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 86a1c194f58..88f1ab974c6 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
@@ -187,6 +187,23 @@ public class ReactTextInputManager extends BaseViewManager<ReactEditText, Layout
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void receiveCommand(
+      ReactEditText reactEditText,
+      String commandId,
+      @Nullable ReadableArray args) {
+    switch (commandId) {
+      case "focus":
+      case "focusTextInput":
+        reactEditText.requestFocusFromJS();
+        break;
+      case "blur":
+      case "blurTextInput":
+        reactEditText.clearFocusFromJS();
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void updateExtraData(ReactEditText view, Object extraData) {
     if (extraData instanceof ReactTextUpdate) {