diff --git a/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js b/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js
index 4176b0d20fc3a..6c3dda2071255 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js
@@ -756,6 +756,7 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 					disableEditingMenu={ this.props.disableEditingMenu }
 					isMultiline={ this.isMultiline }
 					textAlign={ this.props.textAlign }
+					selectionColor={ this.props.selectionColor }
 				/>
 				{ isSelected && <FormatEdit
 					formatTypes={ formatTypes }