diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditTextInputConnectionWrapper.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditTextInputConnectionWrapper.java
index 23e9888315a..f9aa450b19e 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditTextInputConnectionWrapper.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditTextInputConnectionWrapper.java
@@ -108,8 +108,8 @@ class ReactEditTextInputConnectionWrapper extends InputConnectionWrapper {
   @Override
   public boolean commitText(CharSequence text, int newCursorPosition) {
     String key = text.toString();
-    // Assume not a keyPress if length > 1
-    if (key.length() <= 1) {
+    // Assume not a keyPress if length > 1 (or 2 if unicode)
+    if (key.length() <= 2) {
       if (key.equals("")) {
         key = BACKSPACE_KEY_VALUE;
       }