diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/text_field.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/text_field.dart
index 3c357f1d20..6a77c118ab 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/text_field.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/cupertino/text_field.dart
@@ -411,6 +411,12 @@ class CupertinoTextField extends StatefulWidget {
   final VoidCallback onEditingComplete;
 
   /// {@macro flutter.widgets.editableText.onSubmitted}
+  ///
+  /// See also:
+  ///
+  ///  * [EditableText.onSubmitted] for an example of how to handle moving to
+  ///    the next/previous field when using [TextInputAction.next] and
+  ///    [TextInputAction.previous] for [textInputAction].
   final ValueChanged<String> onSubmitted;
 
   /// {@macro flutter.widgets.editableText.inputFormatters}
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/text_field.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/text_field.dart
index 8b98affeaf..0a1d29a952 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/text_field.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/text_field.dart
@@ -388,6 +388,12 @@ class TextField extends StatefulWidget {
   final VoidCallback onEditingComplete;
 
   /// {@macro flutter.widgets.editableText.onSubmitted}
+  ///
+  /// See also:
+  ///
+  ///  * [EditableText.onSubmitted] for an example of how to handle moving to
+  ///    the next/previous field when using [TextInputAction.next] and
+  ///    [TextInputAction.previous] for [textInputAction].
   final ValueChanged<String> onSubmitted;
 
   /// {@macro flutter.widgets.editableText.inputFormatters}
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
index 6cb99d4f79..468b0a834b 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ const int _kObscureShowLatestCharCursorTicks = 3;
 ///       padding: const EdgeInsets.all(6),
 ///       child: TextFormField(
 ///         controller: _controller,
-///        decoration: InputDecoration(border: OutlineInputBorder()),
+///         decoration: InputDecoration(border: OutlineInputBorder()),
 ///       ),
 ///     ),
 ///   );
@@ -688,6 +688,63 @@ class EditableText extends StatefulWidget {
   /// Called when the user indicates that they are done editing the text in the
   /// field.
   /// {@endtemplate}
+  ///
+  /// {@tool snippet --template=stateful_widget_material}
+  /// When a non-completion action is pressed, such as "next" or "previous", it
+  /// is often desirable to move the focus to the next or previous field.  To do
+  /// this, handle it as in this example, by calling [FocusNode.focusNext] in
+  /// the [TextFormField.onFieldSubmitted] callback ([TextFormField] wraps
+  /// [EditableText] internally, and uses the value of `onFieldSubmitted` as its
+  /// [onSubmitted]).
+  ///
+  /// ```dart
+  /// FocusScopeNode _focusScopeNode = FocusScopeNode();
+  /// final _controller1 = TextEditingController();
+  /// final _controller2 = TextEditingController();
+  ///
+  /// void dispose() {
+  ///   _focusScopeNode.dispose();
+  ///   _controller1.dispose();
+  ///   _controller2.dispose();
+  ///   super.dispose();
+  /// }
+  ///
+  /// void _handleSubmitted(String value) {
+  ///   _focusScopeNode.nextFocus();
+  /// }
+  ///
+  /// Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+  ///   return Scaffold(
+  ///     body: FocusScope(
+  ///       node: _focusScopeNode,
+  ///       child: Column(
+  ///         mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
+  ///         children: <Widget>[
+  ///           Padding(
+  ///             padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
+  ///             child: TextFormField(
+  ///               textInputAction: TextInputAction.next,
+  ///               onFieldSubmitted: _handleSubmitted,
+  ///               controller: _controller1,
+  ///               decoration: InputDecoration(border: OutlineInputBorder()),
+  ///             ),
+  ///           ),
+  ///           Padding(
+  ///             padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
+  ///             child: TextFormField(
+  ///               textInputAction: TextInputAction.next,
+  ///               onFieldSubmitted: _handleSubmitted,
+  ///               controller: _controller2,
+  ///               decoration: InputDecoration(border: OutlineInputBorder()),
+  ///             ),
+  ///           ),
+  ///         ],
+  ///       ),
+  ///     ),
+  ///   );
+  /// }
+  /// ```
+  /// {@end-tool}
   final ValueChanged<String> onSubmitted;
 
   /// Called when the user changes the selection of text (including the cursor