diff --git a/React/Views/RCTWKWebView.h b/React/Views/RCTWKWebView.h
index ca1d3ae1936..c42023d0946 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTWKWebView.h
+++ b/React/Views/RCTWKWebView.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL messagingEnabled;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *injectedJavaScript;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL scrollEnabled;
+@property (nonatomic, assign) CGFloat decelerationRate;
 
 - (void)postMessage:(NSString *)message;
 
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTWKWebView.m b/React/Views/RCTWKWebView.m
index 63bab215932..601651657d9 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTWKWebView.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTWKWebView.m
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 static NSString *const MessageHanderName = @"ReactNative";
 
-@interface RCTWKWebView () <WKUIDelegate, WKNavigationDelegate, WKScriptMessageHandler>
+@interface RCTWKWebView () <WKUIDelegate, WKNavigationDelegate, WKScriptMessageHandler, UIScrollViewDelegate>
 @property (nonatomic, copy) RCTDirectEventBlock onLoadingStart;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) RCTDirectEventBlock onLoadingFinish;
 @property (nonatomic, copy) RCTDirectEventBlock onLoadingError;
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ static NSString *const MessageHanderName = @"ReactNative";
     [wkWebViewConfig.userContentController addScriptMessageHandler: self name: MessageHanderName];
 
     _webView = [[WKWebView alloc] initWithFrame:self.bounds configuration: wkWebViewConfig];
+    _webView.scrollView.delegate = self;
     _webView.UIDelegate = self;
     _webView.navigationDelegate = self;
     [self addSubview:_webView];
@@ -85,6 +86,12 @@ static NSString *const MessageHanderName = @"ReactNative";
   }
 }
 
+
+- (void)scrollViewWillBeginDragging:(UIScrollView *)scrollView
+{
+  scrollView.decelerationRate = _decelerationRate;
+}
+
 - (void)setScrollEnabled:(BOOL)scrollEnabled
 {
   _webView.scrollView.scrollEnabled = scrollEnabled;
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTWKWebViewManager.m b/React/Views/RCTWKWebViewManager.m
index 5b71de0c7ac..8c234b11536 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTWKWebViewManager.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTWKWebViewManager.m
@@ -41,4 +41,8 @@ RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(scrollEnabled, BOOL, RCTWKWebView) {
   view.scrollEnabled = json == nil ? true : [RCTConvert BOOL: json];
 }
 
+RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(decelerationRate, CGFloat, RCTWKWebView) {
+  view.decelerationRate = json == nil ? UIScrollViewDecelerationRateNormal : [RCTConvert CGFloat: json];
+}
+
 @end