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 2e3bcf41507..885209b7798 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
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ReactStylesDiffMap;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.Spacing;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.StateWrapper;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ThemedReactContext;
-import com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIManagerModule;
+import com.facebook.react.uimanager.UIManagerHelper;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewDefaults;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.ViewProps;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.annotations.ReactProp;
@@ -848,6 +848,11 @@ public class ReactTextInputManager extends BaseViewManager<ReactEditText, Layout
     view.setStagedInputType((view.getStagedInputType() & ~flagsToUnset) | flagsToSet);
   }
 
+  private static EventDispatcher getEventDispatcher(
+      ReactContext reactContext, ReactEditText editText) {
+    return UIManagerHelper.getEventDispatcherForReactTag(reactContext, editText.getId());
+  }
+
   private class ReactTextInputTextWatcher implements TextWatcher {
 
     private EventDispatcher mEventDispatcher;
@@ -856,7 +861,7 @@ public class ReactTextInputManager extends BaseViewManager<ReactEditText, Layout
 
     public ReactTextInputTextWatcher(
         final ReactContext reactContext, final ReactEditText editText) {
-      mEventDispatcher = reactContext.getNativeModule(UIManagerModule.class).getEventDispatcher();
+      mEventDispatcher = getEventDispatcher(reactContext, editText);
       mEditText = editText;
       mPreviousText = null;
     }
@@ -994,8 +999,7 @@ public class ReactTextInputManager extends BaseViewManager<ReactEditText, Layout
     editText.setOnFocusChangeListener(
         new View.OnFocusChangeListener() {
           public void onFocusChange(View v, boolean hasFocus) {
-            EventDispatcher eventDispatcher =
-                reactContext.getNativeModule(UIManagerModule.class).getEventDispatcher();
+            EventDispatcher eventDispatcher = getEventDispatcher(reactContext, editText);
             if (hasFocus) {
               eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(new ReactTextInputFocusEvent(editText.getId()));
             } else {
@@ -1025,8 +1029,7 @@ public class ReactTextInputManager extends BaseViewManager<ReactEditText, Layout
               // * !blurOnSubmit && !isMultiline => Prevent default behaviour (return true).
               // Additionally we always generate a `submit` event.
 
-              EventDispatcher eventDispatcher =
-                  reactContext.getNativeModule(UIManagerModule.class).getEventDispatcher();
+              EventDispatcher eventDispatcher = getEventDispatcher(reactContext, editText);
 
               eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(
                   new ReactTextInputSubmitEditingEvent(
@@ -1067,7 +1070,7 @@ public class ReactTextInputManager extends BaseViewManager<ReactEditText, Layout
     public ReactContentSizeWatcher(ReactEditText editText) {
       mEditText = editText;
       ReactContext reactContext = getReactContext(editText);
-      mEventDispatcher = reactContext.getNativeModule(UIManagerModule.class).getEventDispatcher();
+      mEventDispatcher = getEventDispatcher(reactContext, editText);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -1111,7 +1114,7 @@ public class ReactTextInputManager extends BaseViewManager<ReactEditText, Layout
       mReactEditText = editText;
 
       ReactContext reactContext = getReactContext(editText);
-      mEventDispatcher = reactContext.getNativeModule(UIManagerModule.class).getEventDispatcher();
+      mEventDispatcher = getEventDispatcher(reactContext, editText);
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -1145,7 +1148,7 @@ public class ReactTextInputManager extends BaseViewManager<ReactEditText, Layout
     public ReactScrollWatcher(ReactEditText editText) {
       mReactEditText = editText;
       ReactContext reactContext = getReactContext(editText);
-      mEventDispatcher = reactContext.getNativeModule(UIManagerModule.class).getEventDispatcher();
+      mEventDispatcher = getEventDispatcher(reactContext, editText);
     }
 
     @Override