diff --git a/src/libs/setSelection/index.js b/src/libs/setSelection/index.js
deleted file mode 100644
index c7f24ae4a199..000000000000
--- a/src/libs/setSelection/index.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-export default function setSelection(textInput, start, end) {
-    if (!textInput) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    textInput.setSelectionRange(start, end);
-}
diff --git a/src/libs/setSelection/index.native.js b/src/libs/setSelection/index.native.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 02d812d84cd4..000000000000
--- a/src/libs/setSelection/index.native.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-export default function setSelection(textInput, start, end) {
-    if (!textInput) {
-        return;
-    }
-
-    textInput.setSelection(start, end);
-}
diff --git a/src/libs/setSelection/index.native.ts b/src/libs/setSelection/index.native.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e27cd4e58bd7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/setSelection/index.native.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import SetSelection from './types';
+
+const setSelection: SetSelection = (textInput, start, end) => {
+    if (!textInput) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if ('setSelection' in textInput) {
+        textInput.setSelection(start, end);
+    }
+};
+
+export default setSelection;
diff --git a/src/libs/setSelection/index.ts b/src/libs/setSelection/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5eee88881924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/setSelection/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import SetSelection from './types';
+
+const setSelection: SetSelection = (textInput, start, end) => {
+    if (!textInput) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if ('setSelectionRange' in textInput) {
+        textInput.setSelectionRange(start, end);
+    }
+};
+
+export default setSelection;
diff --git a/src/libs/setSelection/types.ts b/src/libs/setSelection/types.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2717079725f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libs/setSelection/types.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+import {TextInput} from 'react-native';
+
+type SetSelection = (textInput: TextInput | HTMLInputElement, start: number, end: number) => void;
+
+export default SetSelection;
diff --git a/src/types/modules/react-native.d.ts b/src/types/modules/react-native.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1b0b39e5f67d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/modules/react-native.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/consistent-type-definitions */
+import 'react-native';
+
+declare module 'react-native' {
+    interface TextInput {
+        // Typescript type declaration is missing in React Native for setting text selection.
+        setSelection: (start: number, end: number) => void;
+    }
+}