diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextStylePropTypes.js b/Libraries/Text/TextStylePropTypes.js
index 2f67fb73e8e..9ceea21dc25 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextStylePropTypes.js
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextStylePropTypes.js
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ var TextStylePropTypes = Object.assign(Object.create(ViewStylePropTypes), {
   letterSpacing: ReactPropTypes.number,
   lineHeight: ReactPropTypes.number,
   /**
-   * Specifies text alignment. The value 'justify' is only supported on iOS.
+   * Specifies text alignment. The value 'justify' is only supported on iOS and
+   * fallbacks to `left` on Android.
    */
   textAlign: ReactPropTypes.oneOf(
     ['auto' /*default*/, 'left', 'right', 'center', 'justify']
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.java
index a1813a32afa..00595bb3a35 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.java
@@ -65,6 +65,9 @@ public class ReactTextViewManager extends BaseViewManager<ReactTextView, ReactTe
       view.setGravityHorizontal(Gravity.RIGHT);
     } else if ("center".equals(textAlign)) {
       view.setGravityHorizontal(Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL);
+    } else if ("justify".equals(textAlign)) {
+      // Fallback gracefully for cross-platform compat instead of error
+      view.setGravityHorizontal(Gravity.LEFT);
     } else {
       throw new JSApplicationIllegalArgumentException("Invalid textAlign: " + textAlign);
     }
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
index e1c51b7d1f6..eee83c46ba8 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ public class ReactTextInputManager extends BaseViewManager<ReactEditText, Layout
       view.setGravityHorizontal(Gravity.RIGHT);
     } else if ("center".equals(textAlign)) {
       view.setGravityHorizontal(Gravity.CENTER_HORIZONTAL);
+    } else if ("justify".equals(textAlign)) {
+      // Fallback gracefully for cross-platform compat instead of error
+      view.setGravityHorizontal(Gravity.LEFT);
     } else {
       throw new JSApplicationIllegalArgumentException("Invalid textAlign: " + textAlign);
     }