diff --git a/Libraries/Text/Text.js b/Libraries/Text/Text.js
index 9b26ac0e2c..93887b23f2 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/Text.js
+++ b/Libraries/Text/Text.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const viewConfig = {
     numberOfLines: true,
     ellipsizeMode: true,
     allowFontScaling: true,
+    disabled: true,
     selectable: true,
     selectionColor: true,
     adjustsFontSizeToFit: true,