diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
index d619e5b5640a14..9965f9ca2972c0 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
@@ -397,6 +397,14 @@ - (NSString *)textInputShouldChangeText:(NSString *)text inRange:(NSRange)range
     if (text.length > allowedLength) {
       // If we typed/pasted more than one character, limit the text inputted.
       if (text.length > 1) {
+        if (allowedLength > 0) {
+          //make sure unicode characters that are longer than 16 bits (such as emojis) are not cut off
+          NSRange cutOffCharacterRange = [text rangeOfComposedCharacterSequenceAtIndex: allowedLength - 1];
+          if (cutOffCharacterRange.location + cutOffCharacterRange.length > allowedLength) {
+            //the character at the length limit takes more than 16bits, truncation should end at the character before
+            allowedLength = cutOffCharacterRange.location;
+          }
+        }
         // Truncate the input string so the result is exactly maxLength
         NSString *limitedString = [text substringToIndex:allowedLength];
         NSMutableAttributedString *newAttributedText = [backedTextInputView.attributedText mutableCopy];
diff --git a/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm b/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
index e9e59a9235aa78..0018c787236ee1 100644
--- a/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
+++ b/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
@@ -335,6 +335,15 @@ - (NSString *)textInputShouldChangeText:(NSString *)text inRange:(NSRange)range
   if (props.maxLength) {
     NSInteger allowedLength = props.maxLength - _backedTextInputView.attributedText.string.length + range.length;
 
+    if (allowedLength > 0 && text.length > allowedLength) {
+      // make sure unicode characters that are longer than 16 bits (such as emojis) are not cut off
+      NSRange cutOffCharacterRange = [text rangeOfComposedCharacterSequenceAtIndex:allowedLength - 1];
+      if (cutOffCharacterRange.location + cutOffCharacterRange.length > allowedLength) {
+        // the character at the length limit takes more than 16bits, truncation should end at the character before
+        allowedLength = cutOffCharacterRange.location;
+      }
+    }
+
     if (allowedLength <= 0) {
       return nil;
     }