diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputShadowView.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputShadowView.mm
index 1f06b79070aa54..9455bd5734487d 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputShadowView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputShadowView.mm
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ - (void)uiManagerWillPerformMounting
     [attributedText insertAttributedString:propertyAttributedText atIndex:0];
   }
 
+  [self postprocessAttributedText:attributedText];
+
   NSAttributedString *newAttributedText;
   if (![_previousAttributedText isEqualToAttributedString:attributedText]) {
     // We have to follow `set prop` pattern:
@@ -191,6 +193,52 @@ - (void)uiManagerWillPerformMounting
   }];
 }
 
+- (void)postprocessAttributedText:(NSMutableAttributedString *)attributedText
+{
+  __block CGFloat maximumLineHeight = 0;
+
+  [attributedText enumerateAttribute:NSParagraphStyleAttributeName
+                             inRange:NSMakeRange(0, attributedText.length)
+                             options:NSAttributedStringEnumerationLongestEffectiveRangeNotRequired
+                          usingBlock:^(NSParagraphStyle *paragraphStyle, __unused NSRange range, __unused BOOL *stop) {
+                            if (!paragraphStyle) {
+                              return;
+                            }
+
+                            maximumLineHeight = MAX(paragraphStyle.maximumLineHeight, maximumLineHeight);
+                          }];
+
+  if (maximumLineHeight == 0) {
+    // `lineHeight` was not specified, nothing to do.
+    return;
+  }
+
+  __block CGFloat maximumFontLineHeight = 0;
+
+  [attributedText enumerateAttribute:NSFontAttributeName
+                             inRange:NSMakeRange(0, attributedText.length)
+                             options:NSAttributedStringEnumerationLongestEffectiveRangeNotRequired
+                          usingBlock:^(UIFont *font, NSRange range, __unused BOOL *stop) {
+                            if (!font) {
+                              return;
+                            }
+
+                            if (maximumFontLineHeight <= font.lineHeight) {
+                              maximumFontLineHeight = font.lineHeight;
+                            }
+                          }];
+
+  if (maximumLineHeight < maximumFontLineHeight) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  CGFloat baseLineOffset = maximumLineHeight / 2.0 - maximumFontLineHeight / 2.0;
+
+  [attributedText addAttribute:NSBaselineOffsetAttributeName
+                         value:@(baseLineOffset)
+                         range:NSMakeRange(0, attributedText.length)];
+}
+
 #pragma mark -
 
 - (NSAttributedString *)measurableAttributedText