diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/FlatList.js b/Libraries/Lists/FlatList.js
index b9008a028a78ca..5e49715a8e7161 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/FlatList.js
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/FlatList.js
@@ -125,14 +125,39 @@ type OptionalProps<ItemT> = {|
   /**
    * Multiple columns can only be rendered with `horizontal={false}` and will zig-zag like a
    * `flexWrap` layout. Items should all be the same height - masonry layouts are not supported.
+   *
+   * The default value is 1.
    */
-  numColumns: number,
+  numColumns?: number,
+  /**
+   * Note: may have bugs (missing content) in some circumstances - use at your own risk.
+   *
+   * This may improve scroll performance for large lists.
+   *
+   * The default value is true for Android.
+   */
+  removeClippedSubviews?: boolean,
   /**
    * See `ScrollView` for flow type and further documentation.
    */
   fadingEdgeLength?: ?number,
 |};
 
+/**
+ * Default Props Helper Functions
+ * Use the following helper functions for default values
+ */
+
+// removeClippedSubviewsOrDefault(this.props.removeClippedSubviews)
+function removeClippedSubviewsOrDefault(removeClippedSubviews: ?boolean) {
+  return removeClippedSubviews ?? Platform.OS === 'android';
+}
+
+// numColumnsOrDefault(this.props.numColumns)
+function numColumnsOrDefault(numColumns: ?number) {
+  return numColumns ?? 1;
+}
+
 type FlatListProps<ItemT> = {|
   ...RequiredProps<ItemT>,
   ...OptionalProps<ItemT>,
@@ -156,17 +181,6 @@ export type Props<ItemT> = {
   ...
 };
 
-const defaultProps = {
-  numColumns: 1,
-  /**
-   * Enabling this prop on Android greatly improves scrolling performance with no known issues.
-   * The alternative is that scrolling on Android is unusably bad. Enabling it on iOS has a few
-   * known issues.
-   */
-  removeClippedSubviews: Platform.OS === 'android',
-};
-export type DefaultProps = typeof defaultProps;
-
 /**
  * A performant interface for rendering simple, flat lists, supporting the most handy features:
  *
@@ -276,7 +290,6 @@ export type DefaultProps = typeof defaultProps;
  * Also inherits [ScrollView Props](docs/scrollview.html#props), unless it is nested in another FlatList of same orientation.
  */
 class FlatList<ItemT> extends React.PureComponent<Props<ItemT>, void> {
-  static defaultProps: DefaultProps = defaultProps;
   props: Props<ItemT>;
   /**
    * Scrolls to the end of the content. May be janky without `getItemLayout` prop.
@@ -453,11 +466,11 @@ class FlatList<ItemT> extends React.PureComponent<Props<ItemT>, void> {
       // $FlowFixMe[prop-missing] this prop doesn't exist, is only used for an invariant
       getItemCount,
       horizontal,
-      numColumns,
       columnWrapperStyle,
       onViewableItemsChanged,
       viewabilityConfigCallbackPairs,
     } = props;
+    const numColumns = numColumnsOrDefault(this.props.numColumns);
     invariant(
       !getItem && !getItemCount,
       'FlatList does not support custom data formats.',
@@ -478,7 +491,7 @@ class FlatList<ItemT> extends React.PureComponent<Props<ItemT>, void> {
   }
 
   _getItem = (data: Array<ItemT>, index: number) => {
-    const {numColumns} = this.props;
+    const numColumns = numColumnsOrDefault(this.props.numColumns);
     if (numColumns > 1) {
       const ret = [];
       for (let kk = 0; kk < numColumns; kk++) {
@@ -495,7 +508,7 @@ class FlatList<ItemT> extends React.PureComponent<Props<ItemT>, void> {
 
   _getItemCount = (data: ?Array<ItemT>): number => {
     if (data) {
-      const {numColumns} = this.props;
+      const numColumns = numColumnsOrDefault(this.props.numColumns);
       return numColumns > 1 ? Math.ceil(data.length / numColumns) : data.length;
     } else {
       return 0;
@@ -503,7 +516,7 @@ class FlatList<ItemT> extends React.PureComponent<Props<ItemT>, void> {
   };
 
   _keyExtractor = (items: ItemT | Array<ItemT>, index: number) => {
-    const {numColumns} = this.props;
+    const numColumns = numColumnsOrDefault(this.props.numColumns);
     const keyExtractor = this.props.keyExtractor ?? defaultKeyExtractor;
 
     if (numColumns > 1) {
@@ -528,7 +541,7 @@ class FlatList<ItemT> extends React.PureComponent<Props<ItemT>, void> {
   };
 
   _pushMultiColumnViewable(arr: Array<ViewToken>, v: ViewToken): void {
-    const {numColumns} = this.props;
+    const numColumns = numColumnsOrDefault(this.props.numColumns);
     const keyExtractor = this.props.keyExtractor ?? defaultKeyExtractor;
     v.item.forEach((item, ii) => {
       invariant(v.index != null, 'Missing index!');
@@ -549,7 +562,7 @@ class FlatList<ItemT> extends React.PureComponent<Props<ItemT>, void> {
       changed: Array<ViewToken>,
       ...
     }) => {
-      const {numColumns} = this.props;
+      const numColumns = numColumnsOrDefault(this.props.numColumns);
       if (onViewableItemsChanged) {
         if (numColumns > 1) {
           const changed = [];
@@ -567,12 +580,8 @@ class FlatList<ItemT> extends React.PureComponent<Props<ItemT>, void> {
   }
 
   _renderer = () => {
-    const {
-      ListItemComponent,
-      renderItem,
-      numColumns,
-      columnWrapperStyle,
-    } = this.props;
+    const {ListItemComponent, renderItem, columnWrapperStyle} = this.props;
+    const numColumns = numColumnsOrDefault(this.props.numColumns);
 
     let virtualizedListRenderKey = ListItemComponent
       ? 'ListItemComponent'
@@ -625,7 +634,12 @@ class FlatList<ItemT> extends React.PureComponent<Props<ItemT>, void> {
   };
 
   render(): React.Node {
-    const {numColumns, columnWrapperStyle, ...restProps} = this.props;
+    const {
+      numColumns,
+      columnWrapperStyle,
+      removeClippedSubviews: _removeClippedSubviews,
+      ...restProps
+    } = this.props;
 
     return (
       <VirtualizedList
@@ -635,6 +649,9 @@ class FlatList<ItemT> extends React.PureComponent<Props<ItemT>, void> {
         keyExtractor={this._keyExtractor}
         ref={this._captureRef}
         viewabilityConfigCallbackPairs={this._virtualizedListPairs}
+        removeClippedSubviews={removeClippedSubviewsOrDefault(
+          _removeClippedSubviews,
+        )}
         {...this._renderer()}
       />
     );