diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Utilities/Appearance.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Utilities/Appearance.js
index 3cd23a65fe2245..d96047b1dda5f2 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Utilities/Appearance.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Utilities/Appearance.js
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ export function setColorScheme(colorScheme: ?ColorSchemeName): void {
   const {NativeAppearance} = state;
   if (NativeAppearance != null) {
     NativeAppearance.setColorScheme(colorScheme ?? 'unspecified');
-    state.appearance = {colorScheme};
+    state.appearance = {
+      colorScheme: toColorScheme(NativeAppearance.getColorScheme()),
+    };
   }
 }