diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
index 9c2c7aba96a6d5..da9a026dafefd8 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/RCTSurfacePresenter.mm
@@ -284,6 +284,10 @@ - (RCTScheduler *)_createScheduler
     CoreFeatures::enableClonelessStateProgression = true;
   }
 
+  if (reactNativeConfig && reactNativeConfig->getBool("react_fabric:position_relative_default")) {
+    CoreFeatures::positionRelativeDefault = true;
+  }
+
   auto componentRegistryFactory =
       [factory = wrapManagedObject(_mountingManager.componentViewRegistry.componentViewFactory)](
           const EventDispatcher::Weak &eventDispatcher, const ContextContainer::Shared &contextContainer) {
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/config/ReactFeatureFlags.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/config/ReactFeatureFlags.java
index ee1b3c44354cb2..ea1b2ba963749b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/config/ReactFeatureFlags.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/config/ReactFeatureFlags.java
@@ -182,4 +182,7 @@ public class ReactFeatureFlags {
    *  when there is work to do.
    */
   public static boolean enableOnDemandReactChoreographer = false;
+
+  /** When enabled, the default value of the position style property is relative. */
+  public static boolean positionRelativeDefault = false;
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/Binding.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/Binding.cpp
index 0f89b1ee8fe29b..1024afce2b7c9a 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/Binding.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/jni/react/fabric/Binding.cpp
@@ -424,6 +424,8 @@ void Binding::installFabricUIManager(
       getFeatureFlagValue("enableClonelessStateProgression");
   CoreFeatures::excludeYogaFromRawProps =
       getFeatureFlagValue("excludeYogaFromRawProps");
+  CoreFeatures::positionRelativeDefault =
+      getFeatureFlagValue("positionRelativeDefault");
 
   // RemoveDelete mega-op
   ShadowViewMutation::PlatformSupportsRemoveDeleteTreeInstruction =
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/YogaStylableProps.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/YogaStylableProps.cpp
index 7c888d1e3d9959..996b976bae4294 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/YogaStylableProps.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/view/YogaStylableProps.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ YogaStylableProps::YogaStylableProps(
 /*static*/ const yoga::Style& YogaStylableProps::defaultStyle() {
   static const auto defaultStyle = []() {
     yoga::Style style;
-    style.setPositionType(yoga::PositionType::Static);
+    style.setPositionType(
+        CoreFeatures::positionRelativeDefault ? yoga::PositionType::Relative
+                                              : yoga::PositionType::Static);
     return style;
   }();
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/utils/CoreFeatures.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/utils/CoreFeatures.cpp
index c967febaac7a21..2cd2e161c530c7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/utils/CoreFeatures.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/utils/CoreFeatures.cpp
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ bool CoreFeatures::enableClonelessStateProgression = false;
 bool CoreFeatures::excludeYogaFromRawProps = false;
 bool CoreFeatures::enableMicrotasks = false;
 bool CoreFeatures::enableReportEventPaintTime = false;
+bool CoreFeatures::positionRelativeDefault = false;
 
 } // namespace facebook::react
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/utils/CoreFeatures.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/utils/CoreFeatures.h
index 3ad24c5e02e4d8..ffc81e01e7247b 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/utils/CoreFeatures.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/utils/CoreFeatures.h
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ class CoreFeatures {
   // Report paint time inside the Event Timing API implementation
   // (PerformanceObserver).
   static bool enableReportEventPaintTime;
+
+  // Sets the default position of nodes to be relative instead of static
+  static bool positionRelativeDefault;
 };
 
 } // namespace facebook::react