diff --git a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/StyleSheet/__tests__/createReactDOMStyle-test.js b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/StyleSheet/__tests__/createReactDOMStyle-test.js
index c2d3d980..e49c05b0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/StyleSheet/__tests__/createReactDOMStyle-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/StyleSheet/__tests__/createReactDOMStyle-test.js
@@ -177,11 +177,15 @@ describe('StyleSheet/createReactDOMStyle', () => {
     });
 
     test('shadowOffset only', () => {
-      expect(createReactDOMStyle({ shadowOffset: { width: 1, height: 2 } })).toEqual({});
+      expect(createReactDOMStyle({ shadowOffset: { width: 1, height: 2 } })).toEqual({
+        boxShadow: '1px 2px 0px rgba(0,0,0,1.00)'
+      });
     });
 
     test('shadowRadius only', () => {
-      expect(createReactDOMStyle({ shadowRadius: 5 })).toEqual({});
+      expect(createReactDOMStyle({ shadowRadius: 5 })).toEqual({
+        boxShadow: '0px 0px 5px rgba(0,0,0,1.00)'
+      });
     });
 
     test('shadowOffset, shadowRadius, shadowColor', () => {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/StyleSheet/createReactDOMStyle.js b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/StyleSheet/createReactDOMStyle.js
index a7e85f7e..c5b7f555 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/StyleSheet/createReactDOMStyle.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/StyleSheet/createReactDOMStyle.js
@@ -89,14 +89,10 @@ const resolveShadow = (resolvedStyle, style) => {
   const offsetX = normalizeValue(null, width);
   const offsetY = normalizeValue(null, height);
   const blurRadius = normalizeValue(null, shadowRadius || 0);
-  const color = normalizeColor(shadowColor, shadowOpacity);
+  const color = normalizeColor(shadowColor || 'black', shadowOpacity);
 
-  if (color) {
-    const shadow = `${offsetX} ${offsetY} ${blurRadius} ${color}`;
-    resolvedStyle.boxShadow = boxShadow ? `${boxShadow}, ${shadow}` : shadow;
-  } else if (boxShadow) {
-    resolvedStyle.boxShadow = boxShadow;
-  }
+  const shadow = `${offsetX} ${offsetY} ${blurRadius} ${color}`;
+  resolvedStyle.boxShadow = boxShadow ? `${boxShadow}, ${shadow}` : shadow;
 };
 
 /**