diff --git a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavView.mm b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavView.mm
index 8c7a2d66..246b2615 100644
--- a/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavView.mm
+++ b/ios/react-native-navigation-sdk/NavView.mm
@@ -28,8 +28,13 @@
 
 using namespace facebook::react;
 
-static const std::shared_ptr<const NavViewProps> kDefaultNavViewProps =
-    std::make_shared<const NavViewProps>();
+static const std::shared_ptr<const NavViewProps> kDefaultNavViewProps = [] {
+  auto props = std::make_shared<NavViewProps>();
+  // On iOS, Google Maps Navigation SDK has the compass disabled by default.
+  // The Fabric default is overridden here so initial props match the native SDK behavior.
+  props->compassEnabled = false;
+  return std::static_pointer_cast<const NavViewProps>(props);
+}();
 
 @interface NavView () <RCTNavViewViewProtocol>
 
diff --git a/src/native/NativeNavViewComponent.ts b/src/native/NativeNavViewComponent.ts
index a03da680..ab8ff11c 100644
--- a/src/native/NativeNavViewComponent.ts
+++ b/src/native/NativeNavViewComponent.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export interface NativeNavViewProps extends ViewProps {
   headerEnabled?: WithDefault<boolean, true>;
   footerEnabled?: WithDefault<boolean, true>;
   speedometerEnabled?: WithDefault<boolean, true>;
-  speedLimitIconEnabled?: WithDefault<boolean, true>;
+  speedLimitIconEnabled?: WithDefault<boolean, false>;
   recenterButtonEnabled?: WithDefault<boolean, true>;
   reportIncidentButtonEnabled?: WithDefault<boolean, true>;
   navigationViewStylingOptions?: UnsafeMixed;