diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollView.java
index 3c38d92dfab..ae210a63669 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/scroll/ReactScrollView.java
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ public class ReactScrollView extends ScrollView implements ReactClippingViewGrou
     }
 
     setOnHierarchyChangeListener(this);
+    setScrollBarStyle(SCROLLBARS_OUTSIDE_OVERLAY);
   }
 
   public void setSendMomentumEvents(boolean sendMomentumEvents) {
@@ -380,4 +381,3 @@ public class ReactScrollView extends ScrollView implements ReactClippingViewGrou
     }
   }
 }
-