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 665bd4adcf22..3520835d9de3 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
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ public open class ReactTextInputManager public constructor() :
       //  the flags work out, the underlying field will end up a URI-type field.
       flagsToSet = InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_VISIBLE_PASSWORD
     } else if (KEYBOARD_TYPE_URI.equals(keyboardType, ignoreCase = true)) {
-      flagsToSet = InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_URI
+      flagsToSet = InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT or InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_URI
     }
 
     updateStagedInputTypeFlag(view, InputType.TYPE_MASK_CLASS, flagsToSet)
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 4a6f6cc7560d..fb3782f8e081 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
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ class ReactTextInputPropertyTest {
   fun testKeyboardTypeUrl() {
     manager.updateProperties(view, buildStyles("keyboardType", "url"))
     assertThat(view.inputType and generalKeyboardTypeFlags)
-        .isEqualTo(InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_URI)
+        .isEqualTo(InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT or InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_URI)
   }
 
   @Test