diff --git a/src/index.tsx b/src/index.tsx
index f83a11db..313fea6b 100644
--- a/src/index.tsx
+++ b/src/index.tsx
@@ -330,6 +330,8 @@ class ReactQuill extends React.Component<ReactQuillProps, ReactQuillState> {
   */
   createEditor(element: Element, config: QuillOptions) {
     const editor = new Quill(element, config);
+    // Prevent browser auto-translation from mutating editor contents while typing.
+    editor.root.setAttribute('translate', 'no');
     if (config.tabIndex != null) {
       this.setEditorTabIndex(editor, config.tabIndex);
     }
diff --git a/test/index.js b/test/index.js
index 5bb1cafe..a0f57d5c 100644
--- a/test/index.js
+++ b/test/index.js
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ describe('<ReactQuill />', function() {
     expect(quill instanceof Quill).to.equal(true);
   });
 
+  it('disables browser translation on the editable root', () => {
+    const wrapper = mountReactQuill();
+    const quill = getQuillInstance(wrapper);
+    expect(quill.root.getAttribute('translate')).to.equal('no');
+  });
+
   it('passes options to Quill from props', () => {
     const enabledFormats = ['underline', 'bold', 'italic'];
     const props = {