diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/components/textinput/androidtextinput/AndroidTextInputShadowNode.cpp b/ReactCommon/fabric/components/textinput/androidtextinput/AndroidTextInputShadowNode.cpp
index cad08f0f9e8..82661d79383 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/components/textinput/androidtextinput/AndroidTextInputShadowNode.cpp
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/components/textinput/androidtextinput/AndroidTextInputShadowNode.cpp
@@ -81,9 +81,12 @@ AttributedString AndroidTextInputShadowNode::getPlaceholderAttributedString(
   auto textAttributes = TextAttributes::defaultTextAttributes();
   textAttributes.apply(getProps()->textAttributes);
 
+  // If there's no text, it's possible that this Fragment isn't actually
+  // appended to the AttributedString (see implementation of appendFragment)
   fragment.textAttributes = textAttributes;
   fragment.parentShadowView = ShadowView(*this);
   textAttributedString.appendFragment(fragment);
+
   return textAttributedString;
 }
 
@@ -112,10 +115,20 @@ void AndroidTextInputShadowNode::updateStateIfNeeded() {
     return;
   }
 
+  // Store default TextAttributes in state.
+  // In the case where the TextInput is completely empty (no value, no
+  // defaultValue, no placeholder, no children) there are therefore no fragments
+  // in the AttributedString, and when State is updated, it needs some way to
+  // reconstruct a Fragment with default TextAttributes.
+  auto defaultTextAttributes = TextAttributes::defaultTextAttributes();
+  defaultTextAttributes.apply(getProps()->textAttributes);
+
   setStateData(AndroidTextInputState{state.mostRecentEventCount,
                                      reactTreeAttributedString,
                                      reactTreeAttributedString,
                                      getProps()->paragraphAttributes,
+                                     defaultTextAttributes,
+                                     ShadowView(*this),
                                      textLayoutManager_});
 }
 
diff --git a/ReactCommon/fabric/components/textinput/androidtextinput/AndroidTextInputState.h b/ReactCommon/fabric/components/textinput/androidtextinput/AndroidTextInputState.h
index b305fefb654..e00cb66aa2f 100644
--- a/ReactCommon/fabric/components/textinput/androidtextinput/AndroidTextInputState.h
+++ b/ReactCommon/fabric/components/textinput/androidtextinput/AndroidTextInputState.h
@@ -46,6 +46,20 @@ class AndroidTextInputState final {
    */
   ParagraphAttributes paragraphAttributes{};
 
+  /**
+   * Default TextAttributes used if we need to construct a new Fragment.
+   * Only used if text is inserted into an AttributedString with no existing
+   * Fragments.
+   */
+  TextAttributes defaultTextAttributes;
+
+  /**
+   * Default parent ShadowView used if we need to construct a new Fragment.
+   * Only used if text is inserted into an AttributedString with no existing
+   * Fragments.
+   */
+  ShadowView defaultParentShadowView;
+
   /*
    * `TextLayoutManager` provides a connection to platform-specific
    * text rendering infrastructure which is capable to render the
@@ -55,6 +69,8 @@ class AndroidTextInputState final {
 
 #ifdef ANDROID
   AttributedString updateAttributedString(
+      TextAttributes const &defaultTextAttributes,
+      ShadowView const &defaultParentShadowView,
       AttributedString const &original,
       folly::dynamic const &data) {
     if (data["textChanged"].empty()) {
@@ -82,6 +98,15 @@ class AndroidTextInputState final {
       i++;
     }
 
+    if (fragments.size() > original.getFragments().size()) {
+      for (; i < fragments.size(); i++) {
+        str.appendFragment(
+            AttributedString::Fragment{fragments[i]["string"].getString(),
+                                       defaultTextAttributes,
+                                       defaultParentShadowView});
+      }
+    }
+
     return str;
   }
 
@@ -90,21 +115,30 @@ class AndroidTextInputState final {
       AttributedString const &attributedString,
       AttributedString const &reactTreeAttributedString,
       ParagraphAttributes const &paragraphAttributes,
+      TextAttributes const &defaultTextAttributes,
+      ShadowView const &defaultParentShadowView,
       SharedTextLayoutManager const &layoutManager)
       : mostRecentEventCount(mostRecentEventCount),
         attributedString(attributedString),
         reactTreeAttributedString(reactTreeAttributedString),
         paragraphAttributes(paragraphAttributes),
+        defaultTextAttributes(defaultTextAttributes),
+        defaultParentShadowView(defaultParentShadowView),
         layoutManager(layoutManager) {}
   AndroidTextInputState() = default;
   AndroidTextInputState(
       AndroidTextInputState const &previousState,
       folly::dynamic const &data)
       : mostRecentEventCount((int64_t)data["mostRecentEventCount"].getInt()),
-        attributedString(
-            updateAttributedString(previousState.attributedString, data)),
+        attributedString(updateAttributedString(
+            previousState.defaultTextAttributes,
+            previousState.defaultParentShadowView,
+            previousState.attributedString,
+            data)),
         reactTreeAttributedString(previousState.reactTreeAttributedString),
         paragraphAttributes(previousState.paragraphAttributes),
+        defaultTextAttributes(previousState.defaultTextAttributes),
+        defaultParentShadowView(previousState.defaultParentShadowView),
         layoutManager(previousState.layoutManager){};
   folly::dynamic getDynamic() const;
 #endif