diff --git a/types/react-native/index.d.ts b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
index 40a9375126..26c04ced1e 100644
--- a/types/react-native/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
@@ -6847,7 +6847,7 @@ export interface AsyncStorageStatic {
     /**
      * Fetches key and passes the result to callback, along with an Error if there is any.
      */
-    getItem(key: string, callback?: (error?: Error, result?: string) => void): Promise<string>;
+    getItem(key: string, callback?: (error?: Error, result?: string) => void): Promise<string | null>;
 
     /**
      * Sets value for key and calls callback on completion, along with an Error if there is any