diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.h b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.h
index 186f83d5e80782..99ccfa1e3a01f5 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.h
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @property (nonatomic, copy, nullable) RCTDirectEventBlock onScroll;
 
 @property (nonatomic, assign) NSInteger mostRecentEventCount;
+@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL autoFocus;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL blurOnSubmit;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL selectTextOnFocus;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL clearTextOnFocus;
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
index c61279893f0ad0..e01bd43b67c6e9 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ @implementation RCTBaseTextInputView {
   BOOL _hasInputAccesoryView;
   NSString *_Nullable _predictedText;
   NSInteger _nativeEventCount;
+  BOOL _didMoveToWindow;
 }
 
 - (instancetype)initWithBridge:(RCTBridge *)bridge
@@ -519,7 +520,13 @@ - (void)reactBlur
 
 - (void)didMoveToWindow
 {
-  [self.backedTextInputView reactFocusIfNeeded];
+  if (self.autoFocus && !_didMoveToWindow) {
+    [self.backedTextInputView reactFocus];
+  } else {
+    [self.backedTextInputView reactFocusIfNeeded];
+  }
+
+  _didMoveToWindow = YES;
 }
 
 #pragma mark - Custom Input Accessory View
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputViewManager.m b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputViewManager.m
index 3d289464bd15c7..beaedda782d582 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputViewManager.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputViewManager.m
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ @implementation RCTBaseTextInputViewManager
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(clearButtonMode, backedTextInputView.clearButtonMode, UITextFieldViewMode)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(scrollEnabled, backedTextInputView.scrollEnabled, BOOL)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(secureTextEntry, backedTextInputView.secureTextEntry, BOOL)
+RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(autoFocus, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(blurOnSubmit, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(clearTextOnFocus, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(keyboardType, UIKeyboardType)