diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextShadowNode.java
index 16af513a29e..fd181c1c96e 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextShadowNode.java
@@ -115,6 +115,9 @@ public class ReactTextShadowNode extends ReactBaseTextShadowNode {
               if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
                 builder.setJustificationMode(mJustificationMode);
               }
+              if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
+                  builder.setUseLineSpacingFromFallbacks(true);
+              }
               layout = builder.build();
             }
 
@@ -139,14 +142,18 @@ public class ReactTextShadowNode extends ReactBaseTextShadowNode {
                   new StaticLayout(
                       text, textPaint, (int) width, alignment, 1.f, 0.f, mIncludeFontPadding);
             } else {
-              layout =
+              StaticLayout.Builder builder =
                   StaticLayout.Builder.obtain(text, 0, text.length(), textPaint, (int) width)
                       .setAlignment(alignment)
                       .setLineSpacing(0.f, 1.f)
                       .setIncludePad(mIncludeFontPadding)
                       .setBreakStrategy(mTextBreakStrategy)
-                      .setHyphenationFrequency(Layout.HYPHENATION_FREQUENCY_NORMAL)
-                      .build();
+                      .setHyphenationFrequency(Layout.HYPHENATION_FREQUENCY_NORMAL);
+
+              if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.P) {
+                  builder.setUseLineSpacingFromFallbacks(true);
+              }
+              layout = builder.build();
             }
           }