diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/Pressable/Pressable.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/Pressable/Pressable.js
index 4873850d1e3ac4..36e095a7347e77 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/Pressable/Pressable.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/Pressable/Pressable.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import type {
   AccessibilityState,
   AccessibilityValue,
 } from '../View/ViewAccessibility';
-import type {HoverStyle} from '../View/ViewPropTypes';
+import type {HoverEffect} from '../View/ViewPropTypes';
 
 import {PressabilityDebugView} from '../../Pressability/PressabilityDebug';
 import usePressability from '../../Pressability/usePressability';
@@ -33,9 +33,7 @@ import useAndroidRippleForView, {
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {useImperativeHandle, useMemo, useRef, useState} from 'react';
 
-const defaultHoverStyle: HoverStyle = {
-  effectType: 'automatic',
-};
+const defaultHoverEffect: HoverEffect = 'highlight';
 
 type ViewStyleProp = $ElementType<React.ElementConfig<typeof View>, 'style'>;
 
@@ -44,7 +42,7 @@ export type StateCallbackType = $ReadOnly<{|
 |}>;
 
 type VisionOSProps = $ReadOnly<{|
-  visionos_hoverStyle?: ?HoverStyle,
+  visionos_hoverEffect?: ?HoverEffect,
 |}>;
 
 type Props = $ReadOnly<{|
@@ -245,7 +243,7 @@ function Pressable(props: Props, forwardedRef): React.Node {
     style,
     testOnly_pressed,
     unstable_pressDelay,
-    visionos_hoverStyle = defaultHoverStyle,
+    visionos_hoverEffect = defaultHoverEffect,
     ...restProps
   } = props;
 
@@ -356,7 +354,7 @@ function Pressable(props: Props, forwardedRef): React.Node {
       ref={mergedRef}
       style={typeof style === 'function' ? style({pressed}) : style}
       collapsable={false}
-      visionos_hoverStyle={visionos_hoverStyle}>
+      visionos_hoverEffect={visionos_hoverEffect}>
       {typeof children === 'function' ? children({pressed}) : children}
       {__DEV__ ? <PressabilityDebugView color="red" hitSlop={hitSlop} /> : null}
     </View>
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/Touchable/TouchableHighlight.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/Touchable/TouchableHighlight.js
index ad4a0663a739b8..ceebee7470a93b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/Touchable/TouchableHighlight.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/Touchable/TouchableHighlight.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 import type {ColorValue} from '../../StyleSheet/StyleSheet';
-import type {HoverStyle} from '../View/ViewPropTypes';
+import type {HoverEffect} from '../View/ViewPropTypes';
 import typeof TouchableWithoutFeedback from './TouchableWithoutFeedback';
 
 import View from '../../Components/View/View';
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ type IOSProps = $ReadOnly<{|
 |}>;
 
 type VisionOSProps = $ReadOnly<{|
-  hoverStyle?: ?HoverStyle,
+  hoverEffect?: ?HoverEffect,
 |}>;
 
 type Props = $ReadOnly<{|
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ class TouchableHighlight extends React.Component<Props, State> {
         nextFocusLeft={this.props.nextFocusLeft}
         nextFocusRight={this.props.nextFocusRight}
         nextFocusUp={this.props.nextFocusUp}
-        visionos_hoverStyle={this.props.hoverStyle}
+        visionos_hoverEffect={this.props.hoverEffect}
         focusable={
           this.props.focusable !== false && this.props.onPress !== undefined
         }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/Touchable/TouchableOpacity.d.ts b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/Touchable/TouchableOpacity.d.ts
index 919e90dbfe9246..ec8485306a8050 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/Touchable/TouchableOpacity.d.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/Touchable/TouchableOpacity.d.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import type * as React from 'react';
 import {Constructor} from '../../../types/private/Utilities';
 import {TimerMixin} from '../../../types/private/TimerMixin';
 import {NativeMethods} from '../../../types/public/ReactNativeTypes';
-import {HoverStyle, TVParallaxProperties} from '../View/ViewPropTypes';
+import {HoverEffect, TVParallaxProperties} from '../View/ViewPropTypes';
 import {TouchableMixin} from './Touchable';
 import {TouchableWithoutFeedbackProps} from './TouchableWithoutFeedback';
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export interface TouchableOpacityProps
   /**
    * Hover style to apply to the view. Only supported on VisionOS.
    */
-  visionos_hoverStyle?: HoverStyle | undefined;
+  visionos_hoverEffect?: HoverEffect | undefined;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/Touchable/TouchableOpacity.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/Touchable/TouchableOpacity.js
index 35a3897cd1d305..6fab99b54514b0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/Touchable/TouchableOpacity.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/Touchable/TouchableOpacity.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
  */
 
 import type {ViewStyleProp} from '../../StyleSheet/StyleSheet';
-import type {HoverStyle} from '../View/ViewPropTypes';
+import type {HoverEffect} from '../View/ViewPropTypes';
 import typeof TouchableWithoutFeedback from './TouchableWithoutFeedback';
 
 import Animated from '../../Animated/Animated';
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ import flattenStyle from '../../StyleSheet/flattenStyle';
 import Platform from '../../Utilities/Platform';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
-const defaultHoverStyle: HoverStyle = {
-  effectType: 'automatic',
-};
+const defaultHoverEffect: HoverEffect = 'highlight';
 
 type TVProps = $ReadOnly<{|
   hasTVPreferredFocus?: ?boolean,
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ type TVProps = $ReadOnly<{|
 |}>;
 
 type VisionOSProps = $ReadOnly<{|
-  visionos_hoverStyle?: ?HoverStyle,
+  visionos_hoverEffect?: ?HoverEffect,
 |}>;
 
 type Props = $ReadOnly<{|
@@ -140,8 +138,8 @@ type State = $ReadOnly<{|
  *
  */
 class TouchableOpacity extends React.Component<Props, State> {
-  static defaultProps: {|visionos_hoverStyle: HoverStyle|} = {
-    visionos_hoverStyle: defaultHoverStyle,
+  static defaultProps: {|visionos_hoverEffect: HoverEffect|} = {
+    visionos_hoverEffect: defaultHoverEffect,
   };
 
   state: State = {
@@ -300,7 +298,7 @@ class TouchableOpacity extends React.Component<Props, State> {
         nextFocusUp={this.props.nextFocusUp}
         hasTVPreferredFocus={this.props.hasTVPreferredFocus}
         hitSlop={this.props.hitSlop}
-        visionos_hoverStyle={this.props.visionos_hoverStyle}
+        visionos_hoverEffect={this.props.visionos_hoverEffect}
         focusable={
           this.props.focusable !== false && this.props.onPress !== undefined
         }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/View/ViewPropTypes.d.ts b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/View/ViewPropTypes.d.ts
index 660e6e76a82bf4..91de6db091ddc5 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/View/ViewPropTypes.d.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/View/ViewPropTypes.d.ts
@@ -16,20 +16,7 @@ import {LayoutChangeEvent, PointerEvents} from '../../Types/CoreEventTypes';
 import {Touchable} from '../Touchable/Touchable';
 import {AccessibilityProps} from './ViewAccessibility';
 
-export type HoverStyle = {
-  /**
-   * If true the hover effect is enabled. Defaults to true.
-   */
-  enabled: boolean;
-  /**
-   * Hover effect type to apply to the view.
-   */
-  effectType: 'automatic' | 'lift' | 'highlight';
-  /**
-   * Corner radius of the hover effect.
-   */
-  cornerRadius?: number | undefined;
-};
+export type HoverEffect = 'lift' | 'highlight';
 
 export type TVParallaxProperties = {
   /**
@@ -140,7 +127,7 @@ export interface ViewPropsIOS extends TVViewPropsIOS {
   /**
    * Hover style to apply to the view. Only supported on VisionOS.
    */
-  visionos_hoverStyle?: HoverStyle | undefined;
+  visionos_hoverEffect?: HoverEffect | undefined;
 }
 
 export interface ViewPropsAndroid {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/View/ViewPropTypes.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/View/ViewPropTypes.js
index 379b469c8af943..3c51edae052360 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/View/ViewPropTypes.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/View/ViewPropTypes.js
@@ -263,20 +263,7 @@ type AndroidDrawableRipple = $ReadOnly<{|
   rippleRadius?: ?number,
 |}>;
 
-export type HoverStyle = $ReadOnly<{|
-  /**
-   * If true the hover effect is enabled. Defaults to true.
-   */
-  enabled?: ?boolean,
-  /**
-   * Hover effect type to apply to the view.
-   */
-  effectType: 'automatic' | 'lift' | 'highlight',
-  /**
-   * Corner radius of the hover effect.
-   */
-  cornerRadius?: ?number,
-|}>;
+export type HoverEffect = 'lift' | 'highlight';
 
 type AndroidDrawable = AndroidDrawableThemeAttr | AndroidDrawableRipple;
 
@@ -455,7 +442,7 @@ type IOSViewProps = $ReadOnly<{|
   /**
    * Hover style to apply to the view. Only supported on VisionOS.
    */
-  visionos_hoverStyle?: ?HoverStyle,
+  visionos_hoverEffect?: ?HoverEffect,
 |}>;
 
 export type ViewProps = $ReadOnly<{|
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm
index cb2afd402f0a63..0acb8d5e4af6b4 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/View/RCTViewComponentView.mm
@@ -293,6 +293,12 @@ - (void)updateProps:(const Props::Shared &)props oldProps:(const Props::Shared &
       oldViewProps.borderColors != newViewProps.borderColors) {
     needsInvalidateLayer = YES;
   }
+    
+#if TARGET_OS_VISION
+  if (oldViewProps.visionos_hoverEffect != newViewProps.visionos_hoverEffect) {
+    [self updateHoverEffect:[NSString stringWithUTF8String:newViewProps.visionos_hoverEffect.c_str()]];
+  }
+#endif
 
   // `nativeId`
   if (oldViewProps.nativeId != newViewProps.nativeId) {
@@ -513,6 +519,28 @@ - (UIView *)hitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
   }
 }
 
+#if TARGET_OS_VISION
+- (void) updateHoverEffect:(NSString*)hoverEffect {
+    if (hoverEffect == nil || [hoverEffect isEqualToString:@""]) {
+        self.hoverStyle = nil;
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    UIShape *shape = [UIShape rectShapeWithCornerRadius:self.layer.cornerRadius];
+    id<UIHoverEffect> effect;
+    
+    if ([hoverEffect isEqualToString:@"lift"]) {
+        effect = [UIHoverLiftEffect effect];
+    } else if ([hoverEffect isEqualToString:@"highlight"]) {
+        effect = [UIHoverHighlightEffect effect];
+    }
+    
+    if (hoverEffect != nil) {
+        self.hoverStyle = [UIHoverStyle styleWithEffect:effect shape:shape];
+    }
+}
+#endif
+
 static RCTCornerRadii RCTCornerRadiiFromBorderRadii(BorderRadii borderRadii)
 {
   return RCTCornerRadii{
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Views/RCTView.h b/packages/react-native/React/Views/RCTView.h
index ace9840f5c59d5..100cde3079f5c9 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Views/RCTView.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Views/RCTView.h
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ extern const UIAccessibilityTraits SwitchAccessibilityTrait;
 /**
  *  The hover style to apply to a view, including an effect and a shape to use for displaying that effect.
  */
-@property (nonatomic, copy) NSDictionary *hoverStyleProperties;
+@property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *hoverEffect;
 #endif
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Views/RCTView.m b/packages/react-native/React/Views/RCTView.m
index 3b4fb6076aab62..821a5b1a1981a4 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Views/RCTView.m
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Views/RCTView.m
@@ -668,33 +668,26 @@ - (UIEdgeInsets)bordersAsInsets
 
 
 #if TARGET_OS_VISION
-- (void)setHoverStyleProperties:(NSDictionary *)hoverStyleProperties {
-    _hoverStyleProperties = hoverStyleProperties;
+- (void)setHoverEffect:(NSString *)hoverEffect {
+    _hoverEffect = hoverEffect;
     
-    BOOL enabled = _hoverStyleProperties[@"enabled"] != nil ? [_hoverStyleProperties[@"enabled"] boolValue] : YES;
-    
-    if (!enabled || hoverStyleProperties == nil) {
+    if (hoverEffect == nil) {
         self.hoverStyle = nil;
         return;
     }
     
-    NSString *effectType = (NSString *)[_hoverStyleProperties objectForKey:@"effectType"];
-    NSNumber *cornerRadius = (NSNumber *)[_hoverStyleProperties objectForKey:@"cornerRadius"];
-    
-    float cornerRadiusFloat = [cornerRadius floatValue];
+    UIShape *shape = [UIShape rectShapeWithCornerRadius:_borderRadius];
+    id<UIHoverEffect> effect;
     
-    UIShape *shape = [UIShape rectShapeWithCornerRadius:cornerRadiusFloat];
-    id<UIHoverEffect> hoverEffect;
-    
-    if ([effectType isEqualToString:@"lift"]) {
-        hoverEffect = [UIHoverLiftEffect effect];
-    } else if ([effectType isEqualToString:@"highlight"]) {
-        hoverEffect = [UIHoverHighlightEffect effect];
-    } else if ([effectType isEqualToString:@"automatic"]) {
-        hoverEffect = [UIHoverAutomaticEffect effect];
+    if ([hoverEffect isEqualToString:@"lift"]) {
+        effect = [UIHoverLiftEffect effect];
+    } else if ([hoverEffect isEqualToString:@"highlight"]) {
+        effect = [UIHoverHighlightEffect effect];
     }
     
-    self.hoverStyle = [UIHoverStyle styleWithEffect:hoverEffect shape:shape];
+    if (hoverEffect != nil) {
+        self.hoverStyle = [UIHoverStyle styleWithEffect:effect shape:shape];
+    }
 }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Views/RCTViewManager.m b/packages/react-native/React/Views/RCTViewManager.m
index a0a09439d0e4f9..a25c0cd498b4a7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Views/RCTViewManager.m
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Views/RCTViewManager.m
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ - (RCTShadowView *)shadowView
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(testID, reactAccessibilityElement.accessibilityIdentifier, NSString)
 
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(backgroundColor, UIColor)
-RCT_REMAP_VISIONOS_VIEW_PROPERTY(visionos_hoverStyle, hoverStyleProperties, NSDictionary)
+RCT_REMAP_VISIONOS_VIEW_PROPERTY(visionos_hoverEffect, hoverEffect, NSString)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(backfaceVisibility, layer.doubleSided, css_backface_visibility_t)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(opacity, alpha, CGFloat)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(shadowColor, layer.shadowColor, CGColor)
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/BaseViewProps.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/BaseViewProps.cpp
index 58bb38b20385c1..22fa01d7170cae 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/BaseViewProps.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/BaseViewProps.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@ BaseViewProps::BaseViewProps(
                     "backgroundColor",
                     sourceProps.backgroundColor,
                     {})),
+#if TARGET_OS_VISION
+    visionos_hoverEffect(
+        CoreFeatures::enablePropIteratorSetter
+            ? sourceProps.visionos_hoverEffect
+            : convertRawProp(
+                  context,
+                  rawProps,
+                  "visionos_hoverEffect",
+                  sourceProps.visionos_hoverEffect,
+                  {})),
+#endif
       borderRadii(
           CoreFeatures::enablePropIteratorSetter ? sourceProps.borderRadii
                                                  : convertRawProp(
@@ -281,6 +292,9 @@ void BaseViewProps::setProp(
     RAW_SET_PROP_SWITCH_CASE_BASIC(collapsable);
     RAW_SET_PROP_SWITCH_CASE_BASIC(removeClippedSubviews);
     RAW_SET_PROP_SWITCH_CASE_BASIC(experimental_layoutConformance);
+#if TARGET_OS_VISION
+    RAW_SET_PROP_SWITCH_CASE_BASIC(visionos_hoverEffect);
+#endif
     // events field
     VIEW_EVENT_CASE(PointerEnter);
     VIEW_EVENT_CASE(PointerEnterCapture);
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/BaseViewProps.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/BaseViewProps.h
index b7bdd9afc7eb55..a70e8c578e8b9a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/BaseViewProps.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/BaseViewProps.h
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ class BaseViewProps : public YogaStylableProps, public AccessibilityProps {
   PointerEventsMode pointerEvents{};
   EdgeInsets hitSlop{};
   bool onLayout{};
+    
+#if TARGET_OS_VISION
+  std::string visionos_hoverEffect{};
+#endif
 
   ViewEvents events{};