diff --git a/ios/observers/FocusedInputObserver.swift b/ios/observers/FocusedInputObserver.swift
index f6b9226a30..0c7e8da2d3 100644
--- a/ios/observers/FocusedInputObserver.swift
+++ b/ios/observers/FocusedInputObserver.swift
@@ -142,7 +142,9 @@ public class FocusedInputObserver: NSObject {
     setupObservers()
     // dispatch onSelectionChange on focus
     if let textInput = responder as? UITextInput {
-      updateSelectionPosition(textInput: textInput, sendEvent: onSelectionChange)
+      DispatchQueue.main.async {
+        updateSelectionPosition(textInput: textInput, sendEvent: self.onSelectionChange)
+      }
     }
 
     syncUpLayout()
diff --git a/src/components/KeyboardAwareScrollView/index.tsx b/src/components/KeyboardAwareScrollView/index.tsx
index f053104197..70245b64e6 100644
--- a/src/components/KeyboardAwareScrollView/index.tsx
+++ b/src/components/KeyboardAwareScrollView/index.tsx
@@ -295,6 +295,11 @@ const KeyboardAwareScrollView = forwardRef<
 
         lastSelection.value = e;
 
+        // pre iOS 16 case, when selection event delivered between `onStart` and `onMove` events
+        if (keyboardWillAppear.value) {
+          updateLayoutFromSelection();
+        }
+
         if (e.target !== lastTarget) {
           // ignore this event, because "focus changed" event handled in `useSmoothKeyboardHandler`
           return;