diff --git a/Libraries/Animated/src/AnimatedImplementation.js b/Libraries/Animated/src/AnimatedImplementation.js
index 01b701a77..830ab929d 100644
--- a/Libraries/Animated/src/AnimatedImplementation.js
+++ b/Libraries/Animated/src/AnimatedImplementation.js
@@ -844,10 +844,10 @@ class AnimatedAddition extends AnimatedWithChildren {
   _a: Animated;
   _b: Animated;
 
-  constructor(a: Animated, b: Animated) {
+  constructor(a: Animated | number, b: Animated | number) {
     super();
-    this._a = a;
-    this._b = b;
+    this._a = typeof a === 'number' ? new AnimatedValue(a) : a;
+    this._b = typeof b === 'number' ? new AnimatedValue(b) : b;
   }
 
   __getValue(): number {
@@ -873,10 +873,10 @@ class AnimatedMultiplication extends AnimatedWithChildren {
   _a: Animated;
   _b: Animated;
 
-  constructor(a: Animated, b: Animated) {
+  constructor(a: Animated | number, b: Animated | number) {
     super();
-    this._a = a;
-    this._b = b;
+    this._a = typeof a === 'number' ? new AnimatedValue(a) : a;
+    this._b = typeof b === 'number' ? new AnimatedValue(b) : b;
   }
 
   __getValue(): number {