diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index e2e88576591989..8ee8ae3a352256 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
       android:banner="@drawable/tv_banner"
       android:icon="@drawable/launcher_icon"
       android:label="@string/app_name"
-      android:theme="@style/Theme.ReactNative.AppCompat.Light" >
+      android:theme="@style/AppTheme">
     <activity
         android:name=".RNTesterActivity"
         android:label="@string/app_name"
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/rn_edit_text_material.xml b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/rn_edit_text_material.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f35d9962026a85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/rn_edit_text_material.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2014 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+<inset xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+       android:insetLeft="@dimen/abc_edit_text_inset_horizontal_material"
+       android:insetRight="@dimen/abc_edit_text_inset_horizontal_material"
+       android:insetTop="@dimen/abc_edit_text_inset_top_material"
+       android:insetBottom="@dimen/abc_edit_text_inset_bottom_material">
+
+    <selector>
+        <!-- 
+          This file is a copy of abc_edit_text_material (https://bit.ly/3k8fX7I).
+          The item below with state_pressed="false" and state_focused="false" causes a NullPointerException.
+          NullPointerException:tempt to invoke virtual method 'android.graphics.drawable.Drawable android.graphics.drawable.Drawable$ConstantState.newDrawable(android.content.res.Resources)'
+
+          <item android:state_pressed="false" android:state_focused="false" android:drawable="@drawable/abc_textfield_default_mtrl_alpha"/>
+
+          For more info, see https://bit.ly/3CdLStv (react-native/pull/29452) and https://bit.ly/3nxOMoR.
+        -->
+        <item android:state_enabled="false" android:drawable="@drawable/abc_textfield_default_mtrl_alpha"/>
+        <item android:drawable="@drawable/abc_textfield_activated_mtrl_alpha"/>
+    </selector>
+
+</inset>
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 62fe59fa485459..42c90f3e99a984 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
     <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
         <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
         <item name="android:textColor">#000000</item>
+        <item name="android:editTextBackground">@drawable/rn_edit_text_material</item>
     </style>
 
 </resources>
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/TextInput/TextInputKeyProp.js b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/TextInput/TextInputKeyProp.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a16bcb87d0e2d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/js/examples/TextInput/TextInputKeyProp.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ *
+ * @format
+ * @flow
+ */
+
+'use strict';
+
+const React = require('react');
+const {View, TextInput} = require('react-native');
+const {useEffect, useState} = React;
+
+function TextInputKeyProp() {
+  const [startKey, setStartKey] = useState(0);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const interval = setInterval(() => setStartKey(startKey + 100), 3000);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, [startKey]);
+
+  const textInputs = [];
+  for (let i = 0; i < 101; i++) {
+    const key = (startKey + i).toString();
+    console.log('Adding a TextInput with key ' + key);
+    textInputs.push(
+      <TextInput
+        style={{height: 40, borderColor: 'gray', borderWidth: 1}}
+        key={key}
+      />,
+    );
+  }
+
+  return <View>{textInputs}</View>;
+}
+
+exports.title = 'TextInputs with key prop';
+exports.description =
+  'Periodically render large number of TextInputs with key prop without a Runtime Error';
+exports.examples = [
+  {
+    title: 'Long List of TextInputs with key props',
+    description:
+      '100 TextInputs are added every 3 seconds to the View. #29452 avoids a NPE Runtime Error. If you want to trigger the Runtime, change 101 to 1001 in RNTester/TextInputKeyProp.js and use an Emulator with 8GB of RAM. This example is only meant to verify no RuntimeError is triggered. To test TextInput functionalities use the <TextInput> example.',
+    render: function(): React.Node {
+      return <TextInputKeyProp />;
+    },
+  },
+];
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/js/utils/RNTesterList.android.js b/packages/rn-tester/js/utils/RNTesterList.android.js
index 18b9106ad92b3f..92cd28d26eaf7e 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/js/utils/RNTesterList.android.js
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/js/utils/RNTesterList.android.js
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ const Components: Array<RNTesterModuleInfo> = [
     category: 'Basic',
     module: require('../examples/TextInput/TextInputExample'),
   },
+  {
+    key: 'TextInputs with key prop',
+    module: require('../examples/TextInput/TextInputKeyProp'),
+  },
   {
     key: 'TouchableExample',
     category: 'UI',
diff --git a/template/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/rn_edit_text_material.xml b/template/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/rn_edit_text_material.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..f35d9962026a85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/android/app/src/main/res/drawable/rn_edit_text_material.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!-- Copyright (C) 2014 The Android Open Source Project
+
+     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+     You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+     Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+     distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+     WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+     limitations under the License.
+-->
+<inset xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+       android:insetLeft="@dimen/abc_edit_text_inset_horizontal_material"
+       android:insetRight="@dimen/abc_edit_text_inset_horizontal_material"
+       android:insetTop="@dimen/abc_edit_text_inset_top_material"
+       android:insetBottom="@dimen/abc_edit_text_inset_bottom_material">
+
+    <selector>
+        <!-- 
+          This file is a copy of abc_edit_text_material (https://bit.ly/3k8fX7I).
+          The item below with state_pressed="false" and state_focused="false" causes a NullPointerException.
+          NullPointerException:tempt to invoke virtual method 'android.graphics.drawable.Drawable android.graphics.drawable.Drawable$ConstantState.newDrawable(android.content.res.Resources)'
+
+          <item android:state_pressed="false" android:state_focused="false" android:drawable="@drawable/abc_textfield_default_mtrl_alpha"/>
+
+          For more info, see https://bit.ly/3CdLStv (react-native/pull/29452) and https://bit.ly/3nxOMoR.
+        -->
+        <item android:state_enabled="false" android:drawable="@drawable/abc_textfield_default_mtrl_alpha"/>
+        <item android:drawable="@drawable/abc_textfield_activated_mtrl_alpha"/>
+    </selector>
+
+</inset>
diff --git a/template/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/template/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 24bc061368750c..7ba83a2ad5a2c9 100644
--- a/template/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/template/android/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     <!-- Base application theme. -->
     <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.DayNight.NoActionBar">
         <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
+        <item name="android:editTextBackground">@drawable/rn_edit_text_material</item>
     </style>
 
 </resources>