diff --git a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Text/RCTParagraphComponentView.mm b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Text/RCTParagraphComponentView.mm
index 6e3284b91c728e..637b3917cf6d68 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Text/RCTParagraphComponentView.mm
+++ b/packages/react-native/React/Fabric/Mounting/ComponentViews/Text/RCTParagraphComponentView.mm
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
 #if !TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS]
 #import <MobileCoreServices/UTCoreTypes.h>
 #endif // [macOS]
+#if TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS
+#import <QuartzCore/CAShapeLayer.h>
+#endif // macOS]
 
 #import <react/renderer/components/text/ParagraphComponentDescriptor.h>
 #import <react/renderer/components/text/ParagraphProps.h>
@@ -25,29 +28,16 @@
 #import "RCTConversions.h"
 #import "RCTFabricComponentsPlugins.h"
 
-#import <QuartzCore/QuartzCore.h> // [macOS]
-
 using namespace facebook::react;
 
-#if !TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS]
 // ParagraphTextView is an auxiliary view we set as contentView so the drawing
 // can happen on top of the layers manipulated by RCTViewComponentView (the parent view)
 @interface RCTParagraphTextView : RCTUIView // [macOS]
-#else // [macOS
-// On macOS, we also defer drawing to an NSTextView,
-// in order to get more native behaviors like text selection.
-@interface RCTParagraphTextView : NSTextView // [macOS]
-#endif // macOS]
 
 @property (nonatomic) ParagraphShadowNode::ConcreteState::Shared state;
 @property (nonatomic) ParagraphAttributes paragraphAttributes;
 @property (nonatomic) LayoutMetrics layoutMetrics;
 
-#if TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS]
-/// UIKit compatibility shim that simply calls `[self setNeedsDisplay:YES]`
-- (void)setNeedsDisplay;
-#endif
-
 @end
 
 #if !TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS]
@@ -55,6 +45,9 @@ @interface RCTParagraphComponentView () <UIEditMenuInteractionDelegate>
 
 @property (nonatomic, nullable) UIEditMenuInteraction *editMenuInteraction API_AVAILABLE(ios(16.0));
 
+@end
+#else // [macOS
+@interface RCTParagraphComponentView ()
 @end
 #endif // [macOS]
 
@@ -64,7 +57,7 @@ @implementation RCTParagraphComponentView {
   RCTParagraphComponentAccessibilityProvider *_accessibilityProvider;
 #if !TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS]
   UILongPressGestureRecognizer *_longPressGestureRecognizer;
-#endif // macOS]
+#endif // [macOS]
   RCTParagraphTextView *_textView;
 }
 
@@ -73,30 +66,11 @@ - (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame
   if (self = [super initWithFrame:frame]) {
     _props = ParagraphShadowNode::defaultSharedProps();
 
-#if !TARGET_OS_OSX  // [macOS]
+#if !TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS]
     self.opaque = NO;
+#endif // [macOS]
     _textView = [RCTParagraphTextView new];
     _textView.backgroundColor = RCTUIColor.clearColor; // [macOS]
-#else // [macOS
-    // Make the RCTParagraphComponentView accessible and available in the a11y hierarchy.
-    self.accessibilityElement = YES;
-    self.accessibilityRole = NSAccessibilityStaticTextRole;
-    // Fix blurry text on non-retina displays.
-    self.canDrawSubviewsIntoLayer = YES;
-    // The NSTextView is responsible for drawing text and managing selection.
-    _textView = [[RCTParagraphTextView alloc] initWithFrame:self.bounds];
-    // The RCTParagraphComponentUnfocusableTextView is only used for rendering and should not appear in the a11y hierarchy.
-    _textView.accessibilityElement = NO;
-    _textView.usesFontPanel = NO;
-    _textView.drawsBackground = NO;
-    _textView.linkTextAttributes = @{};
-    _textView.editable = NO;
-    _textView.selectable = NO;
-    _textView.verticallyResizable = NO;
-    _textView.layoutManager.usesFontLeading = NO;
-    self.contentView = _textView;
-    self.layerContentsRedrawPolicy = NSViewLayerContentsRedrawDuringViewResize;
-#endif // macOS]
     self.contentView = _textView;
   }
 
@@ -153,9 +127,7 @@ - (void)updateProps:(const Props::Shared &)props oldProps:(const Props::Shared &
     } else {
       [self disableContextMenu];
     }
-#else // [macOS
-    _textView.selectable = newParagraphProps.isSelectable;
-#endif // macOS]
+#endif // [macOS]
   }
 
   [super updateProps:props oldProps:oldProps];
@@ -213,7 +185,7 @@ - (BOOL)isAccessibilityElement
   return NO;
 }
 
-#if !TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS]
+#if !TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS
 - (NSArray *)accessibilityElements
 {
   const auto &paragraphProps = static_cast<const ParagraphProps &>(*_props);
@@ -249,7 +221,12 @@ - (UIAccessibilityTraits)accessibilityTraits
 {
   return [super accessibilityTraits] | UIAccessibilityTraitStaticText;
 }
-#endif // [macOS]
+#else // [macOS
+- (NSAccessibilityRole)accessibilityRole
+{
+  return [super accessibilityRole] ?: NSAccessibilityStaticTextRole;
+}
+#endif // macOS]
 
 #pragma mark - RCTTouchableComponentViewProtocol
 
@@ -333,6 +310,7 @@ - (BOOL)canBecomeFirstResponder
   return paragraphProps.isSelectable;
 }
 
+#if !TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS]
 - (BOOL)canPerformAction:(SEL)action withSender:(id)sender
 {
   const auto &paragraphProps = static_cast<const ParagraphProps &>(*_props);
@@ -341,12 +319,9 @@ - (BOOL)canPerformAction:(SEL)action withSender:(id)sender
     return YES;
   }
 
-#if !TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS]
   return [self.nextResponder canPerformAction:action withSender:sender];
-#else  // [macOS
-  return NO;
-#endif // macOS]
 }
+#endif // [macOS]
 
 - (void)copy:(id)sender
 {
@@ -382,12 +357,10 @@ - (void)copy:(id)sender
 }
 
 @implementation RCTParagraphTextView {
-#if !TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS]
   CAShapeLayer *_highlightLayer;
-#endif // macOS]
 }
 
-- (RCTUIView *)hitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event // [macOS]
+- (RCTUIView *)hitTest:(CGPoint)point withEvent:(UIEvent *)event
 {
   return nil;
 }
@@ -409,7 +382,6 @@ - (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect
 
   CGRect frame = RCTCGRectFromRect(_layoutMetrics.getContentFrame());
 
-#if !TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS]
   [nativeTextLayoutManager drawAttributedString:_state->getData().attributedString
                             paragraphAttributes:_paragraphAttributes
                                           frame:frame
@@ -421,54 +393,70 @@ - (void)drawRect:(CGRect)rect
                                     [self.layer addSublayer:self->_highlightLayer];
                                   }
                                   self->_highlightLayer.position = frame.origin;
+
+#if !TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS]
                                   self->_highlightLayer.path = highlightPath.CGPath;
+#else // [macOS Update once our minimum is macOS 14
+                                  self->_highlightLayer.path = UIBezierPathCreateCGPathRef(highlightPath);
+#endif // macOS]
                                 } else {
                                   [self->_highlightLayer removeFromSuperlayer];
                                   self->_highlightLayer = nil;
                                 }
                               }];
-#else // [macOS
-  NSTextStorage *textStorage = [nativeTextLayoutManager getTextStorageForAttributedString:_state->getData().attributedString paragraphAttributes:_paragraphAttributes size:frame.size];
-
-  NSLayoutManager *layoutManager = textStorage.layoutManagers.firstObject;
-  NSTextContainer *textContainer = layoutManager.textContainers.firstObject;
-
-  [self replaceTextContainer:textContainer];
-
-  NSArray<NSLayoutManager *> *managers = [[textStorage layoutManagers] copy];
-  for (NSLayoutManager *manager in managers) {
-    [textStorage removeLayoutManager:manager];
-  }
-
-  self.minSize = frame.size;
-  self.maxSize = frame.size;
-  self.frame = frame;
-  [[self textStorage] setAttributedString:textStorage];
-
-  [super drawRect:rect];
-#endif
 }
 
-#if TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS
-- (void)setNeedsDisplay
-{
-  [self setNeedsDisplay:YES];
-}
-
-- (BOOL)canBecomeKeyView
-{
-  return NO;
-}
+@end
 
-- (BOOL)resignFirstResponder
+#if TARGET_OS_OSX // [macOS
+// Copied from RCTUIKit
+CGPathRef UIBezierPathCreateCGPathRef(UIBezierPath *bezierPath)
 {
-  // Don't relinquish first responder while selecting text.
-  if (self.selectable && NSRunLoop.currentRunLoop.currentMode == NSEventTrackingRunLoopMode) {
-    return NO;
+  CGPathRef immutablePath = NULL;
+  
+  // Draw the path elements.
+  NSInteger numElements = [bezierPath elementCount];
+  if (numElements > 0)
+  {
+    CGMutablePathRef    path = CGPathCreateMutable();
+    NSPoint             points[3];
+    BOOL                didClosePath = YES;
+    
+    for (NSInteger i = 0; i < numElements; i++)
+    {
+      switch ([bezierPath elementAtIndex:i associatedPoints:points])
+      {
+        case NSBezierPathElementMoveTo:
+          CGPathMoveToPoint(path, NULL, points[0].x, points[0].y);
+          break;
+          
+        case NSBezierPathElementLineTo:
+          CGPathAddLineToPoint(path, NULL, points[0].x, points[0].y);
+          didClosePath = NO;
+          break;
+          
+        case NSBezierPathElementCurveTo:
+          CGPathAddCurveToPoint(path, NULL, points[0].x, points[0].y,
+                                points[1].x, points[1].y,
+                                points[2].x, points[2].y);
+          didClosePath = NO;
+          break;
+          
+        case NSBezierPathElementClosePath:
+          CGPathCloseSubpath(path);
+          didClosePath = YES;
+          break;
+      }
+    }
+    
+    // Be sure the path is closed or Quartz may not do valid hit detection.
+    if (!didClosePath)
+      CGPathCloseSubpath(path);
+    
+    immutablePath = CGPathCreateCopy(path);
+    CGPathRelease(path);
   }
-
-  return [super resignFirstResponder];
+  
+  return immutablePath;
 }
 #endif // macOS]
-
-@end