diff --git a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Input/AvaloniaInputConnection.cs b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Input/AvaloniaInputConnection.cs
index 2169936b56..80d86f1c86 100644
--- a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Input/AvaloniaInputConnection.cs
+++ b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Input/AvaloniaInputConnection.cs
@@ -279,20 +279,20 @@ namespace Avalonia.Android.Platform.Input
 
         public ICharSequence? GetSelectedTextFormatted([GeneratedEnum] GetTextFlags flags)
         {
-            return new SpannableString(_editBuffer.SelectedText);
+            return new Java.Lang.String(_editBuffer.SelectedText ?? "");
         }
 
         public ICharSequence? GetTextAfterCursorFormatted(int n, [GeneratedEnum] GetTextFlags flags)
         {
             var end = Math.Min(_editBuffer.Selection.End, _editBuffer.Text.Length);
-            return new SpannableString(_editBuffer.Text.Substring(end, Math.Min(n, _editBuffer.Text.Length - end)));
+            return new Java.Lang.String(_editBuffer.Text.Substring(end, Math.Min(n, _editBuffer.Text.Length - end)));
         }
 
         public ICharSequence? GetTextBeforeCursorFormatted(int n, [GeneratedEnum] GetTextFlags flags)
         {
             var start = Math.Max(0, _editBuffer.Selection.Start - n);
             var length = _editBuffer.Selection.Start - start;
-            return _editBuffer.Text == null ? null : new SpannableString(_editBuffer.Text.Substring(start, length));
+            return _editBuffer.Text == null ? null : new Java.Lang.String(_editBuffer.Text.Substring(start, length));
         }
 
         public bool PerformPrivateCommand(string? action, Bundle? data)
diff --git a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Input/TextEditBuffer.cs b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Input/TextEditBuffer.cs
index b8a330bf1c..e040687d6d 100644
--- a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Input/TextEditBuffer.cs
+++ b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Input/TextEditBuffer.cs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Android.Platform.Input
             SelectionStart = Selection.Start,
             SelectionEnd = Selection.End,
             StartOffset = 0,
-            Text = new SpannableString(Text)
+            Text = new Java.Lang.String(Text)
         };
 
         internal void Remove(int index, int length)