diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASEditableTextNode.h b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASEditableTextNode.h
index 11cfaf8405..92811e2457 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASEditableTextNode.h
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASEditableTextNode.h
@@ -57,10 +57,10 @@
 - (BOOL)isFirstResponder;
 
 //! @abstract Makes the receiver's text view the first responder.
-- (void)becomeFirstResponder;
+- (BOOL)becomeFirstResponder;
 
 //! @abstract Resigns the receiver's text view from first-responder status, if it has it.
-- (void)resignFirstResponder;
+- (BOOL)resignFirstResponder;
 
 #pragma mark - Geometry
 /**
diff --git a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASEditableTextNode.mm b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASEditableTextNode.mm
index 0b757d1752..b0d2fa1852 100644
--- a/AsyncDisplayKit/ASEditableTextNode.mm
+++ b/AsyncDisplayKit/ASEditableTextNode.mm
@@ -352,16 +352,26 @@
   return [_textKitComponents.textView isFirstResponder];
 }
 
-- (void)becomeFirstResponder
-{
-  ASDN::MutexLocker l(_textKitLock);
-  [_textKitComponents.textView becomeFirstResponder];
+- (BOOL)canBecomeFirstResponder {
+    ASDN::MutexLocker l(_textKitLock);
+    return [_textKitComponents.textView canBecomeFirstResponder];
 }
 
-- (void)resignFirstResponder
+- (BOOL)becomeFirstResponder
 {
   ASDN::MutexLocker l(_textKitLock);
-  [_textKitComponents.textView resignFirstResponder];
+  return [_textKitComponents.textView becomeFirstResponder];
+}
+
+- (BOOL)canResignFirstResponder {
+    ASDN::MutexLocker l(_textKitLock);
+    return [_textKitComponents.textView canResignFirstResponder];
+}
+
+- (BOOL)resignFirstResponder
+{
+  ASDN::MutexLocker l(_textKitLock);
+  return [_textKitComponents.textView resignFirstResponder];
 }
 
 #pragma mark - UITextView Delegate