diff --git a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/TextInput/__tests__/index-test.js b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/TextInput/__tests__/index-test.js
index acbe26be1b..ad4f543251 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/TextInput/__tests__/index-test.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/TextInput/__tests__/index-test.js
@@ -306,6 +306,12 @@ describe('components/TextInput', () => {
       const textarea = findTextArea(container);
       expect(textarea.getAttribute('rows')).toEqual('3');
     });
+
+    test('with "multiline" defaults to 1 row', () => {
+      const { container } = render(<TextInput multiline />);
+      const textarea = findTextArea(container);
+      expect(textarea.getAttribute('rows')).toEqual('1');
+    });
   });
 
   test('prop "onBlur"', () => {
diff --git a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/TextInput/index.js b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/TextInput/index.js
index 8f8de0bf0f..b8152e3409 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/TextInput/index.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-web/src/exports/TextInput/index.js
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ const TextInput: React.AbstractComponent<
     );
   }
   */
-  supportedProps.rows = multiline ? (rows != null ? rows : numberOfLines) : 1;
+  supportedProps.rows = multiline ? rows ?? numberOfLines ?? 1 : 1;
   supportedProps.spellCheck = spellCheck != null ? spellCheck : autoCorrect;
   supportedProps.style = [
     { '--placeholderTextColor': placeholderTextColor },