diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/e2e/__test_fixtures__/components/FloatPropsNativeComponent.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/e2e/__test_fixtures__/components/FloatPropsNativeComponent.js
index 81e27ba526b..7675e856c05 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/e2e/__test_fixtures__/components/FloatPropsNativeComponent.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/e2e/__test_fixtures__/components/FloatPropsNativeComponent.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ type NativeProps = $ReadOnly<{|
   ...ViewProps,
 
   // Props
-  blurRadius?: WithDefault<Float, 0.0>,
+  blurRadius: Float,
   blurRadius2?: WithDefault<Float, 0.001>,
   blurRadius3?: WithDefault<Float, 2.1>,
   blurRadius4?: WithDefault<Float, 0>,
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/components/GeneratePropsJavaDelegate.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/components/GeneratePropsJavaDelegate.js
index 96346538350..35b50da43f6 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/components/GeneratePropsJavaDelegate.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/components/GeneratePropsJavaDelegate.js
@@ -40,17 +40,29 @@ function getJavaValueForProp(
 
   switch (typeAnnotation.type) {
     case 'BooleanTypeAnnotation':
-      return '(boolean) value';
+      return `value == null ? ${typeAnnotation.default.toString()} : (boolean) value`;
     case 'StringTypeAnnotation':
-      return '(String) value';
+      const defaultValueString =
+        typeAnnotation.default === null
+          ? 'null'
+          : `"${typeAnnotation.default}"`;
+      return `value == null ? ${defaultValueString} : (String) value`;
     case 'Int32TypeAnnotation':
-      return '((Double) value).intValue()';
+      return `value == null ? ${
+        typeAnnotation.default
+      } : ((Double) value).intValue()`;
     case 'FloatTypeAnnotation':
-      return '((Double) value).floatValue()';
+      if (prop.optional) {
+        return `value == null ? ${
+          typeAnnotation.default
+        }f : ((Double) value).floatValue()`;
+      } else {
+        return 'value == null ? Float.NaN : ((Double) value).floatValue()';
+      }
     case 'NativePrimitiveTypeAnnotation':
       switch (typeAnnotation.name) {
         case 'ColorPrimitive':
-          return '((Double) value).intValue()';
+          return 'value == null ? null : ((Double) value).intValue()';
         case 'ImageSourcePrimitive':
           return '(ReadableMap) value';
         case 'PointPrimitive':
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/components/__test_fixtures__/fixtures.js b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/components/__test_fixtures__/fixtures.js
index 8b3661fe7f5..025825de9e7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/components/__test_fixtures__/fixtures.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/components/__test_fixtures__/fixtures.js
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ const FLOAT_PROPS: SchemaType = {
           props: [
             {
               name: 'blurRadius',
-              optional: true,
+              optional: false,
               typeAnnotation: {
                 type: 'FloatTypeAnnotation',
                 default: 0.0,
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/GeneratePropsJavaDelegate-test.js.snap b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/GeneratePropsJavaDelegate-test.js.snap
index d4edbe879af..c79db25bf64 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/GeneratePropsJavaDelegate-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/src/generators/components/__tests__/__snapshots__/GeneratePropsJavaDelegate-test.js.snap
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class BooleanPropNativeComponentDelegate<T extends View> {
   public void setProperty(BooleanPropNativeComponentInterface<T> viewManager, T view, String propName, Object value) {
     switch (propName) {
       case \\"disabled\\":
-        viewManager.setDisabled(view, (boolean) value);
+        viewManager.setDisabled(view, value == null ? false : (boolean) value);
         break;
     }
   }
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class ColorPropNativeComponentDelegate<T extends View> {
   public void setProperty(ColorPropNativeComponentInterface<T> viewManager, T view, String propName, Object value) {
     switch (propName) {
       case \\"tintColor\\":
-        viewManager.setTintColor(view, ((Double) value).intValue());
+        viewManager.setTintColor(view, value == null ? null : ((Double) value).intValue());
         break;
     }
   }
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ public class CommandNativeComponentDelegate<T extends View> {
   public void setProperty(CommandNativeComponentInterface<T> viewManager, T view, String propName, Object value) {
     switch (propName) {
       case \\"accessibilityHint\\":
-        viewManager.setAccessibilityHint(view, (String) value);
+        viewManager.setAccessibilityHint(view, value == null ? \\"\\" : (String) value);
         break;
     }
   }
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ public class EventsNestedObjectNativeComponentDelegate<T extends View> {
   public void setProperty(EventsNestedObjectNativeComponentInterface<T> viewManager, T view, String propName, Object value) {
     switch (propName) {
       case \\"disabled\\":
-        viewManager.setDisabled(view, (boolean) value);
+        viewManager.setDisabled(view, value == null ? false : (boolean) value);
         break;
     }
   }
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ public class EventsNativeComponentDelegate<T extends View> {
   public void setProperty(EventsNativeComponentInterface<T> viewManager, T view, String propName, Object value) {
     switch (propName) {
       case \\"disabled\\":
-        viewManager.setDisabled(view, (boolean) value);
+        viewManager.setDisabled(view, value == null ? false : (boolean) value);
         break;
     }
   }
@@ -205,22 +205,22 @@ public class FloatPropNativeComponentDelegate<T extends View> {
   public void setProperty(FloatPropNativeComponentInterface<T> viewManager, T view, String propName, Object value) {
     switch (propName) {
       case \\"blurRadius\\":
-        viewManager.setBlurRadius(view, ((Double) value).floatValue());
+        viewManager.setBlurRadius(view, value == null ? Float.NaN : ((Double) value).floatValue());
         break;
       case \\"blurRadius2\\":
-        viewManager.setBlurRadius2(view, ((Double) value).floatValue());
+        viewManager.setBlurRadius2(view, value == null ? 0.001f : ((Double) value).floatValue());
         break;
       case \\"blurRadius3\\":
-        viewManager.setBlurRadius3(view, ((Double) value).floatValue());
+        viewManager.setBlurRadius3(view, value == null ? 2.1f : ((Double) value).floatValue());
         break;
       case \\"blurRadius4\\":
-        viewManager.setBlurRadius4(view, ((Double) value).floatValue());
+        viewManager.setBlurRadius4(view, value == null ? 0f : ((Double) value).floatValue());
         break;
       case \\"blurRadius5\\":
-        viewManager.setBlurRadius5(view, ((Double) value).floatValue());
+        viewManager.setBlurRadius5(view, value == null ? 1f : ((Double) value).floatValue());
         break;
       case \\"blurRadius6\\":
-        viewManager.setBlurRadius6(view, ((Double) value).floatValue());
+        viewManager.setBlurRadius6(view, value == null ? 0f : ((Double) value).floatValue());
         break;
     }
   }
@@ -261,13 +261,13 @@ public class IntegerPropNativeComponentDelegate<T extends View> {
   public void setProperty(IntegerPropNativeComponentInterface<T> viewManager, T view, String propName, Object value) {
     switch (propName) {
       case \\"progress1\\":
-        viewManager.setProgress1(view, ((Double) value).intValue());
+        viewManager.setProgress1(view, value == null ? 0 : ((Double) value).intValue());
         break;
       case \\"progress2\\":
-        viewManager.setProgress2(view, ((Double) value).intValue());
+        viewManager.setProgress2(view, value == null ? -1 : ((Double) value).intValue());
         break;
       case \\"progress3\\":
-        viewManager.setProgress3(view, ((Double) value).intValue());
+        viewManager.setProgress3(view, value == null ? 10 : ((Double) value).intValue());
         break;
     }
   }
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ public class InterfaceOnlyComponentDelegate<T extends View> {
   public void setProperty(InterfaceOnlyComponentInterface<T> viewManager, T view, String propName, Object value) {
     switch (propName) {
       case \\"accessibilityHint\\":
-        viewManager.setAccessibilityHint(view, (String) value);
+        viewManager.setAccessibilityHint(view, value == null ? \\"\\" : (String) value);
         break;
     }
   }
@@ -311,10 +311,10 @@ public class ImageColorPropNativeComponentDelegate<T extends View> {
         viewManager.setThumbImage(view, (ReadableMap) value);
         break;
       case \\"color\\":
-        viewManager.setColor(view, ((Double) value).intValue());
+        viewManager.setColor(view, value == null ? null : ((Double) value).intValue());
         break;
       case \\"thumbTintColor\\":
-        viewManager.setThumbTintColor(view, ((Double) value).intValue());
+        viewManager.setThumbTintColor(view, value == null ? null : ((Double) value).intValue());
         break;
       case \\"point\\":
         viewManager.setPoint(view, (ReadableMap) value);
@@ -374,10 +374,10 @@ public class StringPropComponentDelegate<T extends View> {
   public void setProperty(StringPropComponentInterface<T> viewManager, T view, String propName, Object value) {
     switch (propName) {
       case \\"accessibilityHint\\":
-        viewManager.setAccessibilityHint(view, (String) value);
+        viewManager.setAccessibilityHint(view, value == null ? \\"\\" : (String) value);
         break;
       case \\"accessibilityRole\\":
-        viewManager.setAccessibilityRole(view, (String) value);
+        viewManager.setAccessibilityRole(view, value == null ? null : (String) value);
         break;
     }
   }
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ public class MultiFile1NativeComponentDelegate<T extends View> {
   public void setProperty(MultiFile1NativeComponentInterface<T> viewManager, T view, String propName, Object value) {
     switch (propName) {
       case \\"disabled\\":
-        viewManager.setDisabled(view, (boolean) value);
+        viewManager.setDisabled(view, value == null ? false : (boolean) value);
         break;
     }
   }
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ public class MultiFile2NativeComponentDelegate<T extends View> {
   public void setProperty(MultiFile2NativeComponentInterface<T> viewManager, T view, String propName, Object value) {
     switch (propName) {
       case \\"disabled\\":
-        viewManager.setDisabled(view, (boolean) value);
+        viewManager.setDisabled(view, value == null ? true : (boolean) value);
         break;
     }
   }
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ public class MultiComponent1NativeComponentDelegate<T extends View> {
   public void setProperty(MultiComponent1NativeComponentInterface<T> viewManager, T view, String propName, Object value) {
     switch (propName) {
       case \\"disabled\\":
-        viewManager.setDisabled(view, (boolean) value);
+        viewManager.setDisabled(view, value == null ? false : (boolean) value);
         break;
     }
   }
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ public class MultiComponent2NativeComponentDelegate<T extends View> {
   public void setProperty(MultiComponent2NativeComponentInterface<T> viewManager, T view, String propName, Object value) {
     switch (propName) {
       case \\"disabled\\":
-        viewManager.setDisabled(view, (boolean) value);
+        viewManager.setDisabled(view, value == null ? true : (boolean) value);
         break;
     }
   }