diff --git a/packages/canvas/platforms/ios/src/cpp/canvas2d/CanvasRenderingContext2DImpl.cpp b/packages/canvas/platforms/ios/src/cpp/canvas2d/CanvasRenderingContext2DImpl.cpp
index 180beee8..f417946a 100644
--- a/packages/canvas/platforms/ios/src/cpp/canvas2d/CanvasRenderingContext2DImpl.cpp
+++ b/packages/canvas/platforms/ios/src/cpp/canvas2d/CanvasRenderingContext2DImpl.cpp
@@ -3133,7 +3133,8 @@ CanvasRenderingContext2DImpl::MeasureText(const v8::FunctionCallbackInfo<v8::Val
     }
 
     const int text_utf8_len = canvas::Utf8Length(js_str, isolate);
-    if (text_utf8_len == 0) return;
+    // Empty strings still return a TextMetrics instance, as required by Canvas 2D.
+    // Pixi 8 CanvasTextSystem reads .width on empty remainder strings.
 
     auto &scratch = g_tls_scratch;
     const size_t prefix_len = ptr->cached_font_.size() + 1