diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManager.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManager.java
index b2e8fec7833..bef69e2102f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManager.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManager.java
@@ -489,9 +489,8 @@ private void updateViewContentDescription(@NonNull T view) {
         contentDescription.add(text.asString());
       }
     }
-    if (!contentDescription.isEmpty()) {
-      view.setContentDescription(TextUtils.join(", ", contentDescription));
-    }
+    view.setContentDescription(
+        contentDescription.isEmpty() ? null : TextUtils.join(", ", contentDescription));
   }
 
   @ReactProp(name = ViewProps.ACCESSIBILITY_ACTIONS)
@@ -505,15 +504,8 @@ public void setAccessibilityActions(T view, ReadableArray accessibilityActions)
 
   @ReactProp(name = ViewProps.ACCESSIBILITY_VALUE)
   public void setAccessibilityValue(T view, ReadableMap accessibilityValue) {
-    if (accessibilityValue == null) {
-      view.setTag(R.id.accessibility_value, null);
-      view.setContentDescription(null);
-    } else {
-      view.setTag(R.id.accessibility_value, accessibilityValue);
-      if (accessibilityValue.hasKey("text")) {
-        updateViewContentDescription(view);
-      }
-    }
+    view.setTag(R.id.accessibility_value, accessibilityValue);
+    updateViewContentDescription(view);
   }
 
   @ReactProp(name = ViewProps.IMPORTANT_FOR_ACCESSIBILITY)
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManagerTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManagerTest.kt
index 8e089c9d3de..666aa2bd71e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManagerTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BaseViewManagerTest.kt
@@ -127,6 +127,31 @@ class BaseViewManagerTest {
     Assertions.assertThat(view.isEnabled).isFalse()
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun testAccessibilityValueWithoutTextRemovesThePreviousText() {
+    viewManager.setAccessibilityLabel(view, "Country")
+    viewManager.setAccessibilityValue(view, JavaOnlyMap.of("text", "Ukraine"))
+    Assertions.assertThat(view.contentDescription).isEqualTo("Country, Ukraine")
+
+    viewManager.setAccessibilityValue(view, JavaOnlyMap())
+    Assertions.assertThat(view.contentDescription).isEqualTo("Country")
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun testAccessibilityValueNullKeepsTheLabel() {
+    viewManager.setAccessibilityLabel(view, "Country")
+    viewManager.setAccessibilityValue(view, JavaOnlyMap.of("text", "Ukraine"))
+    viewManager.setAccessibilityValue(view, null)
+    Assertions.assertThat(view.contentDescription).isEqualTo("Country")
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun testAccessibilityValueNullClearsAValueOnlyDescription() {
+    viewManager.setAccessibilityValue(view, JavaOnlyMap.of("text", "Ukraine"))
+    viewManager.setAccessibilityValue(view, null)
+    Assertions.assertThat(view.contentDescription).isNull()
+  }
+
   @Test
   fun testRoleList() {
     viewManager.setRole(view, "list")