diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.cpp
index d5a7beab4663..a9bc219f8bf7 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ namespace facebook::react {
 
 static jsi::Value textInputMetricsPayload(
     jsi::Runtime& runtime,
-    const TextInputEventEmitter::Metrics& textInputMetrics) {
+    const TextInputEventEmitter::Metrics& textInputMetrics,
+    bool includeSelectionState) {
   auto payload = jsi::Object(runtime);
 
   payload.setProperty(
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ static jsi::Value textInputMetricsPayload(
 
   payload.setProperty(runtime, "eventCount", textInputMetrics.eventCount);
 
-  {
+  if (includeSelectionState) {
     auto selection = jsi::Object(runtime);
     selection.setProperty(
         runtime, "start", textInputMetrics.selectionRange.location);
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ void TextInputEventEmitter::onContentSizeChange(
 
 void TextInputEventEmitter::onSelectionChange(
     const Metrics& textInputMetrics) const {
-  dispatchTextInputEvent("selectionChange", textInputMetrics);
+  dispatchTextInputEvent("selectionChange", textInputMetrics, true);
 }
 
 void TextInputEventEmitter::onEndEditing(
@@ -178,10 +179,13 @@ void TextInputEventEmitter::onScroll(const Metrics& textInputMetrics) const {
 
 void TextInputEventEmitter::dispatchTextInputEvent(
     const std::string& name,
-    const Metrics& textInputMetrics) const {
-  dispatchEvent(name, [textInputMetrics](jsi::Runtime& runtime) {
-    return textInputMetricsPayload(runtime, textInputMetrics);
-  });
+    const Metrics& textInputMetrics,
+    bool includeSelectionState) const {
+  dispatchEvent(
+      name, [includeSelectionState, textInputMetrics](jsi::Runtime& runtime) {
+        return textInputMetricsPayload(
+            runtime, textInputMetrics, includeSelectionState);
+      });
 }
 
 void TextInputEventEmitter::dispatchTextInputContentSizeChangeEvent(
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.h b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.h
index dae4755e7964..dbce57515938 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.h
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.h
@@ -48,7 +48,8 @@ class TextInputEventEmitter : public ViewEventEmitter {
  private:
   void dispatchTextInputEvent(
       const std::string& name,
-      const Metrics& textInputMetrics) const;
+      const Metrics& textInputMetrics,
+      bool includeSelectionState = false) const;
 
   void dispatchTextInputContentSizeChangeEvent(
       const std::string& name,