diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DefaultDevLoadingViewImplementation.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DefaultDevLoadingViewImplementation.kt
index 7e06ff82c4ced1..330c2e89acde42 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DefaultDevLoadingViewImplementation.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/DefaultDevLoadingViewImplementation.kt
@@ -33,10 +33,14 @@ public class DefaultDevLoadingViewImplementation(
   private var devLoadingPopup: PopupWindow? = null
 
   override fun showMessage(message: String) {
+    showMessage(message, color = null, backgroundColor = null)
+  }
+
+  override fun showMessage(message: String, color: Double?, backgroundColor: Double?) {
     if (!isEnabled) {
       return
     }
-    UiThreadUtil.runOnUiThread { showInternal(message) }
+    UiThreadUtil.runOnUiThread { showInternal(message, color, backgroundColor) }
   }
 
   override fun updateProgress(status: String?, done: Int?, total: Int?) {
@@ -59,7 +63,7 @@ public class DefaultDevLoadingViewImplementation(
     }
   }
 
-  private fun showInternal(message: String) {
+  private fun showInternal(message: String, color: Double?, backgroundColor: Double?) {
     if (devLoadingPopup?.isShowing == true) {
       // already showing
       return
@@ -84,6 +88,12 @@ public class DefaultDevLoadingViewImplementation(
           currentActivity.getSystemService(Context.LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE) as LayoutInflater
       val view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.dev_loading_view, null) as TextView
       view.text = message
+      if (color != null) {
+        view.setTextColor(color.toInt())
+      }
+      if (backgroundColor != null) {
+        view.setBackgroundColor(backgroundColor.toInt())
+      }
       val popup =
           PopupWindow(
               view,
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/interfaces/DevLoadingViewManager.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/interfaces/DevLoadingViewManager.kt
index 08d4757a4c5b96..9366cfb3b3003c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/interfaces/DevLoadingViewManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/devsupport/interfaces/DevLoadingViewManager.kt
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ package com.facebook.react.devsupport.interfaces
 public interface DevLoadingViewManager {
   public fun showMessage(message: String)
 
+  public fun showMessage(message: String, color: Double?, backgroundColor: Double?)
+
   public fun updateProgress(status: String?, done: Int?, total: Int?)
 
   public fun hide()
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/devloading/DevLoadingModule.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/devloading/DevLoadingModule.kt
index 7344fcdad8dd7f..78a3a84146d915 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/devloading/DevLoadingModule.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/modules/devloading/DevLoadingModule.kt
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ internal class DevLoadingModule(reactContext: ReactApplicationContext) :
   }
 
   override fun showMessage(message: String, color: Double?, backgroundColor: Double?) {
-    UiThreadUtil.runOnUiThread { devLoadingViewManager?.showMessage(message) }
+    UiThreadUtil.runOnUiThread {
+      devLoadingViewManager?.showMessage(message, color, backgroundColor)
+    }
   }
 
   override fun hide() {