diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.d.ts b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.d.ts
index 75837e341711a7..61dc4ac0370d51 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.d.ts
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.d.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ import {
 import {ColorValue, StyleProp} from '../../StyleSheet/StyleSheet';
 import {TextStyle} from '../../StyleSheet/StyleSheetTypes';
 import {
+  NativeBlurEvent,
+  NativeFocusEvent,
   NativeSyntheticEvent,
   NativeTouchEvent,
   TargetedEvent,
@@ -426,10 +428,18 @@ export interface TextInputAndroidProps {
   verticalAlign?: 'auto' | 'top' | 'bottom' | 'middle' | undefined;
 }
 
+/**
+ * @see TextInputProps.onBlur
+ */
+export interface TextInputBlurEventData extends NativeBlurEvent {
+  text: string;
+  eventCount: number;
+}
+
 /**
  * @see TextInputProps.onFocus
  */
-export interface TextInputFocusEventData extends TargetedEvent {
+export interface TextInputFocusEventData extends NativeFocusEvent {
   text: string;
   eventCount: number;
 }
@@ -736,7 +746,7 @@ export interface TextInputProps
    * Callback that is called when the text input is blurred
    */
   onBlur?:
-    | ((e: NativeSyntheticEvent<TextInputFocusEventData>) => void)
+    | ((e: NativeSyntheticEvent<TextInputBlurEventData>) => void)
     | undefined;
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
index b60ae10fa8abcf..0e44cb4b2163e1 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 
 import type {HostComponent} from '../../Renderer/shims/ReactNativeTypes';
 import type {
+  BlurEvent,
+  FocusEvent,
   PressEvent,
   ScrollEvent,
   SyntheticEvent,
@@ -96,15 +98,6 @@ export type ContentSizeChangeEvent = SyntheticEvent<
   |}>,
 >;
 
-type TargetEvent = SyntheticEvent<
-  $ReadOnly<{|
-    target: number,
-  |}>,
->;
-
-export type BlurEvent = TargetEvent;
-export type FocusEvent = TargetEvent;
-
 type Selection = $ReadOnly<{|
   start: number,
   end: number,
diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Types/CoreEventTypes.js b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Types/CoreEventTypes.js
index a0234e95f26d16..991681858cbbdb 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Types/CoreEventTypes.js
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Types/CoreEventTypes.js
@@ -270,17 +270,14 @@ export type ScrollEvent = SyntheticEvent<
   |}>,
 >;
 
-export type BlurEvent = SyntheticEvent<
+type TargetEvent = SyntheticEvent<
   $ReadOnly<{|
     target: number,
   |}>,
 >;
 
-export type FocusEvent = SyntheticEvent<
-  $ReadOnly<{|
-    target: number,
-  |}>,
->;
+export type BlurEvent = TargetEvent;
+export type FocusEvent = TargetEvent;
 
 export type MouseEvent = SyntheticEvent<
   $ReadOnly<{|