diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index febf7ed9..70d8d6a5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ Legend:
 | [checkHealth](https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/flutter_driver/FlutterDriver/checkHealth.html) | :ok: | `driver.execute('flutter:checkHealth')` | Session |
 | [clearTimeline](https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/flutter_driver/FlutterDriver/clearTimeline.html) | :ok: | `driver.execute('flutter:clearTimeline')` | Session |
 | [close](https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/flutter_driver/FlutterDriver/close.html) | :ok: | [`driver.deleteSession()`](https://github.com/truongsinh/appium-flutter-driver/blob/5df7386b59bb99008cb4cff262552c7259bb2af2/example/src/index.js#L55) | Session |
-| [enterText](https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/flutter_driver/FlutterDriver/enterText.html) | :x: | `driver.execute('flutter:enterText', 'I can enter text')` | Session |
+| [enterText](https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/flutter_driver/FlutterDriver/enterText.html) | :x: | `driver.elementSendKeys(find.byType('TextField'), 'I can enter text')` (no focus required)\
+`driver.elementClick(find.byType('TextField')); driver.execute('flutter:enterText', 'I can enter text')` (focus required by tap/click first) | Session |
 | [forceGC](https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/flutter_driver/FlutterDriver/forceGC.html) | :ok: | `driver.execute('flutter:forceGC')` | Session |
 | [getBottomLeft](https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/flutter_driver/FlutterDriver/getBottomLeft.html) | :ok: | `driver.execute('flutter:getBottomLeft', buttonFinder)` | Widget |
 | [getBottomRight](https://api.flutter.dev/flutter/flutter_driver/FlutterDriver/getBottomRight.html) | :ok: | `driver.execute('flutter:getBottomRight', buttonFinder)` | Widget |
diff --git a/driver/lib/commands/element.ts b/driver/lib/commands/element.ts
index 385410c1..ff6a4bf5 100755
--- a/driver/lib/commands/element.ts
+++ b/driver/lib/commands/element.ts
@@ -4,3 +4,17 @@ export const getText = async function(this: FlutterDriver, el: string) {
   const response = await this.executeElementCommand(`get_text`, el);
   return response.text;
 };
+
+export const setValue = async function(this: FlutterDriver, textInput: string | [string], el: string) {
+  const clickPromise = this.click(el); // acquire focus
+  let text = ``;
+  if (textInput instanceof Array) {
+    text = textInput.reduce((previousValue, currentValue) => `${previousValue}${currentValue}`);
+  } else if (typeof textInput === `string`) {
+    text = textInput;
+  } else {
+    throw new Error(`Invalid textInput: ${textInput}`);
+  }
+  await clickPromise;
+  await this.execute(`flutter:enterText`, [text]);
+};
diff --git a/driver/lib/driver.ts b/driver/lib/driver.ts
index eac0c8e2..c50b6a4a 100755
--- a/driver/lib/driver.ts
+++ b/driver/lib/driver.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { createSession, deleteSession } from './sessions/session';
 
 import { driverShouldDoProxyCmd, FLUTTER_CONTEXT_NAME,
   getContexts, getCurrentContext, setContext } from './commands/context';
-import { getText } from './commands/element';
+import { getText, setValue } from './commands/element';
 import { execute } from './commands/execute';
 import { click, performTouch, tap, tapEl } from './commands/gesture';
 import { getScreenshot } from './commands/screen';
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class FlutterDriver extends BaseDriver {
 
   // element
   public getText = getText;
+  public setValue = setValue;
   public getScreenshot = getScreenshot;
 
   // gesture
diff --git a/driver/package.json b/driver/package.json
index bff490b7..1e6a0240 100644
--- a/driver/package.json
+++ b/driver/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "appium",
     "flutter"
   ],
-  "version": "0.0.17",
+  "version": "0.0.18",
   "author": "TruongSinh Tran-Nguyen <i@truongsinh.pro>",
   "license": "MIT",
   "repository": {
diff --git a/example/flutter_app_under_test/test_driver/main_test.dart b/example/flutter_app_under_test/test_driver/main_test.dart
index fc70d1ea..dbe1ddc9 100644
--- a/example/flutter_app_under_test/test_driver/main_test.dart
+++ b/example/flutter_app_under_test/test_driver/main_test.dart
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ void main() {
       await driver.waitForAbsent(find.byTooltip('counter_tooltip'));
       expect(await driver.getText(find.text('This is 2nd route')),
           'This is 2nd route');
-      await driver.scrollUntilVisible(find.byType('ListView'), find.byType('TextField'), dxScroll: 90, dyScroll: -40);
+      await driver.scrollUntilVisible(find.byType('ListView'), find.byType('TextField'), dxScroll: 90, dyScroll: -400);
       await driver.scroll(find.byType('ListView'), 50, 100, Duration(milliseconds: 200), frequency: 30);
       await driver.scrollIntoView(find.byType('ListView'), alignment: 1.4);
       await driver.tap(find.byType('TextField'));
diff --git a/example/nodejs/src/index.js b/example/nodejs/src/index.js
index 4cc60df5..df70aeec 100644
--- a/example/nodejs/src/index.js
+++ b/example/nodejs/src/index.js
@@ -114,8 +114,7 @@ const opts = {
   await driver.execute('flutter:scrollUntilVisible', find.byType('ListView'), {item:find.byType('TextField'), dxScroll: 90, dyScroll: -400});
   await driver.execute('flutter:scroll', find.byType('ListView'), {dx: 50, dy: 100, durationMilliseconds: 200, frequency: 30});
   await driver.execute('flutter:scrollIntoView', find.byType('TextField'), {alignment: 0.1});
-  await driver.elementClick(find.byType('TextField')); // acquire focus
-  await driver.execute('flutter:enterText', 'I can enter text'); // enter text
+  await driver.elementSendKeys(find.byType('TextField'), 'I can enter text');
   await driver.execute('flutter:waitFor', find.byText('I can enter text')); // verify text appears on UI
 
   await driver.elementClick(find.pageBack());