diff --git a/src/component/base/DraftEditor.react.js b/src/component/base/DraftEditor.react.js
index 1136279587..cb5060eb0e 100644
--- a/src/component/base/DraftEditor.react.js
+++ b/src/component/base/DraftEditor.react.js
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ class DraftEditor extends React.Component<DraftEditorProps, State> {
       customStyleFn,
       customStyleMap,
       editorState,
+      preventScroll,
       readOnly,
       textAlignment,
       textDirectionality,
@@ -369,6 +370,7 @@ class DraftEditor extends React.Component<DraftEditorProps, State> {
       customStyleFn,
       editorKey: this._editorKey,
       editorState,
+      preventScroll,
       textDirectionality,
     };
 
diff --git a/src/component/base/DraftEditorProps.js b/src/component/base/DraftEditorProps.js
index bd96b1f344..910db8a83e 100644
--- a/src/component/base/DraftEditorProps.js
+++ b/src/component/base/DraftEditorProps.js
@@ -76,6 +76,10 @@ export type DraftEditorProps = {
   // or null if no command should be invoked.
   keyBindingFn: (e: SyntheticKeyboardEvent<>) => ?string,
 
+  // Set whether the editor should prevent scrolling into view on mount
+  // if it happens offscreen. By default, `false` to match the native behavior.
+  preventScroll?: boolean,
+
   // Set whether the `DraftEditor` component should be editable. Useful for
   // temporarily disabling edit behavior or allowing `DraftEditor` rendering
   // to be used for consumption purposes.
diff --git a/src/component/contents/DraftEditorBlock.react.js b/src/component/contents/DraftEditorBlock.react.js
index 62e2924dd0..5f04540330 100644
--- a/src/component/contents/DraftEditorBlock.react.js
+++ b/src/component/contents/DraftEditorBlock.react.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ type Props = {
   direction: BidiDirection,
   forceSelection: boolean,
   offsetKey: string,
+  preventScroll?: boolean,
   selection: SelectionState,
   startIndent?: boolean,
   tree: List<any>,
@@ -96,6 +97,9 @@ class DraftEditorBlock extends React.Component<Props> {
    * scroll parent.
    */
   componentDidMount(): void {
+    if (this.props.preventScroll) {
+      return;
+    }
     const selection = this.props.selection;
     const endKey = selection.getEndKey();
     if (!selection.getHasFocus() || endKey !== this.props.block.getKey()) {
diff --git a/src/component/contents/DraftEditorContents-core.react.js b/src/component/contents/DraftEditorContents-core.react.js
index 39cb1a770c..8ded1dc14f 100644
--- a/src/component/contents/DraftEditorContents-core.react.js
+++ b/src/component/contents/DraftEditorContents-core.react.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ type Props = {
   customStyleMap?: Object,
   editorKey?: string,
   editorState: EditorState,
+  preventScroll?: boolean,
   textDirectionality?: BidiDirection,
 };
 
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@ class DraftEditorContents extends React.Component<Props> {
       customStyleFn,
       editorState,
       editorKey,
+      preventScroll,
       textDirectionality,
     } = this.props;
 
@@ -175,6 +177,7 @@ class DraftEditorContents extends React.Component<Props> {
         direction,
         forceSelection,
         offsetKey,
+        preventScroll,
         selection,
         tree: editorState.getBlockTree(key),
       };