diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5996ff71..6b36a01a 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const ScrollableTabView = createReactClass({
   propTypes: {
     tabBarPosition: PropTypes.oneOf(['top', 'bottom', 'overlayTop', 'overlayBottom', ]),
     initialPage: PropTypes.number,
+    keyboardShouldPersistTaps: PropTypes.oneOf(['never', 'always', 'handled', ]),
     page: PropTypes.number,
     onChangeTab: PropTypes.func,
     onScroll: PropTypes.func,
@@ -246,6 +247,7 @@ const ScrollableTabView = createReactClass({
         directionalLockEnabled
         alwaysBounceVertical={false}
         keyboardDismissMode="on-drag"
+        keyboardShouldPersistTaps={this.props.keyboardShouldPersistTaps || 'never'}
         {...this.props.contentProps}
       >
           {scenes}
@@ -258,6 +260,7 @@ const ScrollableTabView = createReactClass({
         initialPage={this.props.initialPage}
         onPageSelected={this._updateSelectedPage}
         keyboardDismissMode="on-drag"
+        keyboardShouldPersistTaps={this.props.keyboardShouldPersistTaps || 'never'}
         scrollEnabled={!this.props.locked}
         onPageScroll={Animated.event(
           [{
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6768a385..8802c9cb 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 # yarn lockfile v1
 
 
-"@react-native-community/viewpager@^1.1.7":
-  version "1.1.7"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-native-community/viewpager/-/viewpager-1.1.7.tgz#7d3b1631f1ec91145db92a8e25c80d53027e96ba"
-  integrity sha512-k9v2KJtAprNPq7IZmedD2VLMePvPW+ohX3uDnkpoKritBji+/RtRmTKrdtPi3Uvp0toq/KtPttAds1dr7AZNpw==
+"@react-native-community/viewpager@3.3.0":
+  version "3.3.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@react-native-community/viewpager/-/viewpager-3.3.0.tgz#e613747a43a31a6f3278f817ba96fdaaa7941f23"
+  integrity sha512-tyzh79l4t/hxiyS9QD3LRmWMs8KVkZzjrkQ8U8+8To1wmvVCBtp8BenvNsDLTBO7CpO/YmiThpmIdEZMr1WuVw==
 
 acorn-jsx@^3.0.0:
   version "3.0.1"