diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
index 41e5a7635d2f07..1be6551302edf6 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/index.native.js
@@ -655,29 +655,32 @@ export function RichTextWrapper(
 	);
 }
 
-const ForwardedRichTextContainer = withDeprecations(
+// This export does not actually implement a private API, but was exported
+// under this name for interoperability with the web version of the RichText
+// component.
+export const PrivateRichText = withDeprecations(
 	forwardRef( RichTextWrapper )
 );
 
-ForwardedRichTextContainer.Content = Content;
+PrivateRichText.Content = Content;
 
-ForwardedRichTextContainer.isEmpty = ( value ) => {
+PrivateRichText.isEmpty = ( value ) => {
 	return ! value || value.length === 0;
 };
 
-ForwardedRichTextContainer.Content.defaultProps = {
+PrivateRichText.Content.defaultProps = {
 	format: 'string',
 	value: '',
 };
 
-ForwardedRichTextContainer.Raw = forwardRef( ( props, ref ) => (
+PrivateRichText.Raw = forwardRef( ( props, ref ) => (
 	<RichText { ...props } nativeEditorRef={ ref } />
 ) );
 
 /**
  * @see https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/blob/HEAD/packages/block-editor/src/components/rich-text/README.md
  */
-export default ForwardedRichTextContainer;
+export default PrivateRichText;
 export { RichTextShortcut } from './shortcut';
 export { RichTextToolbarButton } from './toolbar-button';
 export { __unstableRichTextInputEvent } from './input-event';
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/private-apis.native.js b/packages/block-editor/src/private-apis.native.js
index 7a0328eba2f6fb..f99d523933106b 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/private-apis.native.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/private-apis.native.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import * as globalStyles from './components/global-styles';
 import { ExperimentalBlockEditorProvider } from './components/provider';
 import { getRichTextValues } from './components/rich-text/get-rich-text-values';
 import { lock } from './lock-unlock';
+import { PrivateRichText } from './components/rich-text/';
 
 /**
  * Private @wordpress/block-editor APIs.
@@ -14,4 +15,5 @@ lock( privateApis, {
 	...globalStyles,
 	ExperimentalBlockEditorProvider,
 	getRichTextValues,
+	PrivateRichText,
 } );
diff --git a/test/native/setup.js b/test/native/setup.js
index 54a416bd436607..4fd511f38e91b1 100644
--- a/test/native/setup.js
+++ b/test/native/setup.js
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ jest.mock( '@wordpress/api-fetch', () => {
 jest.mock( '@wordpress/react-native-bridge', () => {
 	return {
 		addEventListener: jest.fn(),
+		logException: jest.fn(),
 		mediaUploadSync: jest.fn(),
 		removeEventListener: jest.fn(),
 		requestBlockTypeImpressions: jest.fn( ( callback ) => {