diff --git a/packages/native-stack/src/views/HeaderConfig.tsx b/packages/native-stack/src/views/HeaderConfig.tsx
index ce7e0eff34..d73d98b62b 100644
--- a/packages/native-stack/src/views/HeaderConfig.tsx
+++ b/packages/native-stack/src/views/HeaderConfig.tsx
@@ -181,7 +181,12 @@ export function HeaderConfig({
     <ScreenStackHeaderConfig
       backButtonInCustomView={backButtonInCustomView}
       backgroundColor={headerBackgroundColor}
-      backTitle={headerBackTitleVisible ? headerBackTitle : ' '}
+      backTitle={
+        headerBackTitleVisible
+          ? headerBackTitle
+          : ' ' /* For backward compatibility with react-native-screens versions <3.21.0, where `backTitleVisible` is not available */
+      }
+      backTitleVisible={headerBackTitleVisible}
       backTitleFontFamily={backTitleFontFamily}
       backTitleFontSize={backTitleFontSize}
       blurEffect={headerBlurEffect}