diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.cpp b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.cpp
index 1d130feebb5806..d5a7beab4663b0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.cpp
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactCommon/react/renderer/components/textinput/TextInputEventEmitter.cpp
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@ static jsi::Value keyPressMetricsPayload(
       key = "Enter";
     } else if (keyPressMetrics.text.front() == '\t') {
       key = "Tab";
+    } else if (keyPressMetrics.text.front() == '\x1B') {
+      key = "Escape";
     } else {
       key = keyPressMetrics.text;
     }