diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactBaseTextShadowNode.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactBaseTextShadowNode.java
index b2772a60b..6e6d2cfef 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactBaseTextShadowNode.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactBaseTextShadowNode.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 package com.facebook.react.views.text;
 
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Typeface;
 import android.os.Build;
 import android.text.Layout;
@@ -150,7 +151,10 @@ public abstract class ReactBaseTextShadowNode extends LayoutShadowNode {
       if (textShadowNode.mIsLineThroughTextDecorationSet) {
         ops.add(new SetSpanOperation(start, end, new StrikethroughSpan()));
       }
-      if (textShadowNode.mTextShadowOffsetDx != 0 || textShadowNode.mTextShadowOffsetDy != 0) {
+      if ((textShadowNode.mTextShadowOffsetDx != 0
+        || textShadowNode.mTextShadowOffsetDy != 0
+        || textShadowNode.mTextShadowRadius != 0)
+        && Color.alpha(textShadowNode.mTextShadowColor) != 0) {
         ops.add(
             new SetSpanOperation(
                 start,