diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/platform/android/react/renderer/components/view/HostPlatformViewProps.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/platform/android/react/renderer/components/view/HostPlatformViewProps.cpp
index 7f5f4d3523e6..f171d7aefef4 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/platform/android/react/renderer/components/view/HostPlatformViewProps.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/platform/android/react/renderer/components/view/HostPlatformViewProps.cpp
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ folly::dynamic HostPlatformViewProps::getDiffProps(
   }
 
   if (zIndex != oldProps->zIndex) {
-    result["zIndex"] = zIndex.value();
+    result["zIndex"] = zIndex.has_value() ? zIndex.value() :  folly::dynamic(nullptr);
   }
 
   if (boxShadow != oldProps->boxShadow) {