diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.kt
index 2830fc92a9f0..82e5abd361bd 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.kt
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ public open class ReactTextInputManager public constructor() :
     } else if (KEYBOARD_TYPE_VISIBLE_PASSWORD.equals(keyboardType, ignoreCase = true)) {
       // This will supersede secureTextEntry={false}. If it doesn't, due to the way
       //  the flags work out, the underlying field will end up a URI-type field.
-      flagsToSet = InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_VISIBLE_PASSWORD
+      flagsToSet = InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT or InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_VISIBLE_PASSWORD
     } else if (KEYBOARD_TYPE_URI.equals(keyboardType, ignoreCase = true)) {
       flagsToSet = InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT or InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_URI
     }
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputPropertyTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputPropertyTest.kt
index 216dd5522be9..82ec014eb89e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputPropertyTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputPropertyTest.kt
@@ -386,12 +386,9 @@ class ReactTextInputPropertyTest {
 
   @Test
   fun testKeyboardTypeVisiblePassword() {
-    val passwordVisibilityFlag =
-        InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_VISIBLE_PASSWORD and
-            InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD.inv()
-
     manager.updateProperties(view, buildStyles("keyboardType", "visible-password"))
-    assertThat(view.inputType and generalKeyboardTypeFlags).isEqualTo(passwordVisibilityFlag)
+    assertThat(view.inputType and (InputType.TYPE_MASK_CLASS or InputType.TYPE_MASK_VARIATION))
+        .isEqualTo(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT or InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_VISIBLE_PASSWORD)
   }
 
   @Test