diff --git a/Libraries/Alert/Alert.js b/Libraries/Alert/Alert.js
index 1a943e1bbd7b0f..3e011e4cd7274e 100644
--- a/Libraries/Alert/Alert.js
+++ b/Libraries/Alert/Alert.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export type AlertButtonStyle = 'default' | 'cancel' | 'destructive';
 export type Buttons = Array<{
   text?: string,
   onPress?: ?Function,
+  isPreferred?: boolean,
   style?: AlertButtonStyle,
   ...
 }>;
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ class Alert {
       const buttons = [];
       let cancelButtonKey;
       let destructiveButtonKey;
+      let preferredButtonKey;
       if (typeof callbackOrButtons === 'function') {
         callbacks = [callbackOrButtons];
       } else if (Array.isArray(callbackOrButtons)) {
@@ -135,6 +137,8 @@ class Alert {
             cancelButtonKey = String(index);
           } else if (btn.style === 'destructive') {
             destructiveButtonKey = String(index);
+          } else if (btn.isPreferred) {
+            preferredButtonKey = String(index);
           }
           if (btn.text || index < (callbackOrButtons || []).length - 1) {
             const btnDef: {[number]: string} = {};
@@ -153,6 +157,7 @@ class Alert {
           defaultValue,
           cancelButtonKey,
           destructiveButtonKey,
+          preferredButtonKey,
           keyboardType,
           userInterfaceStyle: options?.userInterfaceStyle || undefined,
         },
diff --git a/Libraries/Alert/NativeAlertManager.js b/Libraries/Alert/NativeAlertManager.js
index 9597ef155a522d..65d815ec7962af 100644
--- a/Libraries/Alert/NativeAlertManager.js
+++ b/Libraries/Alert/NativeAlertManager.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export type Args = {|
   defaultValue?: string,
   cancelButtonKey?: string,
   destructiveButtonKey?: string,
+  preferredButtonKey?: string,
   keyboardType?: string,
   userInterfaceStyle?: string,
 |};
diff --git a/React/CoreModules/RCTAlertManager.mm b/React/CoreModules/RCTAlertManager.mm
index 7480580d9865d5..532e898faf05a0 100644
--- a/React/CoreModules/RCTAlertManager.mm
+++ b/React/CoreModules/RCTAlertManager.mm
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ - (void)invalidate
   NSString *defaultValue = [RCTConvert NSString:args.defaultValue()];
   NSString *cancelButtonKey = [RCTConvert NSString:args.cancelButtonKey()];
   NSString *destructiveButtonKey = [RCTConvert NSString:args.destructiveButtonKey()];
+  NSString *preferredButtonKey = [RCTConvert NSString:args.preferredButtonKey()];
   UIKeyboardType keyboardType = [RCTConvert UIKeyboardType:args.keyboardType()];
 
   if (!title && !message) {
@@ -175,32 +176,37 @@ - (void)invalidate
       buttonStyle = UIAlertActionStyleDestructive;
     }
     __weak RCTAlertController *weakAlertController = alertController;
-    [alertController
-        addAction:[UIAlertAction
-                      actionWithTitle:buttonTitle
-                                style:buttonStyle
-                              handler:^(__unused UIAlertAction *action) {
-                                switch (type) {
-                                  case RCTAlertViewStylePlainTextInput:
-                                  case RCTAlertViewStyleSecureTextInput:
-                                    callback(@[ buttonKey, [weakAlertController.textFields.firstObject text] ]);
-                                    [weakAlertController hide];
-                                    break;
-                                  case RCTAlertViewStyleLoginAndPasswordInput: {
-                                    NSDictionary<NSString *, NSString *> *loginCredentials = @{
-                                      @"login" : [weakAlertController.textFields.firstObject text],
-                                      @"password" : [weakAlertController.textFields.lastObject text]
-                                    };
-                                    callback(@[ buttonKey, loginCredentials ]);
-                                    [weakAlertController hide];
-                                    break;
-                                  }
-                                  case RCTAlertViewStyleDefault:
-                                    callback(@[ buttonKey ]);
-                                    [weakAlertController hide];
-                                    break;
-                                }
-                              }]];
+
+    UIAlertAction *alertAction =
+        [UIAlertAction actionWithTitle:buttonTitle
+                                 style:buttonStyle
+                               handler:^(__unused UIAlertAction *action) {
+                                 switch (type) {
+                                   case RCTAlertViewStylePlainTextInput:
+                                   case RCTAlertViewStyleSecureTextInput:
+                                     callback(@[ buttonKey, [weakAlertController.textFields.firstObject text] ]);
+                                     [weakAlertController hide];
+                                     break;
+                                   case RCTAlertViewStyleLoginAndPasswordInput: {
+                                     NSDictionary<NSString *, NSString *> *loginCredentials = @{
+                                       @"login" : [weakAlertController.textFields.firstObject text],
+                                       @"password" : [weakAlertController.textFields.lastObject text]
+                                     };
+                                     callback(@[ buttonKey, loginCredentials ]);
+                                     [weakAlertController hide];
+                                     break;
+                                   }
+                                   case RCTAlertViewStyleDefault:
+                                     callback(@[ buttonKey ]);
+                                     [weakAlertController hide];
+                                     break;
+                                 }
+                               }];
+    [alertController addAction:alertAction];
+
+    if ([buttonKey isEqualToString:preferredButtonKey]) {
+      [alertController setPreferredAction:alertAction];
+    }
   }
 
   if (!_alertControllers) {
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Alert/AlertExample.js b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Alert/AlertExample.js
index 4e22ba4b6c62da..94f16e95111560 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Alert/AlertExample.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Alert/AlertExample.js
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@
  * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
  *
  * @format
+ * @flow
  */
 
-import React, {useState} from 'react';
+import * as React from 'react';
+import type {RNTesterModule} from '../../types/RNTesterTypes';
 import {Alert, StyleSheet, Text, TouchableHighlight, View} from 'react-native';
 
 // Shows log on the screen
-const Log = ({message}) =>
+const Log = ({message}: {message: string}) =>
   message ? (
     <View style={styles.logContainer}>
       <Text>
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ const AlertWithDefaultButton = () => {
 };
 
 const AlertWithTwoButtons = () => {
-  const [message, setMessage] = useState('');
+  const [message, setMessage] = React.useState('');
 
   const alertMessage = 'Your subscription has expired!';
 
@@ -66,7 +68,7 @@ const AlertWithTwoButtons = () => {
 };
 
 const AlertWithThreeButtons = () => {
-  const [message, setMessage] = useState('');
+  const [message, setMessage] = React.useState('');
 
   const alertMessage = 'Do you want to save your changes?';
 
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ const AlertWithThreeButtons = () => {
 };
 
 const AlertWithManyButtons = () => {
-  const [message, setMessage] = useState('');
+  const [message, setMessage] = React.useState('');
 
   const alertMessage =
     'Credibly reintermediate next-generation potentialities after goal-oriented ' +
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ const AlertWithManyButtons = () => {
 };
 
 const AlertWithCancelableTrue = () => {
-  const [message, setMessage] = useState('');
+  const [message, setMessage] = React.useState('');
 
   const alertMessage = 'Tapping outside this dialog will dismiss this alert.';
 
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ const AlertWithCancelableTrue = () => {
 };
 
 const AlertWithStyles = () => {
-  const [message, setMessage] = useState('');
+  const [message, setMessage] = React.useState('');
 
   const alertMessage = 'Look at the button styles!';
 
@@ -190,6 +192,39 @@ const AlertWithStyles = () => {
   );
 };
 
+const AlertWithStylesPreferred = () => {
+  const [message, setMessage] = React.useState('');
+
+  const alertMessage =
+    "The Preferred button is styled with 'preferred', so it is emphasized over the cancel button.";
+
+  return (
+    <View>
+      <TouchableHighlight
+        style={styles.wrapper}
+        onPress={() =>
+          Alert.alert('Foo Title', alertMessage, [
+            {
+              text: 'Preferred',
+              isPreferred: true,
+              onPress: () => setMessage('Preferred Pressed!'),
+            },
+            {
+              text: 'Cancel',
+              style: 'cancel',
+              onPress: () => setMessage('Cancel Pressed!'),
+            },
+          ])
+        }>
+        <View style={styles.button}>
+          <Text>Tap to view alert</Text>
+        </View>
+      </TouchableHighlight>
+      <Log message={message} />
+    </View>
+  );
+};
+
 const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   wrapper: {
     borderRadius: 5,
@@ -208,12 +243,7 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
   },
 });
 
-exports.title = 'Alerts';
-exports.description =
-  'Alerts display a concise and informative message ' +
-  'and prompt the user to make a decision.';
-exports.documentationURL = 'https://reactnative.dev/docs/alert';
-exports.examples = [
+export const examples = [
   {
     title: 'Alert with default Button',
     description:
@@ -262,4 +292,24 @@ exports.examples = [
       return <AlertWithStyles />;
     },
   },
+  {
+    title: 'Alert with styles + preferred',
+    platform: 'ios',
+    description:
+      "Alert buttons with 'isPreferred' will be emphasized, even over cancel buttons",
+    render(): React.Node {
+      return <AlertWithStylesPreferred />;
+    },
+  },
 ];
+
+export default ({
+  framework: 'React',
+  title: 'Alerts',
+  category: 'UI',
+  documentationURL: 'https://reactnative.dev/docs/alert',
+  description:
+    'Alerts display a concise and informative messageand prompt the user to make a decision.',
+  showIndividualExamples: true,
+  examples,
+}: RNTesterModule);
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Alert/AlertIOSExample.js b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Alert/AlertIOSExample.js
index 984ff8b6324cc7..47d7963935616a 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Alert/AlertIOSExample.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/Alert/AlertIOSExample.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const {
   Alert,
 } = require('react-native');
 
-const {examples: SharedAlertExamples} = require('./AlertExample');
+import {examples as SharedAlertExamples} from './AlertExample';
 
 import type {RNTesterModuleExample} from '../../types/RNTesterTypes';
 
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/js/utils/RNTesterList.android.js b/packages/rn-tester/js/utils/RNTesterList.android.js
index f150ea666b1109..97ffe9759a1b7c 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/js/utils/RNTesterList.android.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/js/utils/RNTesterList.android.js
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ const APIs: Array<RNTesterModuleInfo> = [
   {
     key: 'AlertExample',
     category: 'UI',
-    module: require('../examples/Alert/AlertExample'),
+    module: require('../examples/Alert/AlertExample').default,
   },
   {
     key: 'AnimatedIndex',