diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/Singleline/RCTUITextField.mm b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/Singleline/RCTUITextField.mm
index dbee656c95e6..69dfa4d76866 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/Singleline/RCTUITextField.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/Singleline/RCTUITextField.mm
@@ -374,6 +374,13 @@ - (void)setDefaultTextAttributes:(NSDictionary<NSAttributedStringKey, id> *)defa
                                                           attributes:[self defaultTextAttributes]]];
 
   self.font = [[self defaultTextAttributes] objectForKey:NSFontAttributeName];
+
+  // Plain text set later (`text`) and a secure field's bullets are drawn in textColor, not in the
+  // attributed text's color, so it has to follow the style too.
+  NSColor *textColor = [[self defaultTextAttributes] objectForKey:NSForegroundColorAttributeName];
+  if (textColor != nil) {
+    self.textColor = textColor;
+  }
 #endif // macOS]
 }