diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 9ce4bd6c..c741a78e 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -51,13 +51,15 @@ export default class PhoneInput extends Component {
       this.setState({ value });
       this.updateFlagAndFormatNumber(value);
     }
+
+    nextProps.focus && this.focus();
   }
 
   onChangePhoneNumber(number) {
     const actionAfterSetState = this.props.onChangePhoneNumber
       ? () => {
-          this.props.onChangePhoneNumber(number);
-        }
+        this.props.onChangePhoneNumber(number);
+      }
       : null;
     this.updateFlagAndFormatNumber(number, actionAfterSetState);
   }
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ export default class PhoneInput extends Component {
         ? phoneNumber
         : this.possiblyEliminateZeroAfterCountryCode(phoneNumber);
       iso2 = PhoneNumber.getCountryCodeOfNumber(phoneNumber);
+
     }
     this.setState({ iso2, formattedNumber: this.format(phoneNumber) }, actionAfterSetState);
   }
@@ -169,12 +172,9 @@ export default class PhoneInput extends Component {
     this.inputPhone.focus();
   }
 
-  blur() {
-    this.inputPhone.blur();
-  }
-
   render() {
     const { iso2, formattedNumber, disabled } = this.state;
+    const { focus, returnKey } = this.props;
     const TextComponent = this.props.textComponent || TextInput;
     return (
       <View style={[styles.container, this.props.style]}>
@@ -199,6 +199,8 @@ export default class PhoneInput extends Component {
             onChangeText={text => {
               this.onChangePhoneNumber(text);
             }}
+            autoFocus={focus}
+            returnKeyType={returnKey ? 'done' : null}
             keyboardType="phone-pad"
             underlineColorAndroid="rgba(0,0,0,0)"
             value={formattedNumber}