diff --git a/types/react-native/index.d.ts b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
index 9642fa3a23..e18695e55d 100644
--- a/types/react-native/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/react-native/index.d.ts
@@ -8087,16 +8087,25 @@ export interface SwitchPropsIOS extends ViewProps {
 
     /**
      * Color of the foreground switch grip.
+     *
+     * @deprecated
      */
     thumbTintColor?: string;
 
     /**
      * Background color when the switch is turned off.
+     *
+     * @deprecated
      */
     tintColor?: string;
 }
 
 export interface SwitchProps extends SwitchPropsIOS {
+    /**
+     * Color of the foreground switch grip.
+     */
+    thumbColor?: string;
+
     /**
      * Custom colors for the switch track
      *
diff --git a/types/react-native/test/index.tsx b/types/react-native/test/index.tsx
index a040404bed..2b2b4ecaa1 100644
--- a/types/react-native/test/index.tsx
+++ b/types/react-native/test/index.tsx
@@ -813,3 +813,7 @@ const NativeBridgedComponent = requireNativeComponent("NativeBridgedComponent",
 const SwitchColorTest = () => (
     <Switch trackColor={{ true: 'pink', false: 'red'}} />
 )
+
+const SwitchThumbColorTest = () => (
+    <Switch thumbColor={'red'} />
+)