diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BackgroundStyleApplicator.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BackgroundStyleApplicator.kt
index a4cd613b6db..c2b180482c5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BackgroundStyleApplicator.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/BackgroundStyleApplicator.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import android.graphics.Path
 import android.graphics.Rect
 import android.graphics.RectF
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable
+import android.graphics.drawable.LayerDrawable
 import android.os.Build
 import android.view.View
 import android.widget.ImageView
@@ -106,12 +107,13 @@ public object BackgroundStyleApplicator {
     composite.borderInsets = composite.borderInsets ?: BorderInsets()
     composite.borderInsets?.setBorderWidth(edge, width)
     if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= MIN_INSET_BOX_SHADOW_SDK_VERSION) {
-      composite.borderInsets = composite.borderInsets ?: BorderInsets()
-      composite.borderInsets?.setBorderWidth(edge, width)
-
-      for (shadow in composite.innerShadows) {
-        (shadow as InsetBoxShadowDrawable).borderInsets = composite.borderInsets
-        shadow.invalidateSelf()
+      val innerShadows = composite.innerShadows
+      if (innerShadows != null) {
+        for (i in 0 until innerShadows.numberOfLayers) {
+          val shadow = innerShadows.getDrawable(i)
+          (shadow as InsetBoxShadowDrawable).borderInsets = composite.borderInsets
+          shadow.invalidateSelf()
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -172,17 +174,29 @@ public object BackgroundStyleApplicator {
     }
 
     if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= MIN_OUTSET_BOX_SHADOW_SDK_VERSION) {
-      for (shadow in compositeBackgroundDrawable.outerShadows) {
-        if (shadow is OutsetBoxShadowDrawable) {
-          shadow.borderRadius = compositeBackgroundDrawable.borderRadius
+      val outerShadows = compositeBackgroundDrawable.outerShadows
+      if (outerShadows != null) {
+        for (i in 0 until outerShadows.numberOfLayers) {
+          val shadow = outerShadows.getDrawable(i)
+          if (shadow is OutsetBoxShadowDrawable) {
+            shadow.borderRadius = shadow.borderRadius ?: BorderRadiusStyle()
+            shadow.borderRadius?.set(corner, radius)
+            shadow.invalidateSelf()
+          }
         }
       }
     }
 
     if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= MIN_INSET_BOX_SHADOW_SDK_VERSION) {
-      for (shadow in compositeBackgroundDrawable.innerShadows) {
-        if (shadow is InsetBoxShadowDrawable) {
-          shadow.borderRadius = compositeBackgroundDrawable.borderRadius
+      val innerShadows = compositeBackgroundDrawable.innerShadows
+      if (innerShadows != null) {
+        for (i in 0 until innerShadows.numberOfLayers) {
+          val shadow = innerShadows.getDrawable(i)
+          if (shadow is InsetBoxShadowDrawable) {
+            shadow.borderRadius = shadow.borderRadius ?: BorderRadiusStyle()
+            shadow.borderRadius?.set(corner, radius)
+            shadow.invalidateSelf()
+          }
         }
       }
     }
@@ -277,14 +291,14 @@ public object BackgroundStyleApplicator {
       return
     }
 
-    val outerShadows = mutableListOf<OutsetBoxShadowDrawable>()
-    val innerShadows = mutableListOf<InsetBoxShadowDrawable>()
+    var innerShadows: LayerDrawable? = null
+    var outerShadows: LayerDrawable? = null
 
     val compositeBackgroundDrawable = ensureCompositeBackgroundDrawable(view)
     val borderInsets = compositeBackgroundDrawable.borderInsets
     val borderRadius = compositeBackgroundDrawable.borderRadius
 
-    for (boxShadow in shadows) {
+    for (boxShadow in shadows.asReversed()) {
       val offsetX = boxShadow.offsetX
       val offsetY = boxShadow.offsetY
       val color = boxShadow.color ?: Color.BLACK
@@ -293,7 +307,10 @@ public object BackgroundStyleApplicator {
       val inset = boxShadow.inset ?: false
 
       if (inset && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= MIN_INSET_BOX_SHADOW_SDK_VERSION) {
-        innerShadows.add(
+        if (innerShadows == null) {
+          innerShadows = LayerDrawable(emptyArray())
+        }
+        innerShadows.addLayer(
             InsetBoxShadowDrawable(
                 context = view.context,
                 borderRadius = borderRadius,
@@ -304,7 +321,10 @@ public object BackgroundStyleApplicator {
                 blurRadius = blurRadius,
                 spread = spreadDistance))
       } else if (!inset && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= MIN_OUTSET_BOX_SHADOW_SDK_VERSION) {
-        outerShadows.add(
+        if (outerShadows == null) {
+          outerShadows = LayerDrawable(emptyArray())
+        }
+        outerShadows.addLayer(
             OutsetBoxShadowDrawable(
                 context = view.context,
                 borderRadius = borderRadius,
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/drawable/CompositeBackgroundDrawable.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/drawable/CompositeBackgroundDrawable.kt
index b8b22fb4141..43eff2d4644 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/drawable/CompositeBackgroundDrawable.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/uimanager/drawable/CompositeBackgroundDrawable.kt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ internal class CompositeBackgroundDrawable(
     public val originalBackground: Drawable? = null,
 
     /** Non-inset box shadows */
-    public val outerShadows: List<Drawable> = emptyList(),
+    public val outerShadows: LayerDrawable? = null,
 
     /**
      * CSS background layer and border rendering
@@ -52,26 +52,25 @@ internal class CompositeBackgroundDrawable(
     public val feedbackUnderlay: Drawable? = null,
 
     /** Inset box-shadows */
-    public val innerShadows: List<Drawable> = emptyList(),
+    public val innerShadows: LayerDrawable? = null,
 
     /** Outline */
     public val outline: OutlineDrawable? = null,
 ) :
     LayerDrawable(
-        listOfNotNull(
+        listOf(
                 originalBackground,
                 // z-ordering of user-provided shadow-list is opposite direction of LayerDrawable
                 // z-ordering
                 // https://drafts.csswg.org/css-backgrounds/#shadow-layers
-                *outerShadows.asReversed().toTypedArray(),
+                outerShadows,
                 cssBackground,
                 background,
                 border,
                 feedbackUnderlay,
-                *innerShadows.asReversed().toTypedArray(),
+                innerShadows,
                 outline)
             .toTypedArray()) {
-
   // Holder value for currently set insets
   public var borderInsets: BorderInsets? = null
   // Holder value for currently set border radius
@@ -121,8 +120,8 @@ internal class CompositeBackgroundDrawable(
   }
 
   public fun withNewShadows(
-      outerShadows: List<Drawable>,
-      innerShadows: List<Drawable>
+      outerShadows: LayerDrawable?,
+      innerShadows: LayerDrawable?
   ): CompositeBackgroundDrawable {
     return CompositeBackgroundDrawable(
             context,