diff --git a/packages/core/ui/text-base/index.android.ts b/packages/core/ui/text-base/index.android.ts
index 8265425c3..6e6966591 100644
--- a/packages/core/ui/text-base/index.android.ts
+++ b/packages/core/ui/text-base/index.android.ts
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@ export class TextBase extends TextBaseCommon {
 			case 'right':
 				this.nativeTextViewProtected.setGravity(android.view.Gravity.END | verticalGravity);
 				break;
-			default: // initial | left | justify
+			default:
+				// initial | left | justify
 				this.nativeTextViewProtected.setGravity(android.view.Gravity.START | verticalGravity);
 				break;
 		}
@@ -485,14 +486,9 @@ export class TextBase extends TextBaseCommon {
 }
 
 function getCapitalizedString(str: string): string {
-	const words = str.split(' ');
-	const newWords = [];
-	for (let i = 0, length = words.length; i < length; i++) {
-		const word = words[i].toLowerCase();
-		newWords.push(word.substr(0, 1).toUpperCase() + word.substring(1));
-	}
-
-	return newWords.join(' ');
+	let newString = str.toLowerCase();
+	newString = newString.replace(/(?:^|\s|[-"'([{])+\S/g, (c) => c.toUpperCase());
+	return newString;
 }
 
 export function getTransformedText(text: string, textTransform: CoreTypes.TextTransformType): string {