diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewManager.java
index 1192b50f2e4..ba4a1d5cb95 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactViewManager.java
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import android.os.Build;
 import android.view.View;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.Dynamic;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.JSApplicationIllegalArgumentException;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableArray;
@@ -126,22 +127,35 @@ public class ReactViewManager extends ReactClippingViewManager<ReactViewGroup> {
   }
 
   @ReactProp(name = "hitSlop")
-  public void setHitSlop(final ReactViewGroup view, @Nullable ReadableMap hitSlop) {
-    if (hitSlop == null) {
-      view.setHitSlopRect(null);
-    } else {
-      view.setHitSlopRect(
-          new Rect(
-              hitSlop.hasKey("left")
-                  ? (int) PixelUtil.toPixelFromDIP(hitSlop.getDouble("left"))
-                  : 0,
-              hitSlop.hasKey("top") ? (int) PixelUtil.toPixelFromDIP(hitSlop.getDouble("top")) : 0,
-              hitSlop.hasKey("right")
-                  ? (int) PixelUtil.toPixelFromDIP(hitSlop.getDouble("right"))
-                  : 0,
-              hitSlop.hasKey("bottom")
-                  ? (int) PixelUtil.toPixelFromDIP(hitSlop.getDouble("bottom"))
-                  : 0));
+  public void setHitSlop(final ReactViewGroup view, Dynamic hitSlop) {
+    switch (hitSlop.getType()) {
+      case Null:
+        view.setHitSlopRect(null);
+        break;
+      case Map:
+        ReadableMap hitSlopMap = hitSlop.asMap();
+        view.setHitSlopRect(
+            new Rect(
+                hitSlopMap.hasKey("left")
+                    ? (int) PixelUtil.toPixelFromDIP(hitSlopMap.getDouble("left"))
+                    : 0,
+                hitSlopMap.hasKey("top")
+                    ? (int) PixelUtil.toPixelFromDIP(hitSlopMap.getDouble("top"))
+                    : 0,
+                hitSlopMap.hasKey("right")
+                    ? (int) PixelUtil.toPixelFromDIP(hitSlopMap.getDouble("right"))
+                    : 0,
+                hitSlopMap.hasKey("bottom")
+                    ? (int) PixelUtil.toPixelFromDIP(hitSlopMap.getDouble("bottom"))
+                    : 0));
+        break;
+      case Number:
+        int hitSlopValue = (int) PixelUtil.toPixelFromDIP(hitSlop.asDouble());
+        view.setHitSlopRect(new Rect(hitSlopValue, hitSlopValue, hitSlopValue, hitSlopValue));
+        break;
+      default:
+        throw new JSApplicationIllegalArgumentException(
+            "Invalid type for 'hitSlop' value " + hitSlop.getType());
     }
   }