diff --git a/__tests__/type.js b/__tests__/type.js
index 05981758..9a7c98fa 100644
--- a/__tests__/type.js
+++ b/__tests__/type.js
@@ -17,4 +17,22 @@ describe("userEvent.type", () => {
     expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(text.length);
     expect(getByTestId("input")).toHaveProperty("value", text);
   });
+
+  it.each(["input", "textarea"])(
+    "should type text in <%s> all at once",
+    type => {
+      const onChange = jest.fn();
+      const { getByTestId } = render(
+        React.createElement(type, {
+          "data-testid": "input",
+          onChange: onChange
+        })
+      );
+      const text = "Hello, world!";
+      userEvent.type(getByTestId("input"), text, { allAtOnce: true });
+
+      expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(getByTestId("input")).toHaveProperty("value", text);
+    }
+  );
 });
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 3ed53e1f..f2134d5c 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -72,13 +72,20 @@ const userEvent = {
 
     wasAnotherElementFocused && focusedElement.blur();
   },
-  type(element, text) {
+  type(element, text, userOpts = {}) {
+    const defaultOpts = { allAtOnce: false };
+    const opts = Object.assign(defaultOpts, userOpts);
+
     this.click(element);
-    text
-      .split("")
-      .forEach((_, i) =>
-        fireEvent.change(element, { target: { value: text.slice(0, i + 1) } })
-      );
+    if (opts.allAtOnce) {
+      fireEvent.change(element, { target: { value: text } });
+    } else {
+      text
+        .split("")
+        .forEach((_, i) =>
+          fireEvent.change(element, { target: { value: text.slice(0, i + 1) } })
+        );
+    }
   }
 };