" | \\"column-reverse\\",
   flexWrap?: \\"wrap\\" | \\"nowrap\\" | \\"wrap-reverse\\",
   justifyContent?:
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTConvert.m b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTConvert.m
index 55f42ebf49e..ae10d7713ee 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTConvert.m
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Base/RCTConvert.m
@@ -1190,11 +1190,7 @@ RCT_ENUM_CONVERTER(
 
 RCT_ENUM_CONVERTER(
     YGPositionType,
-    (@{
-      @"static" : @(YGPositionTypeStatic),
-      @"absolute" : @(YGPositionTypeAbsolute),
-      @"relative" : @(YGPositionTypeRelative)
-    }),
+    (@{@"absolute" : @(YGPositionTypeAbsolute), @"relative" : @(YGPositionTypeRelative)}),
     YGPositionTypeRelative,
     intValue)
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/LayoutShadowNode.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/LayoutShadowNode.java
index 6513dd6268c..b966d4590b5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/LayoutShadowNode.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/LayoutShadowNode.java
@@ -823,11 +823,6 @@ public class LayoutShadowNode extends ReactShadowNodeImpl {
     }
 
     switch (position) {
-      case "static":
-        {
-          setPositionType(YogaPositionType.STATIC);
-          break;
-        }
       case "relative":
         {
           setPositionType(YogaPositionType.RELATIVE);