diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ab3d4e08..f514cfb6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 
+## 9.3.15 (2024-09-09)
+
+- fix letter spacing for Hindi text
 - ts fixes
 
 ### 9.3.14 (2024-07-16)
diff --git a/src/shapes/Text.ts b/src/shapes/Text.ts
index 07418fa0..476a7c90 100644
--- a/src/shapes/Text.ts
+++ b/src/shapes/Text.ts
@@ -13,12 +13,33 @@ import { _registerNode } from '../Global';
 
 import { GetSet } from '../types';
 
-export function stringToArray(string: string) {
-  // we need to use `Array.from` because it can split unicode string correctly
-  // we also can use some regexp magic from lodash:
-  // https://github.com/lodash/lodash/blob/fb1f99d9d90ad177560d771bc5953a435b2dc119/lodash.toarray/index.js#L256
-  // but I decided it is too much code for that small fix
-  return Array.from(string);
+export function stringToArray(string: string): string[] {
+  // Use Unicode-aware splitting
+  return [...string].reduce((acc, char, index, array) => {
+    // Handle emoji sequences (including ZWJ sequences)
+    if (
+      /\p{Emoji_Modifier_Base}\p{Emoji_Modifier}?(?:\u200D\p{Emoji_Presentation})+/u.test(
+        char
+      )
+    ) {
+      acc.push(char);
+    }
+    // Handle regional indicator symbols (flags)
+    else if (
+      /\p{Regional_Indicator}{2}/u.test(char + (array[index + 1] || ''))
+    ) {
+      acc.push(char + array[index + 1]);
+    }
+    // Handle Indic scripts and other combining characters
+    else if (index > 0 && /\p{Mn}|\p{Me}|\p{Mc}/u.test(char)) {
+      acc[acc.length - 1] += char;
+    }
+    // Handle other characters
+    else {
+      acc.push(char);
+    }
+    return acc;
+  }, [] as string[]);
 }
 
 export interface TextConfig extends ShapeConfig {
diff --git a/test/unit/Text-test.ts b/test/unit/Text-test.ts
index f95cb804..0c84ccd1 100644
--- a/test/unit/Text-test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/Text-test.ts
@@ -164,6 +164,34 @@ describe('Text', function () {
     compareLayerAndCanvas(layer, canvas, 254);
   });
 
+  it('check hindi with letterSpacing', function () {
+    var stage = addStage();
+    var layer = new Konva.Layer();
+
+    var text = new Konva.Text({
+      x: 10,
+      y: 10,
+      text: 'आपकी दौड़ के लिए परफेक्ट जूते!',
+      fontSize: 50,
+      letterSpacing: 10,
+    });
+
+    layer.add(text);
+    stage.add(layer);
+
+    var canvas = createCanvas();
+    var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
+    context.textBaseline = 'middle';
+    context.letterSpacing = '10px';
+    context.font = 'normal normal 50px Arial';
+    context.fillStyle = 'darkgrey';
+    context.fillText('आपकी दौड़ के लिए परफेक्ट जूते!', 10, 10 + 25);
+
+    if (isBrowser) {
+      compareLayerAndCanvas(layer, canvas, 254, 200);
+    }
+  });
+
   it('text cache with fill and shadow', function () {
     // TODO: on node-canvas it doesn't work
     // text scaling is not correct