diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.java
index c8d2f05c5b57..5df565569f2a 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.java
@@ -331,6 +331,14 @@ public void setInputType(int type) {
     // Input type password defaults to monospace font, so we need to re-apply the font
     super.setTypeface(tf);
 
+    /**
+     *  If set forces multiline on input, because of a restriction on Android source that enables multiline only for inputs of type Text and Multiline on method {@link android.widget.TextView#isMultilineInputType(int)}}
+     *  Source: {@Link <a href='https://android.googlesource.com/platform/frameworks/base/+/jb-release/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java'>TextView.java</a>}
+     */
+    if (isMultiline()) {
+      setSingleLine(false);
+    }
+
     // We override the KeyListener so that all keys on the soft input keyboard as well as hardware
     // keyboards work. Some KeyListeners like DigitsKeyListener will display the keyboard but not
     // accept all input from it