diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
index 876344c26054bd..83cfeb779dfc8e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/TextInput/RCTTextInputComponentView.mm
@@ -528,7 +528,12 @@ - (void)handleCommand:(const NSString *)commandName args:(const NSArray *)args
 
 - (void)focus
 {
+#if !TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS]
   [_backedTextInputView becomeFirstResponder];
+#else // [macOS
+  NSWindow *window = [_backedTextInputView window];
+  [window makeFirstResponder:_backedTextInputView];
+#endif // macOS]
 
   const auto &props = static_cast<const TextInputProps &>(*_props);
 
@@ -545,7 +550,14 @@ - (void)focus
 
 - (void)blur
 {
+#if !TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS]
   [_backedTextInputView resignFirstResponder];
+#else // [macOS
+  NSWindow *window = [_backedTextInputView window];
+  if ([window firstResponder] == _backedTextInputView) {
+    [window makeFirstResponder:nil];
+  }
+#endif // macOS]
 }
 
 - (void)setTextAndSelection:(NSInteger)eventCount