diff --git a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/Multiline/RCTUITextView.m b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/Multiline/RCTUITextView.m
index 037a38276aee86..60bc74d664d758 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/Multiline/RCTUITextView.m
+++ b/packages/react-native/Libraries/Text/TextInput/Multiline/RCTUITextView.m
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ - (void)setTextAlignment:(NSTextAlignment)textAlignment
 
 - (void)setAttributedText:(NSAttributedString *)attributedText
 {
+  self.scrollEnabled = false;
   [super setAttributedText:attributedText];
+  self.scrollEnabled = true;
   [self textDidChange];
 }