diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Image/RCTImageComponentView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Image/RCTImageComponentView.mm
index 99104f0ec8fc..eeee2ed1a725 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Image/RCTImageComponentView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Image/RCTImageComponentView.mm
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@
 #import <React/RCTConversions.h>
 #import <React/RCTImageBlurUtils.h>
 #import <React/RCTImageResponseObserverProxy.h>
+#import <react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.h>
 #import <react/renderer/components/image/ImageComponentDescriptor.h>
 #import <react/renderer/components/image/ImageEventEmitter.h>
 #import <react/renderer/components/image/ImageProps.h>
+#import <react/renderer/graphics/Color.h>
 #import <react/renderer/imagemanager/ImageRequest.h>
 #import <react/renderer/imagemanager/RCTImagePrimitivesConversions.h>
 
@@ -63,7 +65,15 @@ - (void)updateProps:(const Props::Shared &)props oldProps:(const Props::Shared &
 
   // `tintColor`
   if (oldImageProps.tintColor != newImageProps.tintColor) {
-    _imageView.tintColor = RCTUIColorFromSharedColor(newImageProps.tintColor);
+    if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableImageTransparentTintColor()) {
+      if (newImageProps.tintColor.has_value()) {
+        _imageView.tintColor = RCTUIColorFromSharedColor(newImageProps.tintColor.value());
+      } else {
+        _imageView.tintColor = nil;
+      }
+    } else {
+      _imageView.tintColor = RCTUIColorFromSharedColor(newImageProps.tintColor.value_or(SharedColor{}));
+    }
   }
 
   [super updateProps:props oldProps:oldProps];
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/image/ImageProps.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/image/ImageProps.cpp
index 3645736ea94f..25570ca1ea51 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/image/ImageProps.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/image/ImageProps.cpp
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  */
 
+#include <react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.h>
 #include <react/renderer/components/image/ImageProps.h>
 #include <react/renderer/components/image/conversions.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/propsConversions.h>
 #include <react/renderer/debug/debugStringConvertibleUtils.h>
+#include <react/renderer/graphics/Color.h>
 
 namespace facebook::react {
 
@@ -199,8 +201,24 @@ folly::dynamic ImageProps::getDiffProps(const Props* prevProps) const {
     result["capInsets"] = convertEdgeInsets(capInsets);
   }
 
-  if (tintColor != oldProps->tintColor) {
-    result["tintColor"] = *tintColor;
+  if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableImageTransparentTintColor()) {
+    // New: emit any defined tint (including transparent); emit null to clear on
+    // unset.
+    if (tintColor != oldProps->tintColor) {
+      if (tintColor.has_value()) {
+        result["tintColor"] = *tintColor.value();
+      } else {
+        result["tintColor"] = folly::dynamic(nullptr);
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    // pre-`std::optional` behavior
+    SharedColor tintColorValue = tintColor.value_or(SharedColor{});
+    SharedColor prevTintColorValue =
+        oldProps->tintColor.value_or(SharedColor{});
+    if (tintColorValue != prevTintColorValue) {
+      result["tintColor"] = *tintColorValue;
+    }
   }
 
   if (internal_analyticTag != oldProps->internal_analyticTag) {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/image/ImageProps.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/image/ImageProps.h
index f38fdb179e8b..e53e1995d38c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/image/ImageProps.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/image/ImageProps.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class ImageProps final : public ViewProps {
   ImageResizeMode resizeMode{ImageResizeMode::Stretch};
   Float blurRadius{};
   EdgeInsets capInsets{};
-  SharedColor tintColor{};
+  std::optional<SharedColor> tintColor{};
   std::string internal_analyticTag{};
   std::string resizeMethod{"auto"};
   Float resizeMultiplier{1.f};
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/android/react/renderer/imagemanager/ImageRequestParams.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/android/react/renderer/imagemanager/ImageRequestParams.h
index e960e01b5b5c..d28bf2b3a63f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/android/react/renderer/imagemanager/ImageRequestParams.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/android/react/renderer/imagemanager/ImageRequestParams.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class ImageRequestParams {
       Float resizeMultiplier,
       bool shouldNotifyLoadEvents,
       SharedColor overlayColor,
-      SharedColor tintColor,
+      std::optional<SharedColor> tintColor,
       Float fadeDuration,
       bool progressiveRenderingEnabled,
       ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource,
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class ImageRequestParams {
   Float resizeMultiplier{};
   bool shouldNotifyLoadEvents{};
   SharedColor overlayColor{};
-  SharedColor tintColor{};
+  std::optional<SharedColor> tintColor{};
   Float fadeDuration{};
   bool progressiveRenderingEnabled{};
   ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource{};
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/android/react/renderer/imagemanager/conversions.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/android/react/renderer/imagemanager/conversions.h
index bf4ca03661d7..f68374914a9d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/android/react/renderer/imagemanager/conversions.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/imagemanager/platform/android/react/renderer/imagemanager/conversions.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <react/featureflags/ReactNativeFeatureFlags.h>
 #include <react/renderer/core/graphicsConversions.h>
 #include <react/renderer/imagemanager/ImageRequestParams.h>
 #include <react/renderer/imagemanager/primitives.h>
@@ -75,8 +76,16 @@ inline void serializeImageRequestParams(MapBufferBuilder &builder, const ImageRe
   if (isColorMeaningful(imageRequestParams.overlayColor)) {
     builder.putInt(IS_KEY_OVERLAY_COLOR, toAndroidRepr(imageRequestParams.overlayColor));
   }
-  if (isColorMeaningful(imageRequestParams.tintColor)) {
-    builder.putInt(IS_KEY_TINT_COLOR, toAndroidRepr(imageRequestParams.tintColor));
+  if (ReactNativeFeatureFlags::enableImageTransparentTintColor()) {
+    if (imageRequestParams.tintColor.has_value()) {
+      builder.putInt(IS_KEY_TINT_COLOR, toAndroidRepr(imageRequestParams.tintColor.value()));
+    }
+  } else {
+    // pre-`std::optional` behavior
+    SharedColor tintColor = imageRequestParams.tintColor.value_or(SharedColor{});
+    if (isColorMeaningful(tintColor)) {
+      builder.putInt(IS_KEY_TINT_COLOR, toAndroidRepr(tintColor));
+    }
   }
   builder.putInt(IS_KEY_FADE_DURATION, static_cast<int32_t>(imageRequestParams.fadeDuration));
   builder.putBool(IS_KEY_PROGRESSIVE_RENDERING_ENABLED, imageRequestParams.progressiveRenderingEnabled);
diff --git a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAndroidDebugCxx.api b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAndroidDebugCxx.api
index 5caa29627d62..dff12a0398b3 100644
--- a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAndroidDebugCxx.api
+++ b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAndroidDebugCxx.api
@@ -2594,7 +2594,7 @@ class facebook::react::ImageProps : public facebook::react::HostPlatformViewProp
   public facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource;
   public facebook::react::ImageSources sources;
   public facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor;
-  public facebook::react::SharedColor tintColor;
+  public std::optional<facebook::react::SharedColor> tintColor;
   public std::string resizeMethod;
   public virtual facebook::react::ComponentName getDiffPropsImplementationTarget() const override;
   public virtual folly::dynamic getDiffProps(const facebook::react::Props* prevProps) const override;
@@ -2616,7 +2616,7 @@ class facebook::react::ImageRequest {
 
 class facebook::react::ImageRequestParams {
   public ImageRequestParams() = default;
-  public ImageRequestParams(facebook::react::Float blurRadius, facebook::react::ImageSource defaultSource, facebook::react::ImageResizeMode resizeMode, std::string resizeMethod, facebook::react::Float resizeMultiplier, bool shouldNotifyLoadEvents, facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor, facebook::react::SharedColor tintColor, facebook::react::Float fadeDuration, bool progressiveRenderingEnabled, facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource, std::string analyticTag, facebook::react::Size size);
+  public ImageRequestParams(facebook::react::Float blurRadius, facebook::react::ImageSource defaultSource, facebook::react::ImageResizeMode resizeMode, std::string resizeMethod, facebook::react::Float resizeMultiplier, bool shouldNotifyLoadEvents, facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor, std::optional<facebook::react::SharedColor> tintColor, facebook::react::Float fadeDuration, bool progressiveRenderingEnabled, facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource, std::string analyticTag, facebook::react::Size size);
   public bool operator==(const facebook::react::ImageRequestParams& rhs) const = default;
   public bool progressiveRenderingEnabled;
   public bool shouldNotifyLoadEvents;
@@ -2627,8 +2627,8 @@ class facebook::react::ImageRequestParams {
   public facebook::react::ImageSource defaultSource;
   public facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource;
   public facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor;
-  public facebook::react::SharedColor tintColor;
   public facebook::react::Size size;
+  public std::optional<facebook::react::SharedColor> tintColor;
   public std::string analyticTag;
   public std::string resizeMethod;
 }
diff --git a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAndroidNewarchCxx.api b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAndroidNewarchCxx.api
index 957dedf6aba8..bae821b61ec2 100644
--- a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAndroidNewarchCxx.api
+++ b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAndroidNewarchCxx.api
@@ -2576,7 +2576,7 @@ class facebook::react::ImageProps : public facebook::react::HostPlatformViewProp
   public facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource;
   public facebook::react::ImageSources sources;
   public facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor;
-  public facebook::react::SharedColor tintColor;
+  public std::optional<facebook::react::SharedColor> tintColor;
   public std::string resizeMethod;
   public virtual facebook::react::ComponentName getDiffPropsImplementationTarget() const override;
   public virtual folly::dynamic getDiffProps(const facebook::react::Props* prevProps) const override;
@@ -2598,7 +2598,7 @@ class facebook::react::ImageRequest {
 
 class facebook::react::ImageRequestParams {
   public ImageRequestParams() = default;
-  public ImageRequestParams(facebook::react::Float blurRadius, facebook::react::ImageSource defaultSource, facebook::react::ImageResizeMode resizeMode, std::string resizeMethod, facebook::react::Float resizeMultiplier, bool shouldNotifyLoadEvents, facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor, facebook::react::SharedColor tintColor, facebook::react::Float fadeDuration, bool progressiveRenderingEnabled, facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource, std::string analyticTag, facebook::react::Size size);
+  public ImageRequestParams(facebook::react::Float blurRadius, facebook::react::ImageSource defaultSource, facebook::react::ImageResizeMode resizeMode, std::string resizeMethod, facebook::react::Float resizeMultiplier, bool shouldNotifyLoadEvents, facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor, std::optional<facebook::react::SharedColor> tintColor, facebook::react::Float fadeDuration, bool progressiveRenderingEnabled, facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource, std::string analyticTag, facebook::react::Size size);
   public bool operator==(const facebook::react::ImageRequestParams& rhs) const = default;
   public bool progressiveRenderingEnabled;
   public bool shouldNotifyLoadEvents;
@@ -2609,8 +2609,8 @@ class facebook::react::ImageRequestParams {
   public facebook::react::ImageSource defaultSource;
   public facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource;
   public facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor;
-  public facebook::react::SharedColor tintColor;
   public facebook::react::Size size;
+  public std::optional<facebook::react::SharedColor> tintColor;
   public std::string analyticTag;
   public std::string resizeMethod;
 }
diff --git a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAndroidReleaseCxx.api b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAndroidReleaseCxx.api
index 016bc534b9f6..beb96517ca4e 100644
--- a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAndroidReleaseCxx.api
+++ b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAndroidReleaseCxx.api
@@ -2591,7 +2591,7 @@ class facebook::react::ImageProps : public facebook::react::HostPlatformViewProp
   public facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource;
   public facebook::react::ImageSources sources;
   public facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor;
-  public facebook::react::SharedColor tintColor;
+  public std::optional<facebook::react::SharedColor> tintColor;
   public std::string resizeMethod;
   public virtual facebook::react::ComponentName getDiffPropsImplementationTarget() const override;
   public virtual folly::dynamic getDiffProps(const facebook::react::Props* prevProps) const override;
@@ -2613,7 +2613,7 @@ class facebook::react::ImageRequest {
 
 class facebook::react::ImageRequestParams {
   public ImageRequestParams() = default;
-  public ImageRequestParams(facebook::react::Float blurRadius, facebook::react::ImageSource defaultSource, facebook::react::ImageResizeMode resizeMode, std::string resizeMethod, facebook::react::Float resizeMultiplier, bool shouldNotifyLoadEvents, facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor, facebook::react::SharedColor tintColor, facebook::react::Float fadeDuration, bool progressiveRenderingEnabled, facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource, std::string analyticTag, facebook::react::Size size);
+  public ImageRequestParams(facebook::react::Float blurRadius, facebook::react::ImageSource defaultSource, facebook::react::ImageResizeMode resizeMode, std::string resizeMethod, facebook::react::Float resizeMultiplier, bool shouldNotifyLoadEvents, facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor, std::optional<facebook::react::SharedColor> tintColor, facebook::react::Float fadeDuration, bool progressiveRenderingEnabled, facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource, std::string analyticTag, facebook::react::Size size);
   public bool operator==(const facebook::react::ImageRequestParams& rhs) const = default;
   public bool progressiveRenderingEnabled;
   public bool shouldNotifyLoadEvents;
@@ -2624,8 +2624,8 @@ class facebook::react::ImageRequestParams {
   public facebook::react::ImageSource defaultSource;
   public facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource;
   public facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor;
-  public facebook::react::SharedColor tintColor;
   public facebook::react::Size size;
+  public std::optional<facebook::react::SharedColor> tintColor;
   public std::string analyticTag;
   public std::string resizeMethod;
 }
diff --git a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleDebugCxx.api b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleDebugCxx.api
index 32fdfd48d335..c27595d7f77a 100644
--- a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleDebugCxx.api
+++ b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleDebugCxx.api
@@ -5008,7 +5008,7 @@ class facebook::react::ImageProps : public facebook::react::HostPlatformViewProp
   public facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource;
   public facebook::react::ImageSources sources;
   public facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor;
-  public facebook::react::SharedColor tintColor;
+  public std::optional<facebook::react::SharedColor> tintColor;
   public std::string resizeMethod;
   public void setProp(const facebook::react::PropsParserContext& context, facebook::react::RawPropsPropNameHash hash, const char* propName, const facebook::react::RawValue& value);
 }
diff --git a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleNewarchCxx.api b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleNewarchCxx.api
index bee7a8777e7b..c8a738e9069d 100644
--- a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleNewarchCxx.api
+++ b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleNewarchCxx.api
@@ -4979,7 +4979,7 @@ class facebook::react::ImageProps : public facebook::react::HostPlatformViewProp
   public facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource;
   public facebook::react::ImageSources sources;
   public facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor;
-  public facebook::react::SharedColor tintColor;
+  public std::optional<facebook::react::SharedColor> tintColor;
   public std::string resizeMethod;
   public void setProp(const facebook::react::PropsParserContext& context, facebook::react::RawPropsPropNameHash hash, const char* propName, const facebook::react::RawValue& value);
 }
diff --git a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleReleaseCxx.api b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleReleaseCxx.api
index 01edab95afd9..3d09b6d29173 100644
--- a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleReleaseCxx.api
+++ b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactAppleReleaseCxx.api
@@ -5005,7 +5005,7 @@ class facebook::react::ImageProps : public facebook::react::HostPlatformViewProp
   public facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource;
   public facebook::react::ImageSources sources;
   public facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor;
-  public facebook::react::SharedColor tintColor;
+  public std::optional<facebook::react::SharedColor> tintColor;
   public std::string resizeMethod;
   public void setProp(const facebook::react::PropsParserContext& context, facebook::react::RawPropsPropNameHash hash, const char* propName, const facebook::react::RawValue& value);
 }
diff --git a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactCommonDebugCxx.api b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactCommonDebugCxx.api
index e33b73a68d4b..0c7d0a5b8a1c 100644
--- a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactCommonDebugCxx.api
+++ b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactCommonDebugCxx.api
@@ -1729,7 +1729,7 @@ class facebook::react::ImageProps : public facebook::react::HostPlatformViewProp
   public facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource;
   public facebook::react::ImageSources sources;
   public facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor;
-  public facebook::react::SharedColor tintColor;
+  public std::optional<facebook::react::SharedColor> tintColor;
   public std::string resizeMethod;
   public void setProp(const facebook::react::PropsParserContext& context, facebook::react::RawPropsPropNameHash hash, const char* propName, const facebook::react::RawValue& value);
 }
diff --git a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactCommonNewarchCxx.api b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactCommonNewarchCxx.api
index 7dcd0bb477e2..4b6b80e8c2b8 100644
--- a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactCommonNewarchCxx.api
+++ b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactCommonNewarchCxx.api
@@ -1712,7 +1712,7 @@ class facebook::react::ImageProps : public facebook::react::HostPlatformViewProp
   public facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource;
   public facebook::react::ImageSources sources;
   public facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor;
-  public facebook::react::SharedColor tintColor;
+  public std::optional<facebook::react::SharedColor> tintColor;
   public std::string resizeMethod;
   public void setProp(const facebook::react::PropsParserContext& context, facebook::react::RawPropsPropNameHash hash, const char* propName, const facebook::react::RawValue& value);
 }
diff --git a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactCommonReleaseCxx.api b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactCommonReleaseCxx.api
index f6ba681cc2a7..a0e1c10862b6 100644
--- a/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactCommonReleaseCxx.api
+++ b/scripts/cxx-api/api-snapshots/ReactCommonReleaseCxx.api
@@ -1726,7 +1726,7 @@ class facebook::react::ImageProps : public facebook::react::HostPlatformViewProp
   public facebook::react::ImageSource loadingIndicatorSource;
   public facebook::react::ImageSources sources;
   public facebook::react::SharedColor overlayColor;
-  public facebook::react::SharedColor tintColor;
+  public std::optional<facebook::react::SharedColor> tintColor;
   public std::string resizeMethod;
   public void setProp(const facebook::react::PropsParserContext& context, facebook::react::RawPropsPropNameHash hash, const char* propName, const facebook::react::RawValue& value);
 }