diff --git a/packages/react-native/src/private/components/switch/specs/SwitchNativeComponent.js b/packages/react-native/src/private/components/switch/specs/SwitchNativeComponent.js
index caf83edcd48e..cbc48fc4296c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/src/private/components/switch/specs/SwitchNativeComponent.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/src/private/components/switch/specs/SwitchNativeComponent.js
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ export const Commands: NativeCommands = codegenNativeCommands<NativeCommands>({
 });
 
 export default codegenNativeComponent<SwitchNativeProps>('Switch', {
+  // @testing-library/react-native (as of 13.3.3) only recognizes a host
+  // component named `RCTSwitch` as a switch, so renaming this breaks every
+  // `*ByRole('switch')` query and `toBeChecked()` assertion in Jest.
+  paperComponentName: 'RCTSwitch',
   excludedPlatforms: ['android'],
   interfaceOnly: true,
 }) as ComponentType;