diff --git a/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/client/ReactDOMInput.js b/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/client/ReactDOMInput.js
index 4411887e3cbf0..9570f25c84fee 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/client/ReactDOMInput.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom-bindings/src/client/ReactDOMInput.js
@@ -292,12 +292,10 @@ export function initInput(
     typeof checkedOrDefault !== 'symbol' &&
     !!checkedOrDefault;
 
-  // The checked property never gets assigned. It must be manually set.
-  // We don't want to do this when hydrating so that existing user input isn't
-  // modified
-  // TODO: I'm pretty sure this is a bug because initialValueTracking won't be
-  // correct for the hydration case then.
-  if (!isHydrating) {
+  if (isHydrating) {
+    // Detach .checked from .defaultChecked but leave user input alone
+    node.checked = node.checked;
+  } else {
     node.checked = !!initialChecked;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMInput-test.js b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMInput-test.js
index 3e984b9efc18c..6c4e55fb14407 100644
--- a/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMInput-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-dom/src/__tests__/ReactDOMInput-test.js
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ function emptyFunction() {}
 describe('ReactDOMInput', () => {
   let React;
   let ReactDOM;
+  let ReactDOMClient;
   let ReactDOMServer;
+  let Scheduler;
+  let act;
+  let assertLog;
   let setUntrackedValue;
   let setUntrackedChecked;
   let container;
@@ -87,7 +91,11 @@ describe('ReactDOMInput', () => {
 
     React = require('react');
     ReactDOM = require('react-dom');
+    ReactDOMClient = require('react-dom/client');
     ReactDOMServer = require('react-dom/server');
+    Scheduler = require('scheduler');
+    act = require('internal-test-utils').act;
+    assertLog = require('internal-test-utils').assertLog;
 
     container = document.createElement('div');
     document.body.appendChild(container);
@@ -1235,6 +1243,175 @@ describe('ReactDOMInput', () => {
     assertInputTrackingIsCurrent(container);
   });
 
+  it('should hydrate controlled radio buttons', async () => {
+    function App() {
+      const [current, setCurrent] = React.useState('a');
+      return (
+        <>
+          <input
+            type="radio"
+            name="fruit"
+            checked={current === 'a'}
+            onChange={() => {
+              Scheduler.log('click a');
+              setCurrent('a');
+            }}
+          />
+          <input
+            type="radio"
+            name="fruit"
+            checked={current === 'b'}
+            onChange={() => {
+              Scheduler.log('click b');
+              setCurrent('b');
+            }}
+          />
+          <input
+            type="radio"
+            name="fruit"
+            checked={current === 'c'}
+            onChange={() => {
+              Scheduler.log('click c');
+              // Let's say the user can't pick C
+            }}
+          />
+        </>
+      );
+    }
+    const html = ReactDOMServer.renderToString(<App />);
+    container.innerHTML = html;
+    const [a, b, c] = container.querySelectorAll('input');
+    expect(a.checked).toBe(true);
+    expect(b.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(c.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(a)).toBe(false);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(b)).toBe(false);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(c)).toBe(false);
+
+    // Click on B before hydrating
+    b.checked = true;
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(a)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(b)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(c)).toBe(false);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      ReactDOMClient.hydrateRoot(container, <App />);
+    });
+
+    // Currently, we don't fire onChange when hydrating
+    assertLog([]);
+    // Strangely, we leave `b` checked even though we rendered A with
+    // checked={true} and B with checked={false}. Arguably this is a bug.
+    expect(a.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(b.checked).toBe(true);
+    expect(c.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(a)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(b)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(c)).toBe(true);
+    assertInputTrackingIsCurrent(container);
+
+    // If we click on C now though...
+    await act(async () => {
+      setUntrackedChecked.call(c, true);
+      dispatchEventOnNode(c, 'click');
+    });
+
+    // then since C's onClick doesn't set state, A becomes rechecked.
+    assertLog(['click c']);
+    expect(a.checked).toBe(true);
+    expect(b.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(c.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(a)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(b)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(c)).toBe(true);
+    assertInputTrackingIsCurrent(container);
+
+    // And we can also change to B properly after hydration.
+    await act(async () => {
+      setUntrackedChecked.call(b, true);
+      dispatchEventOnNode(b, 'click');
+    });
+    assertLog(['click b']);
+    expect(a.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(b.checked).toBe(true);
+    expect(c.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(a)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(b)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(c)).toBe(true);
+    assertInputTrackingIsCurrent(container);
+  });
+
+  it('should hydrate uncontrolled radio buttons', async () => {
+    function App() {
+      return (
+        <>
+          <input
+            type="radio"
+            name="fruit"
+            defaultChecked={true}
+            onChange={() => Scheduler.log('click a')}
+          />
+          <input
+            type="radio"
+            name="fruit"
+            defaultChecked={false}
+            onChange={() => Scheduler.log('click b')}
+          />
+          <input
+            type="radio"
+            name="fruit"
+            defaultChecked={false}
+            onChange={() => Scheduler.log('click c')}
+          />
+        </>
+      );
+    }
+    const html = ReactDOMServer.renderToString(<App />);
+    container.innerHTML = html;
+    const [a, b, c] = container.querySelectorAll('input');
+    expect(a.checked).toBe(true);
+    expect(b.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(c.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(a)).toBe(false);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(b)).toBe(false);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(c)).toBe(false);
+
+    // Click on B before hydrating
+    b.checked = true;
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(a)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(b)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(c)).toBe(false);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      ReactDOMClient.hydrateRoot(container, <App />);
+    });
+
+    // Currently, we don't fire onChange when hydrating
+    assertLog([]);
+    expect(a.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(b.checked).toBe(true);
+    expect(c.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(a)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(b)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(c)).toBe(true);
+    assertInputTrackingIsCurrent(container);
+
+    // Click back to A
+    await act(async () => {
+      setUntrackedChecked.call(a, true);
+      dispatchEventOnNode(a, 'click');
+    });
+
+    assertLog(['click a']);
+    expect(a.checked).toBe(true);
+    expect(b.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(c.checked).toBe(false);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(a)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(b)).toBe(true);
+    expect(isCheckedDirty(c)).toBe(true);
+    assertInputTrackingIsCurrent(container);
+  });
+
   it('should check the correct radio when the selected name moves', () => {
     class App extends React.Component {
       state = {