diff --git a/React/Views/RCTTextField.m b/React/Views/RCTTextField.m
index 0911e069f..077e75c5d 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTTextField.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTTextField.m
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@
   return self;
 }
 
+- (void)setText:(NSString *)text
+{
+  if (![text isEqualToString:self.text]) {
+    [super setText:text];
+  }
+}
+
 - (NSArray *)reactSubviews
 {
   // TODO: do we support subviews of textfield in React?