diff --git a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageView.mm b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageView.mm
index 15609120223668..42a01adb205c9c 100644
--- a/Libraries/Image/RCTImageView.mm
+++ b/Libraries/Image/RCTImageView.mm
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ - (void)cancelAndClearImageLoad
 
   [_imageLoader trackURLImageRequestDidDestroy:_loaderRequest];
   _loaderRequest = nil;
+  
+  if (!self.image) {
+    self.image = _defaultImage;
+  }
 }
 
 - (void)clearImageIfDetached
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Image/ImageExample.js b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Image/ImageExample.js
index 7bd8eda21a62af..bb43d0d610f2a9 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Image/ImageExample.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Image/ImageExample.js
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ class OnPartialLoadExample extends React.Component<
   }
 }
 
-const fullImage = {
+const fullImage: ImageSource = {
   uri: 'https://www.facebook.com/ads/pics/successstories.png',
 };
 const smallImage = {
@@ -747,7 +747,9 @@ exports.examples = [
         <Image
           defaultSource={require('../../assets/bunny.png')}
           source={{
-            uri: 'https://origami.design/public/images/bird-logo.png',
+            // Note: Use a large image and bust cache so we can in fact
+            // visualize the `defaultSource` image.
+            uri: fullImage.uri + '?cacheBust=notinCache' + Date.now(),
           }}
           style={styles.base}
         />