diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.h b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.h
index 99ccfa1e3a0..4acb4147ae6 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.h
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.h
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @property (nonatomic, copy) NSString *inputAccessoryViewID;
 @property (nonatomic, assign) UIKeyboardType keyboardType;
 
+- (void)setText:(NSString *__nullable)text
+ selectionStart:(NSInteger)start
+   selectionEnd:(NSInteger)end;
+
 @end
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
index e01bd43b67c..0f0e285b277 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputView.m
@@ -193,6 +193,25 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithFrame:(CGRect)frame)
   }
 }
 
+- (void)setText:(NSString *__nullable)text
+ selectionStart:(NSInteger)start
+   selectionEnd:(NSInteger)end
+{
+  if (text) {
+    NSMutableAttributedString *mutableString =
+    [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithAttributedString:self.backedTextInputView.attributedText];
+    [mutableString replaceCharactersInRange:NSMakeRange(0, mutableString.string.length) withString:text];
+    self.backedTextInputView.attributedText = mutableString;
+  }
+
+  UITextPosition *startPosition = [self.backedTextInputView positionFromPosition:self.backedTextInputView.beginningOfDocument
+                                                                          offset:start];
+  UITextPosition *endPosition = [self.backedTextInputView positionFromPosition:self.backedTextInputView.beginningOfDocument
+                                                                        offset:end];
+  UITextRange *range = [self.backedTextInputView textRangeFromPosition:startPosition toPosition:endPosition];
+  [self.backedTextInputView setSelectedTextRange:range notifyDelegate:NO];
+}
+
 - (void)setTextContentType:(NSString *)type
 {
   #if defined(__IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MAX_ALLOWED)
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputViewManager.m b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputViewManager.m
index 412e33b980f..695d0f6c8fe 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputViewManager.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/TextInput/RCTBaseTextInputViewManager.m
@@ -125,6 +125,19 @@ RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(setMostRecentEventCount : (nonnull NSNumber *)viewTag eventCou
   }];
 }
 
+RCT_EXPORT_METHOD(setTextAndSelection : (nonnull NSNumber *)viewTag
+                 mostRecentEventCount : (NSInteger)mostRecentEventCount
+                                value : (NSString *)value
+                                start : (NSInteger)start
+                                  end : (NSInteger)end)
+{
+  [self.bridge.uiManager addUIBlock:^(RCTUIManager *uiManager, NSDictionary<NSNumber *, UIView *> *viewRegistry) {
+    RCTBaseTextInputView *view = (RCTBaseTextInputView *)viewRegistry[viewTag];
+    view.mostRecentEventCount = mostRecentEventCount;
+    [view setText:value selectionStart:start selectionEnd:end];
+  }];
+}
+
 #pragma mark - RCTUIManagerObserver
 
 - (void)uiManagerWillPerformMounting:(__unused RCTUIManager *)uiManager