diff --git a/docs/components/TextInput.md b/docs/components/TextInput.md
index 7dfd9cdb..a4ff31ac 100644
--- a/docs/components/TextInput.md
+++ b/docs/components/TextInput.md
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ Unsupported React Native props:
 
 [...View props](./View.md)
 
+**autoCapitalize**: oneOf('characters', 'none', 'sentences', 'words') = 'sentences'
+
+Automatically capitalize certain characters (only available in Chrome and iOS Safari).
+
+* `characters`: Automatically capitalize all characters.
+* `none`: Completely disables automatic capitalization
+* `sentences`: Automatically capitalize the first letter of sentences.
+* `words`: Automatically capitalize the first letter of words.
+
 (web) **autoComplete**: bool = false
 
 Indicates whether the value of the control can be automatically completed by the browser.
diff --git a/src/components/TextInput/index.js b/src/components/TextInput/index.js
index 5ac7492c..fa088a5a 100644
--- a/src/components/TextInput/index.js
+++ b/src/components/TextInput/index.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class TextInput extends Component {
 
   static propTypes = {
     ...View.propTypes,
+    autoCapitalize: PropTypes.oneOf([ 'characters', 'none', 'sentences', 'words' ]),
     autoComplete: PropTypes.bool,
     autoFocus: PropTypes.bool,
     clearTextOnFocus: PropTypes.bool,
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ class TextInput extends Component {
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
+    autoCapitalize: 'sentences',
     editable: true,
     keyboardType: 'default',
     multiline: false,
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ class TextInput extends Component {
   render() {
     const {
       accessibilityLabel, // eslint-disable-line
+      autoCapitalize,
       autoComplete,
       autoFocus,
       defaultValue,
@@ -138,6 +141,7 @@ class TextInput extends Component {
     const textStyles = omit(flattenedStyle, viewStyleProps);
 
     const propsCommon = {
+      autoCapitalize,
       autoComplete: autoComplete && 'on',
       autoFocus,
       defaultValue,