diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/text_field.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/text_field.dart
index 267fc97865..fa3dd318b7 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/text_field.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/text_field.dart
@@ -605,7 +605,9 @@ class _CupertinoTextFieldState extends State<CupertinoTextField> with AutomaticK
     if (widget.maxLength != null && widget.maxLengthEnforced) {
       formatters.add(LengthLimitingTextInputFormatter(widget.maxLength));
     }
-    final TextStyle textStyle = widget.style ?? CupertinoTheme.of(context).textTheme.textStyle;
+    final CupertinoThemeData themeData = CupertinoTheme.of(context);
+    final TextStyle textStyle = widget.style ?? themeData.textTheme.textStyle;
+    final Brightness keyboardAppearance = widget.keyboardAppearance ?? themeData.brightness;
 
     final Widget paddedEditable = Padding(
       padding: widget.padding,
@@ -635,7 +637,7 @@ class _CupertinoTextFieldState extends State<CupertinoTextField> with AutomaticK
           cursorColor: widget.cursorColor,
           backgroundCursorColor: CupertinoColors.inactiveGray,
           scrollPadding: widget.scrollPadding,
-          keyboardAppearance: widget.keyboardAppearance,
+          keyboardAppearance: keyboardAppearance,
         ),
       ),
     );
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
index ce03c934a6..47c98ddbdb 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ class EditableTextState extends State<EditableText> with AutomaticKeepAliveClien
                   : TextInputAction.done
               ),
               textCapitalization: widget.textCapitalization,
+              keyboardAppearance: widget.keyboardAppearance,
           )
       )..setEditingState(localValue);
     }
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/cupertino/text_field_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/cupertino/text_field_test.dart
index f2818e0f84..873a6ec76a 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/cupertino/text_field_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/cupertino/text_field_test.dart
@@ -1168,4 +1168,52 @@ void main() {
       );
     },
   );
+
+  testWidgets('text field respects keyboardAppearance from theme', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    final List<MethodCall> log = <MethodCall>[];
+    SystemChannels.textInput.setMockMethodCallHandler((MethodCall methodCall) async {
+      log.add(methodCall);
+    });
+
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      const CupertinoApp(
+        theme: CupertinoThemeData(
+          brightness: Brightness.dark,
+        ),
+        home: Center(
+          child: CupertinoTextField(),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    await tester.showKeyboard(find.byType(EditableText));
+    final MethodCall setClient = log.first;
+    expect(setClient.method, 'TextInput.setClient');
+    expect(setClient.arguments.last['keyboardAppearance'], 'Brightness.dark');
+  });
+
+  testWidgets('text field can override keyboardAppearance from theme', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    final List<MethodCall> log = <MethodCall>[];
+    SystemChannels.textInput.setMockMethodCallHandler((MethodCall methodCall) async {
+      log.add(methodCall);
+    });
+
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      const CupertinoApp(
+        theme: CupertinoThemeData(
+          brightness: Brightness.dark,
+        ),
+        home: Center(
+          child: CupertinoTextField(
+            keyboardAppearance: Brightness.light,
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    await tester.showKeyboard(find.byType(EditableText));
+    final MethodCall setClient = log.first;
+    expect(setClient.method, 'TextInput.setClient');
+    expect(setClient.arguments.last['keyboardAppearance'], 'Brightness.light');
+  });
 }
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_test.dart
index a2110a0ef4..8331df37ee 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_test.dart
@@ -1979,6 +1979,63 @@ testWidgets(
     ));
     expect(called, 2);
   });
+
+  testWidgets('default keyboardAppearance is resepcted', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    // Regression test for https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/22212.
+
+    final List<MethodCall> log = <MethodCall>[];
+    SystemChannels.textInput.setMockMethodCallHandler((MethodCall methodCall) async {
+      log.add(methodCall);
+    });
+
+    final TextEditingController controller = TextEditingController();
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      Directionality(
+        textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+        child: EditableText(
+          controller: controller,
+          focusNode: FocusNode(),
+          style: Typography(platform: TargetPlatform.android).black.subhead,
+          cursorColor: Colors.blue,
+          backgroundCursorColor: Colors.grey,
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    await tester.showKeyboard(find.byType(EditableText));
+    final MethodCall setClient = log.first;
+    expect(setClient.method, 'TextInput.setClient');
+    expect(setClient.arguments.last['keyboardAppearance'], 'Brightness.light');
+  });
+
+  testWidgets('custom keyboardAppearance is resepcted', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    // Regression test for https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/22212.
+
+    final List<MethodCall> log = <MethodCall>[];
+    SystemChannels.textInput.setMockMethodCallHandler((MethodCall methodCall) async {
+      log.add(methodCall);
+    });
+
+    final TextEditingController controller = TextEditingController();
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      Directionality(
+        textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+        child: EditableText(
+          controller: controller,
+          focusNode: FocusNode(),
+          style: Typography(platform: TargetPlatform.android).black.subhead,
+          cursorColor: Colors.blue,
+          backgroundCursorColor: Colors.grey,
+          keyboardAppearance: Brightness.dark,
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    await tester.showKeyboard(find.byType(EditableText));
+    final MethodCall setClient = log.first;
+    expect(setClient.method, 'TextInput.setClient');
+    expect(setClient.arguments.last['keyboardAppearance'], 'Brightness.dark');
+  });
 }
 
 class MockTextSelectionControls extends Mock implements TextSelectionControls {}