diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextView.m b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextView.m
index bcae5fe0af..d21360ed26 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextView.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextView.m
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 
     _textView = [[UITextView alloc] initWithFrame:self.bounds];
     _textView.backgroundColor = [UIColor clearColor];
+    _textView.scrollsToTop = NO;
     _textView.delegate = self;
     [self addSubview:_textView];
   }