diff --git a/.changeset/orange-rabbits-juggle.md b/.changeset/orange-rabbits-juggle.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..88aec3107f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/orange-rabbits-juggle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@shopify/react-hooks': minor
+---
+
+Make useMedia options an optional param
diff --git a/packages/react-hooks/src/hooks/media.ts b/packages/react-hooks/src/hooks/media.ts
index bb4ff276e9..3871615202 100644
--- a/packages/react-hooks/src/hooks/media.ts
+++ b/packages/react-hooks/src/hooks/media.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import {useState, useEffect, useLayoutEffect} from 'react';
 type EffectHook = typeof useEffect | typeof useLayoutEffect;
 
 function createUseMediaFactory(useEffectHook: EffectHook) {
-  return (query: string, {initialValue}: {initialValue?: boolean}) => {
+  return (query: string, {initialValue}: {initialValue?: boolean} = {}) => {
     const [match, setMatch] = useState(() =>
       initialValue === undefined
         ? window.matchMedia(query).matches