diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.java
index f5033368acf..9c043587b79 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextViewManager.java
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ public class ReactTextViewManager
 
   @Override
   public ReactTextShadowNode createShadowNodeInstance() {
-    return new ReactTextShadowNode();
+    return new ReactTextShadowNode(mReactTextViewManagerCallback);
   }
 
   public ReactTextShadowNode createShadowNodeInstance(