diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextField.m b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextField.m
index b6b632a84..a6214fe81 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextField.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextField.m
@@ -357,6 +357,13 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithCoder:(NSCoder *)aDecoder)
                                eventCount:_nativeEventCount];
 }
 
+#pragma mark - Accessibility
+
+- (UIView *)reactAccessibilityElement
+{
+  return _textField;
+}
+
 #pragma mark - Focus control deledation
 
 - (void)reactFocus
diff --git a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextView.m b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextView.m
index 2e63a4b2c..cea4f8726 100644
--- a/Libraries/Text/RCTTextView.m
+++ b/Libraries/Text/RCTTextView.m
@@ -530,6 +530,13 @@ static BOOL findMismatch(NSString *first, NSString *second, NSRange *firstRange,
                                eventCount:_nativeEventCount];
 }
 
+#pragma mark - Accessibility
+
+- (UIView *)reactAccessibilityElement
+{
+  return _textView;
+}
+
 #pragma mark - Focus control deledation
 
 - (void)reactFocus
diff --git a/RNTester/js/TextInputExample.ios.js b/RNTester/js/TextInputExample.ios.js
index 88d6f3611..59fd36eb6 100644
--- a/RNTester/js/TextInputExample.ios.js
+++ b/RNTester/js/TextInputExample.ios.js
@@ -779,6 +779,7 @@ exports.examples = [
                 padding: 10,
                 paddingTop: 20,
               }}
+              testID="singleline_textinput"
               placeholder="Placeholder defines intrinsic size"
             />
           </View>
@@ -798,6 +799,7 @@ exports.examples = [
                 paddingTop: 20,
                 maxHeight: 100
               }}
+              testID="multiline_textinput"
               multiline={true}
               placeholder="Placeholder defines intrinsic size"
             />
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTView.m b/React/Views/RCTView.m
index 471edcd8a..c434a0290 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTView.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTView.m
@@ -211,6 +211,20 @@ RCT_NOT_IMPLEMENTED(- (instancetype)initWithCoder:unused)
   return CGRectContainsPoint(hitFrame, point);
 }
 
+- (UIView *)reactAccessibilityElement
+{
+  return self;
+}
+
+- (BOOL)isAccessibilityElement
+{
+  if (self.reactAccessibilityElement == self) {
+    return [super isAccessibilityElement];
+  }
+
+  return NO;
+}
+
 - (BOOL)accessibilityActivate
 {
   if (_onAccessibilityTap) {
diff --git a/React/Views/RCTViewManager.m b/React/Views/RCTViewManager.m
index 7bbc97410..2314bef0b 100644
--- a/React/Views/RCTViewManager.m
+++ b/React/Views/RCTViewManager.m
@@ -114,12 +114,16 @@ RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(hasTVPreferredFocus, BOOL)
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(tvParallaxProperties, NSDictionary)
 #endif
 
-RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(accessible, isAccessibilityElement, BOOL)
-RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(accessibilityLabel, NSString)
-RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(accessibilityTraits, UIAccessibilityTraits)
-RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(accessibilityViewIsModal, BOOL)
+// Acessibility related properties
+RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(accessible, reactAccessibilityElement.isAccessibilityElement, BOOL)
+RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(accessibilityLabel, reactAccessibilityElement.accessibilityLabel, NSString)
+RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(accessibilityTraits, reactAccessibilityElement.accessibilityTraits, UIAccessibilityTraits)
+RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(accessibilityViewIsModal, reactAccessibilityElement.accessibilityViewIsModal, BOOL)
+RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(onAccessibilityTap, reactAccessibilityElement.onAccessibilityTap, RCTDirectEventBlock)
+RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(onMagicTap, reactAccessibilityElement.onMagicTap, RCTDirectEventBlock)
+RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(testID, reactAccessibilityElement.accessibilityIdentifier, NSString)
+
 RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(backgroundColor, UIColor)
-RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(testID, accessibilityIdentifier, NSString)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(backfaceVisibility, layer.doubleSided, css_backface_visibility_t)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(opacity, alpha, CGFloat)
 RCT_REMAP_VIEW_PROPERTY(shadowColor, layer.shadowColor, CGColor)
@@ -220,8 +224,6 @@ RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(hitSlop, UIEdgeInsets, RCTView)
     }
   }
 }
-RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onAccessibilityTap, RCTDirectEventBlock)
-RCT_EXPORT_VIEW_PROPERTY(onMagicTap, RCTDirectEventBlock)
 
 #define RCT_VIEW_BORDER_PROPERTY(SIDE)                                  \
 RCT_CUSTOM_VIEW_PROPERTY(border##SIDE##Width, float, RCTView)           \
diff --git a/React/Views/UIView+React.h b/React/Views/UIView+React.h
index c610e9aa3..ce571f12b 100644
--- a/React/Views/UIView+React.h
+++ b/React/Views/UIView+React.h
@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) UIEdgeInsets reactCompoundInsets;
 @property (nonatomic, readonly) CGRect reactContentFrame;
 
+/**
+ * The (sub)view which represents this view in terms of accessibility.
+ * ViewManager will apply all accessibility properties directly to this view.
+ * May be overriten in view subclass which needs to be accessiblitywise
+ * transparent in favour of some subview.
+ * Defaults to `self`.
+ */
+@property (nonatomic, readonly) UIView *reactAccessibilityElement;
+
 #if RCT_DEV
 
 /**
diff --git a/React/Views/UIView+React.m b/React/Views/UIView+React.m
index fe7d3c5f1..89fedb24f 100644
--- a/React/Views/UIView+React.m
+++ b/React/Views/UIView+React.m
@@ -262,4 +262,11 @@
   return UIEdgeInsetsInsetRect(self.bounds, self.reactCompoundInsets);
 }
 
+#pragma mark - Accessiblity
+
+- (UIView *)reactAccessibilityElement
+{
+  return self;
+}
+
 @end