diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
index 65885a4882a686..64a3a865c6d7e7 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
@@ -102,7 +102,17 @@ - (void)setAttributedText:(NSAttributedString *)attributedText
 {
   NSInteger eventLag = _nativeEventCount - _mostRecentEventCount;
 
-  if (eventLag == 0 && ![attributedText isEqualToAttributedString:self.backedTextInputView.attributedText]) {
+  // Remove tag attribute to ensure correct attributed string comparison.
+  NSMutableAttributedString *const backedTextInputViewTextCopy = [self.backedTextInputView.attributedText mutableCopy];
+  NSMutableAttributedString *const attributedTextCopy = [attributedText mutableCopy];
+
+  [backedTextInputViewTextCopy removeAttribute:RCTTextAttributesTagAttributeName
+                                         range:NSMakeRange(0, backedTextInputViewTextCopy.length)];
+
+  [attributedTextCopy removeAttribute:RCTTextAttributesTagAttributeName
+                                range:NSMakeRange(0, attributedTextCopy.length)];
+
+  if (eventLag == 0 && ![attributedTextCopy isEqualToAttributedString:backedTextInputViewTextCopy]) {
     UITextRange *selection = self.backedTextInputView.selectedTextRange;
     NSInteger oldTextLength = self.backedTextInputView.attributedText.string.length;