diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java
index 64135eda4f5eca..a6d48f57d17aa2 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ public int reactTagForTouch(float touchX, float touchY) {
         for (int i = 0; i < spans.length; i++) {
           int spanStart = spannedText.getSpanStart(spans[i]);
           int spanEnd = spannedText.getSpanEnd(spans[i]);
-          if (spanEnd > index && (spanEnd - spanStart) <= targetSpanTextLength) {
+          if (spanEnd >= index && (spanEnd - spanStart) <= targetSpanTextLength) {
             target = spans[i].getReactTag();
             targetSpanTextLength = (spanEnd - spanStart);
           }