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 703148030e8..fa7551fbf6a 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
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ package com.facebook.react.views.textinput;
 
 import static com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIManagerHelper.getReactContext;
 
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.content.res.ColorStateList;
 import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.os.Build;
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.bridge.JSApplicationIllegalArgumentException;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaOnlyArray;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.JavaOnlyMap;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactContext;
+import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReactSoftException;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableArray;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableMap;
 import com.facebook.react.bridge.ReadableNativeMap;
@@ -496,7 +499,19 @@ public class ReactTextInputManager extends BaseViewManager<ReactEditText, Layout
   @ReactProp(name = ViewProps.COLOR, customType = "Color")
   public void setColor(ReactEditText view, @Nullable Integer color) {
     if (color == null) {
-      view.setTextColor(DefaultStyleValuesUtil.getDefaultTextColor(view.getContext()));
+      ColorStateList defaultContextTextColor =
+          DefaultStyleValuesUtil.getDefaultTextColor(view.getContext());
+
+      if (defaultContextTextColor != null) {
+        view.setTextColor(defaultContextTextColor);
+      } else {
+        Context c = view.getContext();
+        ReactSoftException.logSoftException(
+            TAG,
+            new IllegalStateException(
+                "Could not get default text color from View Context: "
+                    + (c != null ? c.getClass().getCanonicalName() : "null")));
+      }
     } else {
       view.setTextColor(color);
     }