diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputViewManager.m b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputViewManager.m
index 34994ca4fd1..77d70d14c76 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputViewManager.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputViewManager.m
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(setTextAndSelection : (nonnull NSNumber *)viewTag
     }
     RCTExecuteOnUIManagerQueue(^{
       RCTBaseTextInputShadowView *shadowView = (RCTBaseTextInputShadowView *)[self.bridge.uiManager shadowViewForReactTag:viewTag];
-      [shadowView setText:value];
+      if (value) {
+        [shadowView setText:value];
+      }
       [self.bridge.uiManager setNeedsLayout];
       RCTExecuteOnMainQueue(^{
         [view setSelectionStart:start selectionEnd:end];
diff --git a/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm b/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
index bbe622eebfc..589ff99ac7c 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ using namespace facebook::react;
     return;
   }
   _comingFromJS = YES;
-  if (![value isEqualToString:_backedTextInputView.attributedText.string]) {
+  if (value && ![value isEqualToString:_backedTextInputView.attributedText.string]) {
     NSAttributedString *attributedString =
         [[NSAttributedString alloc] initWithString:value attributes:_backedTextInputView.defaultTextAttributes];
     [self _setAttributedString:attributedString];
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
index 0b6298fdd1f..9581583b6cb 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
@@ -288,16 +288,17 @@ public class ReactTextInputManager extends BaseViewManager<ReactEditText, Layout
           return;
         }
 
-        String text = args.getString(1);
-
         int start = args.getInt(2);
         int end = args.getInt(3);
         if (end == UNSET) {
           end = start;
         }
 
-        reactEditText.maybeSetTextFromJS(
-            getReactTextUpdate(text, mostRecentEventCount, start, end));
+        if (!args.isNull(1)) {
+          String text = args.getString(1);
+          reactEditText.maybeSetTextFromJS(
+              getReactTextUpdate(text, mostRecentEventCount, start, end));
+        }
         reactEditText.maybeSetSelection(mostRecentEventCount, start, end);
         break;
     }