diff --git a/src/input-component.coffee b/src/input-component.coffee
index 88c1cf480..b8081b0d6 100644
--- a/src/input-component.coffee
+++ b/src/input-component.coffee
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ class InputComponent
   constructor: ->
     @domNode = document.createElement('input')
     @domNode.classList.add('hidden-input')
+    @domNode.setAttribute('tabindex', -1)
     @domNode.setAttribute('data-react-skip-selection-restoration', true)
     @domNode.style['-webkit-transform'] = 'translateZ(0)'
     @domNode.addEventListener 'paste', (event) -> event.preventDefault()