diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
index 281c5ea88b53..a027c8c1415f 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
@@ -959,8 +959,12 @@ - (BOOL)_textOf:(NSAttributedString *)newText equals:(NSAttributedString *)oldTe
                      }
                    }];
 
-  BOOL shouldFallbackToBareTextComparison =
-      [_backedTextInputView.textInputMode.primaryLanguage isEqualToString:@"dictation"] ||
+  BOOL shouldFallbackDictation = [_backedTextInputView.textInputMode.primaryLanguage isEqualToString:@"dictation"];
+  if (@available(iOS 16.0, *)) {
+    shouldFallbackDictation = shouldFallbackDictation || _backedTextInputView.dictationRecognizing;
+  }
+
+  BOOL shouldFallbackToBareTextComparison = shouldFallbackDictation ||
       [_backedTextInputView.textInputMode.primaryLanguage isEqualToString:@"ko-KR"] ||
       _backedTextInputView.markedTextRange || _backedTextInputView.isSecureTextEntry || fontHasBeenUpdatedBySystem;