diff --git a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/TextInput/index.js b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/TextInput/index.js
index 9ddf46087..f342f65eb 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/TextInput/index.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/TextInput/index.js
@@ -192,11 +192,11 @@ const TextInput: React.AbstractComponent<
 
   const dimensions = React.useRef({ height: null, width: null });
   const hostRef = React.useRef(null);
-  const prevSelection = React.useRef({ start: 0, end: 0 });
+  const prevSelection = React.useRef(null);
   const prevSecureTextEntry = React.useRef(false);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (hostRef.current) {
+    if (hostRef.current && prevSelection.current) {
       setSelection(hostRef.current, prevSelection.current);
     }
     prevSecureTextEntry.current = secureTextEntry;