diff --git a/example/ios/Podfile.lock b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
index 4de9739..920a10b 100644
--- a/example/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/example/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -2449,7 +2449,7 @@ PODS:
     - React-perflogger (= 0.83.0)
     - React-utils (= 0.83.0)
     - SocketRocket
-  - ReactNativeTypeRich (2.1.0):
+  - ReactNativeTypeRich (2.1.1):
     - boost
     - DoubleConversion
     - fast_float
@@ -2802,7 +2802,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   ReactAppDependencyProvider: ebcf3a78dc1bcdf054c9e8d309244bade6b31568
   ReactCodegen: 11c08ff43a62009d48c71de000352e4515918801
   ReactCommon: 424cc34cf5055d69a3dcf02f3436481afb8b0f6f
-  ReactNativeTypeRich: cb5b8ad8846095f5dea1a60e4d2050e04707487b
+  ReactNativeTypeRich: c684424c52f7529f439589a60d106ecaba3ea7d0
   SocketRocket: d4aabe649be1e368d1318fdf28a022d714d65748
   Yoga: 6ca93c8c13f56baeec55eb608577619b17a4d64e
 
diff --git a/ios/TypeRichTextInputView.h b/ios/TypeRichTextInputView.h
index 9d4ef40..94f0d2e 100644
--- a/ios/TypeRichTextInputView.h
+++ b/ios/TypeRichTextInputView.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 @interface TypeRichTextInputView : RCTViewComponentView <UITextViewDelegate>
 
 @property(nonatomic, assign) BOOL blockEmitting;
+@property (atomic, assign) BOOL isUserTyping;
+@property (atomic, assign) CFTimeInterval lastTypingTime;
 
 - (CGSize)measureSize:(CGFloat)maxWidth;
 
diff --git a/ios/TypeRichTextInputView.mm b/ios/TypeRichTextInputView.mm
index d6c3d8d..5e7eb43 100644
--- a/ios/TypeRichTextInputView.mm
+++ b/ios/TypeRichTextInputView.mm
@@ -604,6 +604,9 @@ - (void)textViewDidChange:(UITextView *)textView {
   if (self.blockEmitting) return;
 //  _isHandlingUserInput = YES;
   
+  self.isUserTyping = YES;
+  self.lastTypingTime = CACurrentMediaTime();
+  
   [self updatePlaceholderVisibility];
   
   // Emit JS onChangeText
@@ -647,6 +650,8 @@ - (void)textViewDidEndEditing:(UITextView *)textView {
 - (void)textViewDidChangeSelection:(UITextView *)textView {
   if (self.blockEmitting) return;
   
+  self.isUserTyping = NO;
+  
   auto emitter = [self getEventEmitter];
   if (!emitter) {
     return;
diff --git a/ios/modules/commands/TypeRichTextInputCommands.mm b/ios/modules/commands/TypeRichTextInputCommands.mm
index 028e080..ad469c1 100644
--- a/ios/modules/commands/TypeRichTextInputCommands.mm
+++ b/ios/modules/commands/TypeRichTextInputCommands.mm
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ - (void)setText:(NSString *)text
 
     dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
       if (tv.markedTextRange) return;
+      if (owner.isUserTyping) return;
+
       NSString *newText = text ?: @"";
 
       owner.blockEmitting = YES;