diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.mm
index 826ff3a0de2..72cf885c37e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.mm
@@ -375,14 +375,6 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(-(instancetype)initWithFrame : (CGRect)frame)
 
 - (void)textInputDidBeginEditing
 {
-  if (_clearTextOnFocus) {
-    self.backedTextInputView.attributedText = [NSAttributedString new];
-  }
-
-  if (_selectTextOnFocus) {
-    [self.backedTextInputView selectAll:nil];
-  }
-
   [_eventDispatcher sendTextEventWithType:RCTTextEventTypeFocus
                                  reactTag:self.reactTag
                                      text:[self.backedTextInputView.attributedText.string copy]
@@ -600,6 +592,14 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(-(instancetype)initWithFrame : (CGRect)frame)
 - (void)reactFocus
 {
   [self.backedTextInputView reactFocus];
+
+  if (_clearTextOnFocus) {
+    self.backedTextInputView.attributedText = [NSAttributedString new];
+  }
+
+  if (_selectTextOnFocus) {
+    [self.backedTextInputView selectAll:nil];
+  }
 }
 
 - (void)reactBlur
diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
index 369cdf656a3..51914b7448e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
@@ -280,18 +280,6 @@ static NSSet<NSNumber *> *returnKeyTypesSet;
 
 - (void)textInputDidBeginEditing
 {
-  const auto &props = static_cast<const TextInputProps &>(*_props);
-
-  if (props.traits.clearTextOnFocus) {
-    _backedTextInputView.attributedText = nil;
-    [self textInputDidChange];
-  }
-
-  if (props.traits.selectTextOnFocus) {
-    [_backedTextInputView selectAll:nil];
-    [self textInputDidChangeSelection];
-  }
-
   if (_eventEmitter) {
     static_cast<const TextInputEventEmitter &>(*_eventEmitter).onFocus([self _textInputMetrics]);
   }
@@ -431,6 +419,18 @@ static NSSet<NSNumber *> *returnKeyTypesSet;
 - (void)focus
 {
   [_backedTextInputView becomeFirstResponder];
+
+  const auto &props = static_cast<const TextInputProps &>(*_props);
+
+  if (props.traits.clearTextOnFocus) {
+    _backedTextInputView.attributedText = nil;
+    [self textInputDidChange];
+  }
+
+  if (props.traits.selectTextOnFocus) {
+    [_backedTextInputView selectAll:nil];
+    [self textInputDidChangeSelection];
+  }
 }
 
 - (void)blur