diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
index bbbd228a1f4..a377366dc70 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
@@ -1500,6 +1500,7 @@ function InternalTextInput(props: Props): React.Node {
         onSelectionChange={_onSelectionChange}
         onSelectionChangeShouldSetResponder={emptyFunctionThatReturnsTrue}
         selection={selection}
+        selectionColor={selectionColor}
         style={StyleSheet.compose(
           useMultilineDefaultStyle ? styles.multilineDefault : null,
           style,