diff --git a/src/GiftedChat.tsx b/src/GiftedChat.tsx
index 6be007723..d09690030 100644
--- a/src/GiftedChat.tsx
+++ b/src/GiftedChat.tsx
@@ -391,6 +391,8 @@ class GiftedChat<TMessage extends IMessage = IMessage> extends React.Component<
   invertibleScrollViewProps: any = undefined
   _actionSheetRef: any = undefined
 
+  _lastUpdate = -1;
+
   _messageContainerRef?: RefObject<FlatList<IMessage>> = React.createRef()
   textInput?: any
 
@@ -594,6 +596,11 @@ class GiftedChat<TMessage extends IMessage = IMessage> extends React.Component<
 
   onKeyboardWillShow = (e: any) => {
     if (this.props.isKeyboardInternallyHandled) {
+      if (Date.now() - this._lastUpdate < 100) {
+          return;
+      }
+      this._lastUpdate = Date.now()
+      
       this.setIsTypingDisabled(true)
       this.setKeyboardHeight(
         e.endCoordinates ? e.endCoordinates.height : e.end.height,