diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
index ec473bcef5df4f..e31891e1780994 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
@@ -515,13 +515,15 @@ - (void)textInputDidChangeSelection
   }
 
   RCTTextSelection *selection = self.selection;
+  UITextRange *selectedTextRange = self.backedTextInputView.selectedTextRange;
+  CGPoint selectionOrigin = [self.backedTextInputView caretRectForPosition:selectedTextRange.start].origin;
 
   _onSelectionChange(@{
     @"selection" : @{
       @"start" : @(selection.start),
       @"end" : @(selection.end),
-      @"positionY": @(selectionOrigin.y),
-      @"positionX": @(selectionOrigin.x),
+      @"cursorPositionY": @(selectionOrigin.y),
+      @"cursorPositionX": @(selectionOrigin.x),
     },
   });
 }