diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/JavaMethodWrapper.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/JavaMethodWrapper.java
index d032e99805e4..b4e6df0d7693 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/JavaMethodWrapper.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/bridge/JavaMethodWrapper.java
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@ public Integer extractArgument(
         @Override
         public String extractArgument(
             JSInstance jsInstance, ReadableArray jsArguments, int atIndex) {
+          if (jsArguments.isNull(atIndex) || jsArguments.getType(atIndex) != ReadableType.String) {
+            return null;
+          }
           return jsArguments.getString(atIndex);
         }
       };