diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java
index f8f68a42ea0fc5..1e249296dadeda 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/ReactTextView.java
@@ -371,7 +371,29 @@ protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {
       CharSequence text = getText();
       StrokeStyleSpan strokeSpan =
           text instanceof Spanned ? StrokeStyleSpan.getStrokeSpan((Spanned) text) : null;
-      if (strokeSpan == null || !strokeSpan.draw(getPaint(), () -> super.onDraw(canvas))) {
+
+      // Debug logging
+      Layout layout = getLayout();
+      if (strokeSpan != null && layout != null) {
+        android.util.Log.d("ReactTextView", "===== ReactTextView.onDraw =====");
+        android.util.Log.d("ReactTextView", "Layout lineCount: " + layout.getLineCount());
+        android.util.Log.d("ReactTextView", "View size: " + getWidth() + "x" + getHeight());
+        android.util.Log.d("ReactTextView", "Canvas clip bounds: " + canvas.getClipBounds());
+        android.util.Log.d("ReactTextView", "Overflow mode: " + mOverflow);
+        for (int i = 0; i < layout.getLineCount(); i++) {
+          android.util.Log.d("ReactTextView", "Line " + i + " - top: " + layout.getLineTop(i) +
+                           ", bottom: " + layout.getLineBottom(i) +
+                           ", baseline: " + layout.getLineBaseline(i));
+        }
+        android.util.Log.d("ReactTextView", "Text: " + text);
+        android.util.Log.d("ReactTextView", "About to call strokeSpan.draw()");
+      }
+
+      if (strokeSpan == null || !strokeSpan.draw(getPaint(), () -> {
+        android.util.Log.d("ReactTextView", ">>> Calling super.onDraw() - canvas clip: " + canvas.getClipBounds());
+        super.onDraw(canvas);
+        android.util.Log.d("ReactTextView", "<<< super.onDraw() complete");
+      })) {
         super.onDraw(canvas);
       }
 
diff --git a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/internal/span/StrokeStyleSpan.kt b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/internal/span/StrokeStyleSpan.kt
index ac07de3b2c4da7..9609b1a8912f04 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/internal/span/StrokeStyleSpan.kt
+++ b/packages/react-native/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/text/internal/span/StrokeStyleSpan.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import android.graphics.PorterDuffColorFilter
 import android.text.Spanned
 import android.text.TextPaint
 import android.text.style.CharacterStyle
+import android.util.Log
 
 public class StrokeStyleSpan(
     public val width: Float,
@@ -32,35 +33,44 @@ public class StrokeStyleSpan(
       return false
     }
 
+    Log.d("StrokeStyleSpan", "===== STROKE DRAW START =====")
+    Log.d("StrokeStyleSpan", "Stroke width: $width, color: ${Integer.toHexString(color)}")
+
     val originalStyle = paint.style
     val originalStrokeWidth = paint.strokeWidth
     val originalStrokeJoin = paint.strokeJoin
     val originalStrokeCap = paint.strokeCap
     val originalColor = paint.color
-    val originalColorFilter = paint.colorFilter
 
-    // Stroke pass
+    Log.d("StrokeStyleSpan", "Original paint - style: $originalStyle, strokeWidth: $originalStrokeWidth, color: ${Integer.toHexString(originalColor)}")
+
+    // FILL PASS FIRST - explicitly set FILL style
+    paint.style = Paint.Style.FILL
+    paint.strokeWidth = 0f
+    // Keep original color so text color spans work
+    Log.d("StrokeStyleSpan", ">>> FILL PASS (FIRST) - style: ${paint.style}, strokeWidth: ${paint.strokeWidth}, color: ${Integer.toHexString(paint.color)}")
+    drawCallback.run()
+    Log.d("StrokeStyleSpan", "<<< FILL PASS COMPLETE")
+
+    // STROKE PASS SECOND - draw stroke on top of fill
     paint.style = Paint.Style.STROKE
     paint.strokeWidth = width
     paint.strokeJoin = Paint.Join.ROUND
     paint.strokeCap = Paint.Cap.ROUND
-    paint.colorFilter = PorterDuffColorFilter(color, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN)
+    paint.color = color
+    Log.d("StrokeStyleSpan", ">>> STROKE PASS (SECOND) - style: ${paint.style}, strokeWidth: ${paint.strokeWidth}, color: ${Integer.toHexString(paint.color)}")
     drawCallback.run()
+    Log.d("StrokeStyleSpan", "<<< STROKE PASS COMPLETE")
 
-    // Fill pass
-    paint.style = Paint.Style.FILL
-    paint.strokeWidth = 0f
-    paint.color = originalColor
-    paint.colorFilter = originalColorFilter
-    drawCallback.run()
-
-    // Restore
+    // Restore paint
     paint.style = originalStyle
     paint.strokeWidth = originalStrokeWidth
     paint.strokeJoin = originalStrokeJoin
     paint.strokeCap = originalStrokeCap
     paint.color = originalColor
-    paint.colorFilter = originalColorFilter
+
+    Log.d("StrokeStyleSpan", "Paint restored to original state")
+    Log.d("StrokeStyleSpan", "===== STROKE DRAW END =====")
 
     return true
   }