diff --git a/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/stylex/index.js b/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/stylex/index.js
index a60e6139..da262cee 100644
--- a/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/stylex/index.js
+++ b/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/stylex/index.js
@@ -108,6 +108,11 @@ function processStyle(
         result[propName] = 0;
         continue;
       }
+      // Polyfill support for string opacity on Android
+      if (propName === 'opacity') {
+        result[propName] = parseFloat(styleValue);
+        continue;
+      }
       // Polyfill support for custom property references (do this first)
       else if (stringContainsVariables(styleValue)) {
         result[propName] = CSSUnparsedValue.parse(propName, styleValue);
diff --git a/packages/react-strict-dom/tests/__snapshots__/css-test.native.js.snap-native b/packages/react-strict-dom/tests/__snapshots__/css-test.native.js.snap-native
index 704d0c04..e7fd85ab 100644
--- a/packages/react-strict-dom/tests/__snapshots__/css-test.native.js.snap-native
+++ b/packages/react-strict-dom/tests/__snapshots__/css-test.native.js.snap-native
@@ -337,6 +337,14 @@ exports[`properties: general objectFit: scaleDown 1`] = `
 }
 `;
 
+exports[`properties: general opacity string value 1`] = `
+{
+  "style": {
+    "opacity": 0.25,
+  },
+}
+`;
+
 exports[`properties: general outlineColor,Offset,Style,Width 1`] = `
 {
   "style": {
diff --git a/packages/react-strict-dom/tests/css-test.native.js b/packages/react-strict-dom/tests/css-test.native.js
index a4800832..64dea90b 100644
--- a/packages/react-strict-dom/tests/css-test.native.js
+++ b/packages/react-strict-dom/tests/css-test.native.js
@@ -442,6 +442,15 @@ describe('properties: general', () => {
     expect(css.props.call(mockOptions, styles.none)).toMatchSnapshot('none');
   });
 
+  test('opacity string value', () => {
+    const { underTest } = css.create({
+      underTest: {
+        opacity: '0.25'
+      }
+    });
+    expect(css.props.call(mockOptions, underTest)).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
   test('outlineColor,Offset,Style,Width', () => {
     const { underTest } = css.create({
       underTest: {