diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTypefaceUtils.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTypefaceUtils.kt
index 154062b966d5..6253b10db5d0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTypefaceUtils.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTypefaceUtils.kt
@@ -179,6 +179,10 @@ public object ReactTypefaceUtils {
     }
 
     try {
+      // Paint skips unchanged settings even after setTypeface, so clear them first.
+      if (paint.fontVariationSettings != null) {
+        paint.setFontVariationSettings(null)
+      }
       paint.setFontVariationSettings(fontVariationSettings)
     } catch (exception: IllegalArgumentException) {
       // Paint instances are reused, so explicitly clear axes from a previous layout.
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.kt
index e27330c87149..6b51c8067f99 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactEditText.kt
@@ -689,6 +689,10 @@ public open class ReactEditText public constructor(context: Context) : AppCompat
     val newTypeface = applyStyles(typeface, fontStyle, fontWeight, fontFamily, context.assets)
     typeface = newTypeface
     if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.O) {
+      // TextView skips unchanged settings even after a typeface change, so clear them first.
+      if (fontVariationSettings != null) {
+        super.setFontVariationSettings(null)
+      }
       super.setFontVariationSettings(parsedFontVariationSettings)
     }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextLayoutManagerFontWeightAdjustmentTest.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextLayoutManagerFontWeightAdjustmentTest.kt
index 9b7454b1e0b0..b2df8cfd4c0e 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextLayoutManagerFontWeightAdjustmentTest.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/test/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/TextLayoutManagerFontWeightAdjustmentTest.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.mockito.kotlin.any
 import org.mockito.kotlin.inOrder
 import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
+import org.mockito.kotlin.never
 import org.mockito.kotlin.verify
 import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
 import org.robolectric.RobolectricTestRunner
@@ -127,6 +128,55 @@ class TextLayoutManagerFontWeightAdjustmentTest {
     verify(paint).setFontVariationSettings(null)
   }
 
+  @Test
+  fun `reused paint re-applies unchanged font variation settings to a new typeface`() {
+    val paint = mock<Paint>()
+    whenever(paint.fontVariationSettings).thenReturn("'wght' 600")
+
+    ReactTypefaceUtils.applyFontVariationSettings(paint, "'wght' 600")
+
+    inOrder(paint) {
+      verify(paint).setFontVariationSettings(null)
+      verify(paint).setFontVariationSettings("'wght' 600")
+    }
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `fresh paint applies font variation settings without clearing first`() {
+    val paint = mock<Paint>()
+    whenever(paint.fontVariationSettings).thenReturn(null)
+
+    ReactTypefaceUtils.applyFontVariationSettings(paint, "'wght' 600")
+
+    verify(paint).setFontVariationSettings("'wght' 600")
+    verify(paint, never()).setFontVariationSettings(null)
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  fun `scratch text paint re-applies font variation settings on repeated measurement`() {
+    val paint = mock<TextPaint>()
+    whenever(paint.fontVariationSettings).thenReturn("'wght' 600")
+    val textAttributes =
+        TextAttributeProps.fromReadableMap(
+            ReactStylesDiffMap(
+                JavaOnlyMap.of("fontWeight", "600", "fontVariationSettings", "'wght' 600"),
+            ),
+        )
+
+    TextLayoutManager.updateTextPaint(
+        paint,
+        textAttributes,
+        RuntimeEnvironment.getApplication().assets,
+        0,
+    )
+
+    inOrder(paint) {
+      verify(paint).setTypeface(any())
+      verify(paint).setFontVariationSettings(null)
+      verify(paint).setFontVariationSettings("'wght' 600")
+    }
+  }
+
   private companion object {
     const val FONT_WEIGHT_ADJUSTMENT_BOLD_TEXT = 300
   }