diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactDrawableHelper.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactDrawableHelper.java
index add5f38812b..7d93ea2f0ab 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactDrawableHelper.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/view/ReactDrawableHelper.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import android.graphics.drawable.RippleDrawable;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
+
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.JSApplicationIllegalArgumentException;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.SoftAssertions;
@@ -37,15 +38,10 @@ public class ReactDrawableHelper {
     String type = drawableDescriptionDict.getString("type");
     if ("ThemeAttrAndroid".equals(type)) {
       String attr = drawableDescriptionDict.getString("attribute");
-      SoftAssertions.assertNotNull(attr);
-      int attrID = context.getResources().getIdentifier(attr, "attr", "android");
-      if (attrID == 0) {
+      int attrId = getAttrId(context, attr);
+      if (!context.getTheme().resolveAttribute(attrId, sResolveOutValue, true)) {
         throw new JSApplicationIllegalArgumentException(
-            "Attribute " + attr + " couldn't be found in the resource list");
-      }
-      if (!context.getTheme().resolveAttribute(attrID, sResolveOutValue, true)) {
-        throw new JSApplicationIllegalArgumentException(
-            "Attribute " + attr + " couldn't be resolved into a drawable");
+            "Attribute " + attr + " with id " + attrId + " couldn't be resolved into a drawable");
       }
       Drawable drawable = getDefaultThemeDrawable(context);
       return setRadius(drawableDescriptionDict, drawable);
@@ -57,6 +53,18 @@ public class ReactDrawableHelper {
     }
   }
 
+  @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
+  private static int getAttrId(Context context, String attr) {
+    SoftAssertions.assertNotNull(attr);
+    if ("selectableItemBackground".equals(attr)) {
+      return android.R.attr.selectableItemBackground;
+    } else if ("selectableItemBackgroundBorderless".equals(attr)) {
+      return android.R.attr.selectableItemBackgroundBorderless;
+    } else {
+      return context.getResources().getIdentifier(attr, "attr", "android");
+    }
+  }
+
   private static Drawable getDefaultThemeDrawable(Context context) {
     if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
       return context.getResources().getDrawable(sResolveOutValue.resourceId, context.getTheme());