diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/ImageBackground.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/ImageBackground.js
index 15e2243d98f..54d1522800f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/ImageBackground.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/ImageBackground.js
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class ImageBackground extends React.Component<ImageBackgroundProps> {
       imageStyle,
       imageRef,
       importantForAccessibility,
+      'aria-hidden': ariaHidden,
       ...props
     } = this.props;
 
@@ -83,12 +84,14 @@ class ImageBackground extends React.Component<ImageBackgroundProps> {
     return (
       <View
         accessibilityIgnoresInvertColors={true}
+        aria-hidden={ariaHidden}
         importantForAccessibility={importantForAccessibility}
         style={style}
         ref={this._captureRef}>
         {/* $FlowFixMe[incompatible-use] */}
         <Image
           {...props}
+          aria-hidden={ariaHidden}
           importantForAccessibility={importantForAccessibility}
           style={[
             StyleSheet.absoluteFill,
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/__tests__/ImageBackground-itest.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/__tests__/ImageBackground-itest.js
index 38240eaca7b..2b14c8ff491 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/__tests__/ImageBackground-itest.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Image/__tests__/ImageBackground-itest.js
@@ -135,6 +135,31 @@ describe('<ImageBackground>', () => {
         );
       });
     });
+    describe('aria-hidden', () => {
+      it('is set on both the wrapper `View` and the inner `Image`', () => {
+        const root = Fantom.createRoot();
+
+        Fantom.runTask(() => {
+          root.render(
+            <ImageBackground
+              aria-hidden={true}
+              style={{width: 150, height: 50}}
+              source={{uri: 'foo-bar.jpg'}}
+            />,
+          );
+        });
+
+        expect(
+          root
+            .getRenderedOutput({props: ['importantForAccessibility']})
+            .toJSX(),
+        ).toEqual(
+          <rn-view importantForAccessibility="no-hide-descendants">
+            <rn-image importantForAccessibility="no-hide-descendants" />
+          </rn-view>,
+        );
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   describe('ref', () => {