diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/text_field.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/text_field.dart
index 623ce0fc5d..3dd20a0d27 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/text_field.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/text_field.dart
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ class _CupertinoTextFieldState extends State<CupertinoTextField> with Restoratio
       _createLocalController();
     }
     _effectiveFocusNode.canRequestFocus = widget.enabled ?? true;
+    _effectiveFocusNode.addListener(_handleFocusChanged);
   }
 
   @override
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/cupertino/text_field_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/cupertino/text_field_test.dart
index 07bf6f279d..a74039fe0d 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/cupertino/text_field_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/cupertino/text_field_test.dart
@@ -284,6 +284,36 @@ void main() {
     skip: kIsWeb, // [intended] the web handles this on its own.
   );
 
+  testWidgets('can get text selection color initially on desktop', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    final FocusNode focusNode = FocusNode();
+    final TextEditingController controller = TextEditingController(
+      text: 'blah1 blah2',
+    );
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      CupertinoApp(
+        home: Center(
+          child: RepaintBoundary(
+            child: CupertinoTextField(
+              key: const ValueKey<int>(1),
+              controller: controller,
+              focusNode: focusNode,
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    controller.selection = const TextSelection(baseOffset: 0, extentOffset: 11);
+    focusNode.requestFocus();
+    await tester.pump();
+
+    expect(focusNode.hasFocus, true);
+    await expectLater(
+      find.byKey(const ValueKey<int>(1)),
+      matchesGoldenFile('text_field_golden.text_selection_color.0.png'),
+    );
+  });
+
   testWidgets('Activates the text field when receives semantics focus on Mac', (WidgetTester tester) async {
     final SemanticsTester semantics = SemanticsTester(tester);
     final SemanticsOwner semanticsOwner = tester.binding.pipelineOwner.semanticsOwner!;