diff --git a/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/__tests__/parseTextShadow-test.js b/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/__tests__/parseTextShadow-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0142ba57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/__tests__/parseTextShadow-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Meta Platforms, Inc. and affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+import { parseTextShadow } from '../parseTextShadow';
+
+describe('parseTextShadow', () => {
+  test('parses offsets, blur radius and color', () => {
+    expect(parseTextShadow('1px 2px 3px red')).toEqual({
+      textShadowColor: 'red',
+      textShadowOffset: { width: 1, height: 2 },
+      textShadowRadius: 3
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('parses a trailing color with a negative offset', () => {
+    expect(parseTextShadow('1px -2px 3px red')).toEqual({
+      textShadowColor: 'red',
+      textShadowOffset: { width: 1, height: -2 },
+      textShadowRadius: 3
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('parses a negative offset when no color is provided', () => {
+    // The vertical offset is negative and is the last token. It must be
+    // treated as a length, not as a color.
+    expect(parseTextShadow('1px -2px')).toEqual({
+      textShadowColor: null,
+      textShadowOffset: { width: 1, height: -2 },
+      textShadowRadius: undefined
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('parses a color that precedes the offset values', () => {
+    // CSS allows the color to be specified before or after the offsets.
+    expect(parseTextShadow('red 1px 2px 3px')).toEqual({
+      textShadowColor: 'red',
+      textShadowOffset: { width: 1, height: 2 },
+      textShadowRadius: 3
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('parses a decimal blur radius when no color is provided', () => {
+    // The blur radius is a decimal length and is the last token. It must be
+    // treated as a length, not as a color.
+    expect(parseTextShadow('1px 1px 2.5px')).toEqual({
+      textShadowColor: null,
+      textShadowOffset: { width: 1, height: 1 },
+      textShadowRadius: 2.5
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/parseTextShadow.js b/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/parseTextShadow.js
index 6b641600..cbd7e49e 100644
--- a/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/parseTextShadow.js
+++ b/packages/react-strict-dom/src/native/css/parseTextShadow.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { warnMsg } from '../../shared/logUtils';
 
 const VALUES_REG = /,(?![^(]*\))/;
 const PARTS_REG = /\s(?![^(]*\))/;
-const LENGTH_REG = /^[0-9]+[a-zA-Z%]+?$/;
+const LENGTH_REG = /^-?(?:[0-9]*\.)?[0-9]+[a-zA-Z%]+$/;
 
 function isLength(v: string): boolean {
   return v === '0' || LENGTH_REG.test(v);
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ function toMaybeNum(v: string): number | string {
 function parseValue(str: string) {
   const parts = str.split(PARTS_REG);
   const inset = parts.includes('inset');
-  const last = parts.slice(-1)[0];
-  const color = !isLength(last) ? last : null;
+  const tokens = parts.filter((n) => n !== 'inset');
+  // The color is the single token that is not a length value. CSS allows it to
+  // be specified either before or after the offset values, so search all tokens
+  // rather than assuming it is last.
+  const color = tokens.find((n) => !isLength(n)) ?? null;
 
-  const nums = parts
-    .filter((n) => n !== 'inset')
-    .filter((n) => n !== color)
-    .map(toMaybeNum);
+  const nums = tokens.filter((n) => n !== color).map(toMaybeNum);
 
   const [offsetX, offsetY, blurRadius, spreadRadius] = nums;