diff --git a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
index a2fe9a648..509e5327f 100644
--- a/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
+++ b/tns-core-modules/ui/editable-text-base/editable-text-base.android.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ function initializeEditTextListeners(): void {
                 }
             }
             else {
-                if (owner._dirtyTextAccumulator) {
+                if (owner._dirtyTextAccumulator || owner._dirtyTextAccumulator === "") {
                     textProperty.nativeValueChange(owner, owner._dirtyTextAccumulator);
                     owner._dirtyTextAccumulator = undefined;
                 }