diff --git a/.changeset/tough-spoons-float.md b/.changeset/tough-spoons-float.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76561a55b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tough-spoons-float.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"victory-shared-events": patch
+---
+
+Fix VictorySharedEvents defaultProps
diff --git a/packages/victory-shared-events/src/victory-shared-events.tsx b/packages/victory-shared-events/src/victory-shared-events.tsx
index e04da91d3..f23d8f156 100644
--- a/packages/victory-shared-events/src/victory-shared-events.tsx
+++ b/packages/victory-shared-events/src/victory-shared-events.tsx
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ export class VictorySharedEvents extends React.Component<VictorySharedEventsProp
   static displayName = "VictorySharedEvents";
   static role = "shared-event-wrapper";
   static contextType = TimerContext;
+  static defaultProps = {
+    groupComponent: <g />,
+  };
 
   getScopedEvents;
   getEventState;