diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
index a09d9802a..d7dc063d3 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import com.facebook.react.uimanager.annotations.ReactPropGroup;
 import com.facebook.react.uimanager.events.EventDispatcher;
 import com.facebook.react.views.imagehelper.ResourceDrawableIdHelper;
 import com.facebook.react.views.text.DefaultStyleValuesUtil;
+import com.facebook.react.views.text.ReactFontManager;
 import com.facebook.react.views.text.ReactTextUpdate;
 import com.facebook.react.views.text.ReactTextView;
 import com.facebook.react.views.text.TextInlineImageSpan;
@@ -190,7 +191,10 @@ public class ReactTextInputManager extends BaseViewManager<ReactEditText, Layout
     if (view.getTypeface() != null) {
       style = view.getTypeface().getStyle();
     }
-    Typeface newTypeface = Typeface.create(fontFamily, style);
+    Typeface newTypeface = ReactFontManager.getInstance().getTypeface(
+        fontFamily,
+        style,
+        view.getContext().getAssets());
     view.setTypeface(newTypeface);
   }