diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASEditableTextNode.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASEditableTextNode.h
index bef4a0a81b..e343b4b420 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASEditableTextNode.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASEditableTextNode.h
@@ -19,6 +19,12 @@
 
 #pragma mark - Configuration
 
+/**
+  @abstract Access to underlying UITextView for more configuration options.
+  @warning This property should only be used on the main thread and should not be accessed before the editable text node's view is created.
+ */
+@property (nonatomic, readonly, strong) UITextView *textView;
+
 //! @abstract The attributes to apply to new text being entered by the user.
 @property (nonatomic, readwrite, strong) NSDictionary *typingAttributes;
 
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASEditableTextNode.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASEditableTextNode.mm
index 9f51c59619..37196fb2f7 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASEditableTextNode.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASEditableTextNode.mm
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
   [self.view addSubview:_placeholderTextKitComponents.textView];
 
   // Create and configure our text view.
-  _textKitComponents.textView = [[_ASDisabledPanUITextView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero textContainer:_textKitComponents.textContainer];
+  _textKitComponents.textView = self.textView;
   //_textKitComponents.textView = NO; // Unfortunately there's a bug here with iOS 7 DP5 that causes the text-view to only be one line high when scrollEnabled is NO. rdar://14729288
   _textKitComponents.textView.delegate = self;
   _textKitComponents.textView.editable = YES;
@@ -190,6 +190,15 @@
 #pragma mark - Configuration
 @synthesize delegate = _delegate;
 
+- (UITextView *)textView
+{
+  ASDisplayNodeAssertMainThread();
+  if (!_textKitComponents.textView) {
+    _textKitComponents.textView = [[_ASDisabledPanUITextView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectZero textContainer:_textKitComponents.textContainer];
+  }
+  return _textKitComponents.textView;
+}
+
 #pragma mark -
 @dynamic typingAttributes;