diff --git a/packages/nativewind/__tests__/web/index.tsx b/packages/nativewind/__tests__/web/styled-component.tsx
similarity index 100%
rename from packages/nativewind/__tests__/web/index.tsx
rename to packages/nativewind/__tests__/web/styled-component.tsx
diff --git a/packages/nativewind/__tests__/web/styled.tsx b/packages/nativewind/__tests__/web/styled.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a37585f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nativewind/__tests__/web/styled.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { render } from "@testing-library/react-native";
+import { FunctionComponent } from "react";
+import { ViewProps } from "react-native";
+import { styled } from "../../src";
+
+const Component = jest.fn(
+  (props) => props.children
+) as FunctionComponent<ViewProps>;
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  jest.clearAllMocks();
+});
+
+test("styled", () => {
+  const StyledComponent = styled(Component);
+
+  render(<StyledComponent className="text-black" />);
+
+  expect(Component).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    {
+      style: {
+        $$css: true,
+        tailwind: "text-black",
+      },
+    },
+    {}
+  );
+});
+
+test("default styles", () => {
+  const StyledComponent = styled(Component, "bg-white");
+
+  render(<StyledComponent className="text-black" />);
+
+  expect(Component).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    {
+      style: {
+        $$css: true,
+        tailwind: "bg-white text-black",
+      },
+    },
+    {}
+  );
+});
+
+test("cva options", () => {
+  const StyledComponent = styled(Component, "bg-white", {
+    variants: {
+      size: {
+        large: "p-4",
+      },
+    },
+  });
+
+  render(<StyledComponent className="text-black" size="large" />);
+
+  expect(Component).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+    {
+      size: "large",
+      style: {
+        $$css: true,
+        tailwind: "bg-white p-4 text-black",
+      },
+    },
+    {}
+  );
+});
diff --git a/packages/nativewind/src/styled/web/index.tsx b/packages/nativewind/src/styled/web/index.tsx
index cdb8eaa..467379d 100644
--- a/packages/nativewind/src/styled/web/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/nativewind/src/styled/web/index.tsx
@@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ export function styled(
       ? styledBaseClassNameOrOptions
       : baseClassName;
 
-  const classGenerator = cva(`${classProps} ${defaultClassName} `, cvaOptions);
+  const classGenerator = cva(
+    [classProps, defaultClassName].filter(Boolean).join(" "),
+    cvaOptions
+  );
 
   const Styled = forwardRef<unknown, any>(function (
     { className, tw, ...props },