diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java
index 3d5d9668bd8..fa8f87710b1 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ public class ReactTextView extends TextView implements ReactCompoundView {
 
   public void setNumberOfLines(int numberOfLines) {
     mNumberOfLines = numberOfLines == 0 ? ViewDefaults.NUMBER_OF_LINES : numberOfLines;
+    setSingleLine(mNumberOfLines == 1);
     setMaxLines(mNumberOfLines);
   }