diff --git a/.changeset/fix-android-badge-colors.md b/.changeset/fix-android-badge-colors.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9fdd545f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-android-badge-colors.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"react-native-bottom-tabs": patch
+---
+
+fix(android): add missing badgeBackgroundColor and badgeTextColor to TabInfo data class
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabView.kt b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabView.kt
index 9ed6de7a..23cd8759 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabView.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabView.kt
@@ -256,31 +256,9 @@ class ReactBottomNavigationView(context: Context) : LinearLayout(context) {
         if (item.badge != " ") {
           badge.text = item.badge
         }
-        // Apply badge colors if provided, or reset to theme defaults if null
-        if (item.badgeBackgroundColor != null) {
-          badge.backgroundColor = item.badgeBackgroundColor
-        } else {
-          // Reset to theme default color by resolving the colorError attribute
-          val typedValue = TypedValue()
-          context.theme.resolveAttribute(
-            com.google.android.material.R.attr.colorError,
-            typedValue,
-            true
-          )
-          badge.backgroundColor = typedValue.data
-        }
-        if (item.badgeTextColor != null) {
-          badge.badgeTextColor = item.badgeTextColor
-        } else {
-          // Reset to theme default text color by resolving the colorOnError attribute
-          val typedValue = TypedValue()
-          context.theme.resolveAttribute(
-            com.google.android.material.R.attr.colorOnError,
-            typedValue,
-            true
-          )
-          badge.badgeTextColor = typedValue.data
-        }
+        // Apply badge colors if provided (Material will use its default theme colors otherwise)
+        item.badgeBackgroundColor?.let { badge.backgroundColor = it }
+        item.badgeTextColor?.let { badge.badgeTextColor = it }
       } else {
         bottomNavigation.removeBadge(index)
       }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabViewManager.kt b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabViewManager.kt
index d2b97dc1..dad16c28 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabViewManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native-bottom-tabs/android/src/main/java/com/rcttabview/RCTTabViewManager.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ data class TabInfo(
   val key: String,
   val title: String,
   val badge: String?,
+  val badgeBackgroundColor: Int?,
+  val badgeTextColor: Int?,
   val activeTintColor: Int?,
   val hidden: Boolean,
   val testID: String?
@@ -99,6 +101,8 @@ class RCTTabViewManager(context: ReactApplicationContext) :
                 key = item.getString("key") ?: "",
                 title = item.getString("title") ?: "",
                 badge = if (item.hasKey("badge")) item.getString("badge") else null,
+                badgeBackgroundColor = if (item.hasKey("badgeBackgroundColor")) item.getInt("badgeBackgroundColor") else null,
+                badgeTextColor = if (item.hasKey("badgeTextColor")) item.getInt("badgeTextColor") else null,
                 activeTintColor = if (item.hasKey("activeTintColor")) item.getInt("activeTintColor") else null,
                 hidden = if (item.hasKey("hidden")) item.getBoolean("hidden") else false,
                 testID = item.getString("testID")