diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js
index 6f4ba16ce20378..ff4c7f5d701922 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Animated/nodes/AnimatedNode.js
@@ -203,4 +203,12 @@ export default class AnimatedNode {
   __setPlatformConfig(platformConfig: ?PlatformConfig) {
     this._platformConfig = platformConfig;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * NOTE: This is intended to prevent `JSON.stringify` from throwing "cyclic
+   * structure" errors in React DevTools. Avoid depending on this!
+   */
+  toJSON(): mixed {
+    return this.__getValue();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap b/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
index bdba8d92d83758..15a06a9ac22227 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/__tests__/__snapshots__/public-api-test.js.snap
@@ -930,6 +930,7 @@ exports[`public API should not change unintentionally Libraries/Animated/nodes/A
   toJSON(): any;
   __getPlatformConfig(): ?PlatformConfig;
   __setPlatformConfig(platformConfig: ?PlatformConfig): void;
+  toJSON(): mixed;
 }
 "
 `;