diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputShadowNode.java
index eeda18dedf5cba..5e9545cffc7794 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputShadowNode.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public void setThemedContext(ThemedReactContext themedContext) {
     // of Android), and it cannot be changed.
     // So, we have to enforce it as a default padding.
     // TODO #7120264: Cache this stuff better.
-    EditText editText = new EditText(getThemedContext());
+    EditText editText = createDummyEditText();
     setDefaultPadding(Spacing.START, ViewCompat.getPaddingStart(editText));
     setDefaultPadding(Spacing.TOP, editText.getPaddingTop());
     setDefaultPadding(Spacing.END, ViewCompat.getPaddingEnd(editText));
@@ -249,4 +249,8 @@ public void setPadding(int spacingType, float padding) {
     super.setPadding(spacingType, padding);
     markUpdated();
   }
+
+  protected EditText createDummyEditText() {
+    return new EditText(getThemedContext());
+  }
 }