diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBackedTextInputDelegateAdapter.m b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBackedTextInputDelegateAdapter.m
index 0542362dbe0ac6..1c8f8e055e8399 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBackedTextInputDelegateAdapter.m
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBackedTextInputDelegateAdapter.m
@@ -256,21 +256,21 @@ - (BOOL)textView:(__unused UITextView *)textView shouldChangeTextInRange:(NSRang
 
 - (void)textViewDidChange:(__unused UITextView *)textView
 {
-  if (_ignoreNextTextInputCall && [_lastStringStateWasUpdatedWith isEqual:_backedTextInputView.attributedText]) {
+  if (_ignoreNextTextInputCall) {
     _ignoreNextTextInputCall = NO;
     return;
   }
-  _lastStringStateWasUpdatedWith = _backedTextInputView.attributedText;
   _textDidChangeIsComing = NO;
   [_backedTextInputView.textInputDelegate textInputDidChange];
 }
 
 - (void)textViewDidChangeSelection:(__unused UITextView *)textView
 {
-  if (![_lastStringStateWasUpdatedWith isEqual:_backedTextInputView.attributedText]) {
+  if (_lastStringStateWasUpdatedWith && ![_lastStringStateWasUpdatedWith isEqual:_backedTextInputView.attributedText]) {
     [self textViewDidChange:_backedTextInputView];
     _ignoreNextTextInputCall = YES;
   }
+  _lastStringStateWasUpdatedWith = _backedTextInputView.attributedText;
   [self textViewProbablyDidChangeSelection];
 }