diff --git a/app/components/post_textbox/post_textbox.js b/app/components/post_textbox/post_textbox.js
index 531be6ba1..c28e081d2 100644
--- a/app/components/post_textbox/post_textbox.js
+++ b/app/components/post_textbox/post_textbox.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import React, {PureComponent} from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
-import {Alert, BackHandler, Keyboard, Platform, Text, TextInput, TouchableOpacity, View} from 'react-native';
+import {Alert, BackHandler, Keyboard, Platform, Text, TouchableOpacity, View} from 'react-native';
 import {intlShape} from 'react-intl';
 import {General, RequestStatus} from 'mattermost-redux/constants';
 import EventEmitter from 'mattermost-redux/utils/event_emitter';
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import EventEmitter from 'mattermost-redux/utils/event_emitter';
 import AttachmentButton from 'app/components/attachment_button';
 import Autocomplete from 'app/components/autocomplete';
 import FileUploadPreview from 'app/components/file_upload_preview';
+import QuickTextInput from 'app/components/quick_text_input';
 import {INITIAL_HEIGHT, INSERT_TO_COMMENT, INSERT_TO_DRAFT, IS_REACTION_REGEX, MAX_CONTENT_HEIGHT, MAX_FILE_COUNT} from 'app/constants/post_textbox';
 import {confirmOutOfOfficeDisabled} from 'app/utils/status';
 import {changeOpacity, makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from 'app/utils/theme';
@@ -526,7 +527,7 @@ export default class PostTextbox extends PureComponent {
                 <View style={style.inputWrapper}>
                     {!channelIsReadOnly && attachmentButton}
                     <View style={[inputContainerStyle, (channelIsReadOnly && {marginLeft: 10})]}>
-                        <TextInput
+                        <QuickTextInput
                             ref='input'
                             value={textValue}
                             onChangeText={this.handleTextChange}
diff --git a/app/components/quick_text_input.js b/app/components/quick_text_input.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c82ad833
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/quick_text_input.js
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2015-present Mattermost, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+// See LICENSE.txt for license information.
+
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import React from 'react';
+import {TextInput} from 'react-native';
+
+// A component that can be used to make partially-controlled inputs that can be updated
+// by changing the value prop without lagging the UI.
+//
+// We're using this in place of a connected TextInput due to changes made in RN v0.54
+// that break input in Chinese and Japanese when using a connected TextInput. See
+// https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues/18403 for more information.
+export default class QuickTextInput extends React.PureComponent {
+    static propTypes = {
+
+        onChangeText: PropTypes.func,
+
+        /**
+         * The string value displayed in this input
+         */
+        value: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+    };
+
+    static defaultProps = {
+        delayInputUpdate: false,
+        value: '',
+    };
+
+    constructor(props) {
+        super(props);
+
+        this.storedValue = props.value;
+    }
+
+    componentDidMount() {
+        this.updateInputFromProps();
+    }
+
+    componentDidUpdate() {
+        if (this.props.value !== this.storedValue) {
+            this.updateInputFromProps();
+        }
+    }
+
+    updateInputFromProps = () => {
+        if (!this.input) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.input.setNativeProps({text: this.props.value});
+        this.storedValue = this.props.value;
+    }
+
+    focus() {
+        this.input.focus();
+    }
+
+    blur() {
+        this.input.blur();
+    }
+
+    handleChangeText = (value) => {
+        this.storedValue = value;
+
+        if (this.props.onChangeText) {
+            this.props.onChangeText(value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    setInput = (input) => {
+        this.input = input;
+    }
+
+    render() {
+        const props = {...this.props};
+
+        // Specifying a value or defaultValue cause the issues noted above
+        Reflect.deleteProperty(props, 'value');
+        Reflect.deleteProperty(props, 'defaultValue');
+
+        return (
+            <TextInput
+                {...props}
+                onChangeText={this.handleChangeText}
+                ref={this.setInput}
+            />
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/components/search_bar/search_bar.android.js b/app/components/search_bar/search_bar.android.js
index b94f34eea..e3fb3c82d 100644
--- a/app/components/search_bar/search_bar.android.js
+++ b/app/components/search_bar/search_bar.android.js
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {
     InteractionManager,
     Keyboard,
-    TextInput,
     StyleSheet,
     View,
     TouchableWithoutFeedback,
 } from 'react-native';
 import Icon from 'react-native-vector-icons/MaterialIcons';
 
+import QuickTextInput from 'app/components/quick_text_input';
 import CustomPropTypes from 'app/constants/custom_prop_types';
 import {changeOpacity} from 'app/utils/theme';
 
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export default class SearchBarAndroid extends PureComponent {
                             color={tintColorSearch || placeholderTextColor}
                         />
                     }
-                    <TextInput
+                    <QuickTextInput
                         ref='input'
                         blurOnSubmit={blurOnSubmit}
                         value={this.state.value}
diff --git a/app/components/text_input_with_localized_placeholder.js b/app/components/text_input_with_localized_placeholder.js
index 9b325b416..243da535d 100644
--- a/app/components/text_input_with_localized_placeholder.js
+++ b/app/components/text_input_with_localized_placeholder.js
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {injectIntl, intlShape} from 'react-intl';
 import {TextInput} from 'react-native';
 
+import QuickTextInput from 'app/components/quick_text_input';
+
 class TextInputWithLocalizedPlaceholder extends PureComponent {
     static propTypes = {
         ...TextInput.propTypes,
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@ class TextInputWithLocalizedPlaceholder extends PureComponent {
         }
 
         return (
-            <TextInput
+            <QuickTextInput
                 ref='input'
                 {...otherProps}
                 placeholder={placeholderString}
diff --git a/app/screens/edit_profile/edit_profile_item.js b/app/screens/edit_profile/edit_profile_item.js
index a5787623c..b1ee3751a 100644
--- a/app/screens/edit_profile/edit_profile_item.js
+++ b/app/screens/edit_profile/edit_profile_item.js
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import {
     View,
     Text,
-    TextInput,
 } from 'react-native';
 
 import FormattedText from 'app/components/formatted_text';
+import QuickTextInput from 'app/components/quick_text_input';
 import {changeOpacity, makeStyleSheetFromTheme} from 'app/utils/theme';
 
 export default class AccountSettingsItem extends PureComponent {
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export default class AccountSettingsItem extends PureComponent {
                     )}
                 </View>
                 <View style={style.inputContainer}>
-                    <TextInput
+                    <QuickTextInput
                         ref={this.channelNameRef}
                         value={value}
                         onChangeText={this.onChangeText}
diff --git a/app/screens/login/login.js b/app/screens/login/login.js
index a105e04a5..dd3621611 100644
--- a/app/screens/login/login.js
+++ b/app/screens/login/login.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
     Keyboard,
     StyleSheet,
     Text,
-    TextInput,
     TouchableWithoutFeedback,
     View,
 } from 'react-native';
@@ -21,6 +20,7 @@ import {KeyboardAwareScrollView} from 'react-native-keyboard-aware-scroll-view';
 
 import ErrorText from 'app/components/error_text';
 import FormattedText from 'app/components/formatted_text';
+import QuickTextInput from 'app/components/quick_text_input';
 import StatusBar from 'app/components/status_bar';
 import PushNotifications from 'app/push_notifications';
 import {GlobalStyles} from 'app/styles';
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ export default class Login extends PureComponent {
                             />
                         </View>
                         <ErrorText error={this.getLoginErrorMessage()}/>
-                        <TextInput
+                        <QuickTextInput
                             ref={this.loginRef}
                             value={this.props.loginId}
                             onChangeText={this.props.actions.handleLoginIdChanged}
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ export default class Login extends PureComponent {
                             blurOnSubmit={false}
                             disableFullscreenUI={true}
                         />
-                        <TextInput
+                        <QuickTextInput
                             ref={this.passwordRef}
                             value={this.props.password}
                             onChangeText={this.props.actions.handlePasswordChanged}
diff --git a/app/screens/select_server/select_server.js b/app/screens/select_server/select_server.js
index 11592c875..760fb607d 100644
--- a/app/screens/select_server/select_server.js
+++ b/app/screens/select_server/select_server.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
     StatusBar,
     StyleSheet,
     Text,
-    TextInput,
     TouchableWithoutFeedback,
     View,
 } from 'react-native';
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ import {Client4} from 'mattermost-redux/client';
 
 import ErrorText from 'app/components/error_text';
 import FormattedText from 'app/components/formatted_text';
+import QuickTextInput from 'app/components/quick_text_input';
 import {UpgradeTypes} from 'app/constants/view';
 import mattermostBucket from 'app/mattermost_bucket';
 import PushNotifications from 'app/push_notifications';
@@ -421,7 +421,7 @@ export default class SelectServer extends PureComponent {
                                 defaultMessage='Enter Server URL'
                             />
                         </View>
-                        <TextInput
+                        <QuickTextInput
                             ref={this.inputRef}
                             value={url}
                             editable={!inputDisabled}
diff --git a/share_extension/android/extension_post/extension_post.js b/share_extension/android/extension_post/extension_post.js
index bdfbaf769..18ce120ec 100644
--- a/share_extension/android/extension_post/extension_post.js
+++ b/share_extension/android/extension_post/extension_post.js
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import {
     PermissionsAndroid,
     ScrollView,
     Text,
-    TextInput,
     View,
 } from 'react-native';
 import MaterialIcon from 'react-native-vector-icons/MaterialIcons';
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ import RNFetchBlob from 'react-native-fetch-blob';
 import {Preferences} from 'mattermost-redux/constants';
 import {getFormattedFileSize, lookupMimeType} from 'mattermost-redux/utils/file_utils';
 
+import QuickTextInput from 'app/components/quick_text_input';
 import PaperPlane from 'app/components/paper_plane';
 import mattermostManaged from 'app/mattermost_managed';
 import {getExtensionFromMime} from 'app/utils/file';
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ export default class ExtensionPost extends PureComponent {
                 contentContainerStyle={styles.scrollView}
                 style={styles.flex}
             >
-                <TextInput
+                <QuickTextInput
                     ref={this.getInputRef}
                     autoCapitalize='sentences'
                     maxLength={MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH}
diff --git a/share_extension/ios/extension_post.js b/share_extension/ios/extension_post.js
index 2f15c3a02..532d1a292 100644
--- a/share_extension/ios/extension_post.js
+++ b/share_extension/ios/extension_post.js
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {
     NativeModules,
     ScrollView,
     Text,
-    TextInput,
     TouchableHighlight,
     View,
 } from 'react-native';
@@ -27,6 +26,7 @@ import {getChannel} from 'mattermost-redux/selectors/entities/channels';
 import {getFormattedFileSize, lookupMimeType} from 'mattermost-redux/utils/file_utils';
 import {isMinimumServerVersion} from 'mattermost-redux/utils/helpers';
 
+import QuickTextInput from 'app/components/quick_text_input';
 import mattermostBucket from 'app/mattermost_bucket';
 import {generateId, getAllowedServerMaxFileSize} from 'app/utils/file';
 import {preventDoubleTap} from 'app/utils/tap';
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ export default class ExtensionPost extends PureComponent {
                     contentContainerStyle={styles.scrollView}
                     style={styles.flex}
                 >
-                    <TextInput
+                    <QuickTextInput
                         ref={this.getInputRef}
                         maxLength={MAX_MESSAGE_LENGTH}
                         multiline={true}