diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/plain-text/index.native.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/plain-text/index.native.js
index 9ddb1fba7465c..468549b448576 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/plain-text/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/plain-text/index.native.js
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ export default class PlainText extends Component {
 				style={
 					this.props.style || styles[ 'block-editor-plain-text' ]
 				}
+				scrollEnabled={ false }
 			/>
 		);
 	}