diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/Animated-test.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/Animated-test.js
index 354bd521630871..53f2af95717d10 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/Animated-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/__tests__/Animated-test.js
@@ -162,6 +162,10 @@ describe('Animated tests', () => {
       expect(anim.__getValue()).toBe(15);
     });
 
+    it('convert to JSON', () => {
+      expect(JSON.stringify(new Animated.Value(10))).toBe('10');
+    });
+
     it('bypasses `setNativeProps` in test environments', async () => {
       const opacity = new Animated.Value(0);
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js
index 1835d43ec67df4..2859c068b6248e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js
@@ -189,4 +189,8 @@ export default class AnimatedNode {
   __setPlatformConfig(platformConfig: ?PlatformConfig) {
     this._platformConfig = platformConfig;
   }
+
+  toJSON(): any {
+    return this.__getValue();
+  }
 }