diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
index 28f53a8ddeab25..f8d1862e0fa84e 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
@@ -728,16 +728,29 @@ public boolean onEditorAction(TextView v, int actionId, KeyEvent keyEvent) {
             // Any 'Enter' action will do
             if ((actionId & EditorInfo.IME_MASK_ACTION) > 0 ||
                 actionId == EditorInfo.IME_NULL) {
-              EventDispatcher eventDispatcher =
-                  reactContext.getNativeModule(UIManagerModule.class).getEventDispatcher();
-              eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(
-                  new ReactTextInputSubmitEditingEvent(
-                      editText.getId(),
-                      editText.getText().toString()));
-            }
+              boolean blurOnSubmit = editText.getBlurOnSubmit();
+              boolean isMultiline = ((editText.getInputType() &
+                InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE) != 0);
+
+              // Motivation:
+              // * blurOnSubmit && isMultiline => Generate `submit` event; clear focus; prevent default behaviour (return true);
+              // * blurOnSubmit && !isMultiline => Generate `submit` event; clear focus; prevent default behaviour (return true);
+              // * !blurOnSubmit && isMultiline => Perform default behaviour (return false);
+              // * !blurOnSubmit && !isMultiline => Prevent default behaviour (return true).
+
+              if (blurOnSubmit) {
+                EventDispatcher eventDispatcher =
+                    reactContext.getNativeModule(UIManagerModule.class).getEventDispatcher();
+
+                eventDispatcher.dispatchEvent(
+                    new ReactTextInputSubmitEditingEvent(
+                        editText.getId(),
+                        editText.getText().toString()));
+
+                editText.clearFocus();
+              }
 
-            if (editText.getBlurOnSubmit()) {
-              editText.clearFocus();
+              return blurOnSubmit || !isMultiline;
             }
 
             return true;