diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
index 114bc21478beb4..538832e0e92bcc 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
@@ -68,7 +68,13 @@ - (void)setTextAttributes:(RCTTextAttributes *)textAttributes
 - (void)enforceTextAttributesIfNeeded
 {
   id<RCTBackedTextInputViewProtocol> backedTextInputView = self.backedTextInputView;
-  backedTextInputView.defaultTextAttributes = [_textAttributes effectiveTextAttributes];
+
+  NSDictionary<NSAttributedStringKey,id> *textAttributes = [[_textAttributes effectiveTextAttributes] mutableCopy];
+  if ([textAttributes valueForKey:NSForegroundColorAttributeName] == nil) {
+      [textAttributes setValue:[UIColor blackColor] forKey:NSForegroundColorAttributeName];
+  }
+
+  backedTextInputView.defaultTextAttributes = textAttributes;
 }
 
 - (void)setReactPaddingInsets:(UIEdgeInsets)reactPaddingInsets