diff --git a/packages/react-native-aztec/src/AztecView.js b/packages/react-native-aztec/src/AztecView.js
index 456fde3ed8b694..f194aa67ffe99c 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-aztec/src/AztecView.js
+++ b/packages/react-native-aztec/src/AztecView.js
@@ -284,5 +284,6 @@ class AztecView extends Component {
 const RCTAztecView = requireNativeComponent( 'RCTAztecView', AztecView );
 
 AztecView.InputState = AztecInputState;
+AztecView.KeyCodes = KEYCODES;
 
 export default AztecView;
diff --git a/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js b/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js
index 7fb9a25e1df63c..964620580e6869 100644
--- a/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/rich-text/src/component/index.native.js
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ export class RichText extends Component {
 		this.customEditableOnKeyDown?.( {
 			preventDefault: () => undefined,
 			...event,
+			key: RCTAztecView.KeyCodes[ event?.keyCode ],
 		} );
 
 		this.handleDelete( event );
diff --git a/test/native/__mocks__/@wordpress/react-native-aztec/index.js b/test/native/__mocks__/@wordpress/react-native-aztec/index.js
index f64e93af002952..1452aeb957c872 100644
--- a/test/native/__mocks__/@wordpress/react-native-aztec/index.js
+++ b/test/native/__mocks__/@wordpress/react-native-aztec/index.js
@@ -9,9 +9,11 @@ import { omit } from 'lodash';
  */
 import { forwardRef, useImperativeHandle, useRef } from '@wordpress/element';
 
-// Preserve the mock of AztecInputState to be exported with the AztecView mock.
+// Preserve the mock of AztecInputState and AztecKeyCodes to be exported with the AztecView mock.
 const AztecInputState = jest.requireActual( '@wordpress/react-native-aztec' )
 	.default.InputState;
+const AztecKeyCodes = jest.requireActual( '@wordpress/react-native-aztec' )
+	.default.KeyCodes;
 
 const UNSUPPORTED_PROPS = [ 'style' ];
 
@@ -50,5 +52,6 @@ const RCTAztecView = ( { accessibilityLabel, text, ...rest }, ref ) => {
 
 const AztecView = forwardRef( RCTAztecView );
 AztecView.InputState = AztecInputState;
+AztecView.KeyCodes = AztecKeyCodes;
 
 export default AztecView;