diff --git a/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js b/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
index 7bccf38b9a5d2d..1c70e412ae4110 100644
--- a/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
+++ b/Libraries/Components/TextInput/TextInput.js
@@ -527,6 +527,10 @@ const TextInput = React.createClass({
       PropTypes.oneOf(DataDetectorTypes),
       PropTypes.arrayOf(PropTypes.oneOf(DataDetectorTypes)),
     ]),
+    /**
+     * If `true`, caret is hidden. The default value is `false`.
+     */
+    caretHidden: PropTypes.bool,
   },
 
   /**
diff --git a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
index e91f681af947ea..37edf2ec668a9d 100644
--- a/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
+++ b/ReactAndroid/src/main/java/com/facebook/react/views/textinput/ReactTextInputManager.java
@@ -346,6 +346,11 @@ private void setCursorColor(ReactEditText view, @Nullable Integer color) {
     } catch (IllegalAccessException ex) {}
   }
 
+  @ReactProp(name = "caretHidden", defaultBoolean = false)
+  public void setCaretHidden(ReactEditText view, boolean caretHidden) {
+    view.setCursorVisible(!caretHidden);
+  }
+
   @ReactProp(name = "selectTextOnFocus", defaultBoolean = false)
   public void setSelectTextOnFocus(ReactEditText view, boolean selectTextOnFocus) {
     view.setSelectAllOnFocus(selectTextOnFocus);