diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManagersPropertyCache.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManagersPropertyCache.java
index 09ae7a272ad0..7b98cae55d99 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManagersPropertyCache.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ViewManagersPropertyCache.java
@@ -330,6 +330,29 @@ public BoxedIntPropSetter(ReactPropGroup prop, Method setter, int index) {
     }
   }
 
+  private static class BoxedFloatPropSetter extends PropSetter {
+
+    public BoxedFloatPropSetter(ReactProp prop, Method setter) {
+      super(prop, "number", setter);
+    }
+
+    public BoxedFloatPropSetter(ReactPropGroup prop, Method setter, int index) {
+      super(prop, "number", setter, index);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected @Nullable Object getValueOrDefault(Object value, Context context) {
+      if (value != null) {
+        if (value instanceof Double) {
+          return ((Double) value).floatValue();
+        } else {
+          return (Float) value;
+        }
+      }
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
   private static class BoxedColorPropSetter extends PropSetter {
 
     public BoxedColorPropSetter(ReactProp prop, Method setter) {
@@ -450,6 +473,8 @@ private static PropSetter createPropSetter(
         return new BoxedColorPropSetter(annotation, method);
       }
       return new BoxedIntPropSetter(annotation, method);
+    } else if (propTypeClass == Float.class) {
+      return new BoxedFloatPropSetter(annotation, method);
     } else if (propTypeClass == ReadableArray.class) {
       return new ArrayPropSetter(annotation, method);
     } else if (propTypeClass == ReadableMap.class) {
@@ -500,6 +525,10 @@ private static void createPropSetters(
           props.put(names[i], new BoxedIntPropSetter(annotation, method, i));
         }
       }
+    } else if (propTypeClass == Float.class) {
+      for (int i = 0; i < names.length; i++) {
+        props.put(names[i], new BoxedFloatPropSetter(annotation, method, i));
+      }
     } else {
       throw new RuntimeException(
           "Unrecognized type: "
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactPropAnnotationSetterTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactPropAnnotationSetterTest.kt
index e2e683a7c443..23abeecccbb0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactPropAnnotationSetterTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactPropAnnotationSetterTest.kt
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ class ReactPropAnnotationSetterTest {
 
     fun onBoxedIntSetterCalled(value: Int?)
 
+    fun onBoxedFloatSetterCalled(value: Float?)
+
     fun onArraySetterCalled(value: ReadableArray?)
 
     fun onMapSetterCalled(value: ReadableMap?)
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ class ReactPropAnnotationSetterTest {
     fun onIntGroupPropSetterCalled(index: Int, value: Int)
 
     fun onBoxedIntGroupPropSetterCalled(index: Int, value: Int?)
+
+    fun onBoxedFloatGroupPropSetterCalled(index: Int, value: Float?)
   }
 
   @Suppress("UNUSED_PARAMETER", "DEPRECATION")
@@ -128,6 +132,11 @@ class ReactPropAnnotationSetterTest {
       viewManagerUpdatesReceiver.onBoxedIntSetterCalled(value)
     }
 
+    @ReactProp(name = "boxedFloatProp")
+    fun setBoxedFloatProp(v: View?, value: Float?) {
+      viewManagerUpdatesReceiver.onBoxedFloatSetterCalled(value)
+    }
+
     @ReactProp(name = "arrayProp")
     fun setArrayProp(v: View?, value: ReadableArray?) {
       viewManagerUpdatesReceiver.onArraySetterCalled(value)
@@ -168,6 +177,11 @@ class ReactPropAnnotationSetterTest {
     fun setBoxedIntGroupProp(v: View?, index: Int, value: Int?) {
       viewManagerUpdatesReceiver.onBoxedIntGroupPropSetterCalled(index, value)
     }
+
+    @ReactPropGroup(names = ["boxedFloatGroupPropFirst", "boxedFloatGroupPropSecond"])
+    fun setBoxedFloatGroupProp(v: View?, index: Int, value: Float?) {
+      viewManagerUpdatesReceiver.onBoxedFloatGroupPropSetterCalled(index, value)
+    }
   }
 
   private lateinit var viewManager: ViewManagerUnderTest
@@ -314,6 +328,22 @@ class ReactPropAnnotationSetterTest {
     Mockito.reset(updatesReceiverMock)
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun testBoxedFloatSetter() {
+    viewManager.updateProperties(targetView, buildStyles("boxedFloatProp", 55.5))
+    Mockito.verify(updatesReceiverMock).onBoxedFloatSetterCalled(55.5f)
+    Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions(updatesReceiverMock)
+    Mockito.reset(updatesReceiverMock)
+    viewManager.updateProperties(targetView, buildStyles("boxedFloatProp", 1.0))
+    Mockito.verify(updatesReceiverMock).onBoxedFloatSetterCalled(1.0f)
+    Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions(updatesReceiverMock)
+    Mockito.reset(updatesReceiverMock)
+    viewManager.updateProperties(targetView, buildStyles("boxedFloatProp", null))
+    Mockito.verify(updatesReceiverMock).onBoxedFloatSetterCalled(null)
+    Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions(updatesReceiverMock)
+    Mockito.reset(updatesReceiverMock)
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun testArraySetter() {
     val array: ReadableArray = JavaOnlyArray()
@@ -404,6 +434,22 @@ class ReactPropAnnotationSetterTest {
     Mockito.reset(updatesReceiverMock)
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun testBoxedFloatGroupSetter() {
+    viewManager.updateProperties(targetView, buildStyles("boxedFloatGroupPropFirst", -7.75))
+    Mockito.verify(updatesReceiverMock).onBoxedFloatGroupPropSetterCalled(0, -7.75f)
+    Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions(updatesReceiverMock)
+    Mockito.reset(updatesReceiverMock)
+    viewManager.updateProperties(targetView, buildStyles("boxedFloatGroupPropSecond", 12345.0))
+    Mockito.verify(updatesReceiverMock).onBoxedFloatGroupPropSetterCalled(1, 12345.0f)
+    Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions(updatesReceiverMock)
+    Mockito.reset(updatesReceiverMock)
+    viewManager.updateProperties(targetView, buildStyles("boxedFloatGroupPropSecond", null))
+    Mockito.verify(updatesReceiverMock).onBoxedFloatGroupPropSetterCalled(1, null)
+    Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions(updatesReceiverMock)
+    Mockito.reset(updatesReceiverMock)
+  }
+
   @Test(expected = JSApplicationIllegalArgumentException::class)
   fun testFailToUpdateBoolPropWithMap() {
     viewManager.updateProperties(targetView, buildStyles("boolProp", JavaOnlyMap()))
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactPropConstantsTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactPropConstantsTest.kt
index bee7ae8b9adf..e1b11ba6de87 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactPropConstantsTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/ReactPropConstantsTest.kt
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ class ReactPropConstantsTest {
 
     @ReactProp(name = "boxedIntProp") fun setBoxedIntProp(v: View?, value: Int?) = Unit
 
+    @ReactProp(name = "boxedFloatProp") fun setBoxedFloatProp(v: View?, value: Float?) = Unit
+
     @ReactProp(name = "arrayProp") fun setArrayProp(v: View?, value: ReadableArray?) = Unit
 
     @ReactProp(name = "mapProp") fun setMapProp(v: View?, value: ReadableMap?) = Unit
@@ -79,6 +81,9 @@ class ReactPropConstantsTest {
     @ReactPropGroup(names = ["boxedIntGroupPropFirst", "boxedIntGroupPropSecond"])
     fun setBoxedIntGroupProp(v: View?, index: Int, value: Int?) = Unit
 
+    @ReactPropGroup(names = ["boxedFloatGroupPropFirst", "boxedFloatGroupPropSecond"])
+    fun setBoxedFloatGroupProp(v: View?, index: Int, value: Float?) = Unit
+
     @ReactProp(name = "customIntProp", customType = "date")
     fun customIntProp(v: View?, value: Int) = Unit
 
@@ -112,6 +117,7 @@ class ReactPropConstantsTest {
                 "stringProp" to "String",
                 "boxedBoolProp" to "boolean",
                 "boxedIntProp" to "number",
+                "boxedFloatProp" to "number",
                 "arrayProp" to "Array",
                 "mapProp" to "Map",
                 "floatGroupPropFirst" to "number",
@@ -120,6 +126,8 @@ class ReactPropConstantsTest {
                 "intGroupPropSecond" to "number",
                 "boxedIntGroupPropFirst" to "number",
                 "boxedIntGroupPropSecond" to "number",
+                "boxedFloatGroupPropFirst" to "number",
+                "boxedFloatGroupPropSecond" to "number",
                 "customIntProp" to "date",
                 "customBoxedIntGroupPropFirst" to "color",
                 "customBoxedIntGroupPropSecond" to "color",