diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/editable.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/editable.dart
index a8bdb95225..c94ea0490b 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/editable.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/editable.dart
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 
 import 'box.dart';
 import 'object.dart';
+import 'semantics.dart';
 import 'viewport_offset.dart';
 
 const double _kCaretGap = 1.0; // pixels
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ class RenderEditable extends RenderBox {
     TextAlign textAlign: TextAlign.start,
     Color cursorColor,
     ValueNotifier<bool> showCursor,
+    bool hasFocus,
     int maxLines: 1,
     Color selectionColor,
     double textScaleFactor: 1.0,
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ class RenderEditable extends RenderBox {
        ),
        _cursorColor = cursorColor,
        _showCursor = showCursor ?? new ValueNotifier<bool>(false),
+       _hasFocus = hasFocus ?? false,
        _maxLines = maxLines,
        _selection = selection,
        _offset = offset {
@@ -227,6 +230,17 @@ class RenderEditable extends RenderBox {
     markNeedsPaint();
   }
 
+  /// Whether the editable is currently focused.
+  bool get hasFocus => _hasFocus;
+  bool _hasFocus;
+  set hasFocus(bool value) {
+    assert(value != null);
+    if (_hasFocus == value)
+      return;
+    _hasFocus = value;
+    markNeedsSemanticsUpdate();
+  }
+
   /// The maximum number of lines for the text to span, wrapping if necessary.
   ///
   /// If this is 1 (the default), the text will not wrap, but will extend
@@ -303,6 +317,15 @@ class RenderEditable extends RenderBox {
     markNeedsLayout();
   }
 
+  @override
+  void describeSemanticsConfiguration(SemanticsConfiguration config) {
+    super.describeSemanticsConfiguration(config);
+
+    config
+      ..isFocused = hasFocus
+      ..isTextField = true;
+  }
+
   @override
   void attach(PipelineOwner owner) {
     super.attach(owner);
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/semantics.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/semantics.dart
index e8e2bc0dfc..266c67cc22 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/semantics.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/rendering/semantics.dart
@@ -783,7 +783,9 @@ class SemanticsNode extends AbstractNode with DiagnosticableTreeMixin {
     if (_hasFlag(SemanticsFlags.hasCheckedState))
       properties.add(new FlagProperty('isChecked', value: _hasFlag(SemanticsFlags.isChecked), ifTrue: 'checked', ifFalse: 'unchecked'));
     properties.add(new FlagProperty('isSelected', value: _hasFlag(SemanticsFlags.isSelected), ifTrue: 'selected'));
+    properties.add(new FlagProperty('isFocused', value: _hasFlag(SemanticsFlags.isFocused), ifTrue: 'focused'));
     properties.add(new FlagProperty('isButton', value: _hasFlag(SemanticsFlags.isButton), ifTrue: 'button'));
+    properties.add(new FlagProperty('isTextField', value: _hasFlag(SemanticsFlags.isTextField), ifTrue: 'textField'));
     properties.add(new StringProperty('label', _label, defaultValue: ''));
     properties.add(new StringProperty('value', _value, defaultValue: ''));
     properties.add(new StringProperty('increasedValue', _increasedValue, defaultValue: ''));
@@ -1233,11 +1235,21 @@ class SemanticsConfiguration {
     _setFlag(SemanticsFlags.isChecked, value);
   }
 
+  /// Whether the owning [RenderObject] currently holds the user's focus.
+  set isFocused(bool value) {
+    _setFlag(SemanticsFlags.isFocused, value);
+  }
+
   /// Whether the owning [RenderObject] is a button (true) or not (false).
   set isButton(bool value) {
     _setFlag(SemanticsFlags.isButton, value);
   }
 
+  /// Whether the owning [RenderObject] is a text field.
+  set isTextField(bool value) {
+    _setFlag(SemanticsFlags.isTextField, value);
+  }
+
   // TAGS
 
   /// The set of tags that this configuration wants to add to all child
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
index 87f73bf2ae..559e8bb72d 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable_text.dart
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ class EditableTextState extends State<EditableText> with AutomaticKeepAliveClien
             style: widget.style,
             cursorColor: widget.cursorColor,
             showCursor: _showCursor,
+            hasFocus: _hasFocus,
             maxLines: widget.maxLines,
             selectionColor: widget.selectionColor,
             textScaleFactor: widget.textScaleFactor ?? MediaQuery.of(context, nullOk: true)?.textScaleFactor ?? 1.0,
@@ -663,6 +664,7 @@ class _Editable extends LeafRenderObjectWidget {
     this.style,
     this.cursorColor,
     this.showCursor,
+    this.hasFocus,
     this.maxLines,
     this.selectionColor,
     this.textScaleFactor,
@@ -681,6 +683,7 @@ class _Editable extends LeafRenderObjectWidget {
   final TextStyle style;
   final Color cursorColor;
   final ValueNotifier<bool> showCursor;
+  final bool hasFocus;
   final int maxLines;
   final Color selectionColor;
   final double textScaleFactor;
@@ -699,6 +702,7 @@ class _Editable extends LeafRenderObjectWidget {
       text: _styledTextSpan,
       cursorColor: cursorColor,
       showCursor: showCursor,
+      hasFocus: hasFocus,
       maxLines: maxLines,
       selectionColor: selectionColor,
       textScaleFactor: textScaleFactor,
@@ -717,6 +721,7 @@ class _Editable extends LeafRenderObjectWidget {
       ..text = _styledTextSpan
       ..cursorColor = cursorColor
       ..showCursor = showCursor
+      ..hasFocus = hasFocus
       ..maxLines = maxLines
       ..selectionColor = selectionColor
       ..textScaleFactor = textScaleFactor
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/material/text_field_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/material/text_field_test.dart
index 5cc9ce648b..1a846b2d3d 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/material/text_field_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/material/text_field_test.dart
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 import 'dart:async';
+import 'dart:ui' show SemanticsFlags;
 
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/rendering.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 
+import '../widgets/semantics_tester.dart';
 import 'feedback_tester.dart';
 
 class MockClipboard {
@@ -1637,4 +1639,25 @@ void main() {
 
     expect(find.text('5 / 10'), findsOneWidget);
   });
+
+  testWidgets('TextField identifies as text field in semantics', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    final SemanticsTester semantics = new SemanticsTester(tester);
+
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      new MaterialApp(
+        home: const Material(
+          child: const DefaultTextStyle(
+            style: const TextStyle(fontFamily: 'Ahem', fontSize: 10.0),
+            child: const Center(
+              child: const TextField(
+                maxLength: 10,
+              ),
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    expect(semantics, includesNodeWith(flags: <SemanticsFlags>[SemanticsFlags.isTextField]));
+  });
 }
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/rendering/semantics_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/rendering/semantics_test.dart
index 22373dff76..06ac77b08c 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/rendering/semantics_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/rendering/semantics_test.dart
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void main() {
 
     expect(
       minimalProperties.toStringDeep(minLevel: DiagnosticLevel.hidden),
-      'SemanticsNode#16(owner: null, isPartOfNodeMerging: false, Rect.fromLTRB(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0), actions: [], isSelected: false, isButton: false, label: "", value: "", increasedValue: "", decreasedValue: "", hint: "", textDirection: null)\n',
+      'SemanticsNode#16(owner: null, isPartOfNodeMerging: false, Rect.fromLTRB(0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0), actions: [], isSelected: false, isFocused: false, isButton: false, isTextField: false, label: "", value: "", increasedValue: "", decreasedValue: "", hint: "", textDirection: null)\n'
     );
 
     final SemanticsConfiguration config = new SemanticsConfiguration()
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_test.dart
index 2907a00103..3e4cf5231e 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/editable_text_test.dart
@@ -2,11 +2,16 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
+import 'dart:ui' show SemanticsFlags;
+
+import 'package:flutter/rendering.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 
+import 'semantics_tester.dart';
+
 void main() {
   final TextEditingController controller = new TextEditingController();
   final FocusNode focusNode = new FocusNode();
@@ -250,4 +255,33 @@ void main() {
       }),
     ]);
   });
+
+  testWidgets('EditableText identifies as text field (w/ focus) in semantics', (WidgetTester tester) async {
+    final SemanticsTester semantics = new SemanticsTester(tester);
+
+    await tester.pumpWidget(
+      new Directionality(
+        textDirection: TextDirection.ltr,
+        child: new FocusScope(
+          node: focusScopeNode,
+          autofocus: true,
+          child: new EditableText(
+            controller: controller,
+            focusNode: focusNode,
+            style: textStyle,
+            cursorColor: cursorColor,
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+
+    expect(semantics, includesNodeWith(flags: <SemanticsFlags>[SemanticsFlags.isTextField]));
+
+    await tester.tap(find.byType(EditableText));
+    await tester.idle();
+    await tester.pump();
+
+    expect(semantics, includesNodeWith(flags: <SemanticsFlags>[SemanticsFlags.isTextField, SemanticsFlags.isFocused]));
+
+  });
 }
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/semantics_tester.dart b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/semantics_tester.dart
index 0e2437dfac..16327034ba 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/widgets/semantics_tester.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/widgets/semantics_tester.dart
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
+import 'dart:ui' show SemanticsFlags;
+
 import 'package:flutter/foundation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/rendering.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
@@ -314,11 +316,13 @@ class _IncludesNodeWith extends Matcher {
     this.label,
     this.textDirection,
     this.actions,
-}) : assert(label != null || actions != null);
+    this.flags,
+}) : assert(label != null || actions != null || flags != null);
 
   final String label;
   final TextDirection textDirection;
   final List<SemanticsAction> actions;
+  final List<SemanticsFlags> flags;
 
   @override
   bool matches(covariant SemanticsTester item, Map<dynamic, dynamic> matchState) {
@@ -348,6 +352,12 @@ class _IncludesNodeWith extends Matcher {
       if (expectedActions != actualActions)
         return false;
     }
+    if (flags != null) {
+      final int expectedFlags = flags.fold(0, (int value, SemanticsFlags flag) => value | flag.index);
+      final int actualFlags = node.getSemanticsData().flags;
+      if (expectedFlags != actualFlags)
+        return false;
+    }
     return true;
   }
 
@@ -362,22 +372,16 @@ class _IncludesNodeWith extends Matcher {
   }
 
   String get _configAsString {
-    String string = '';
-    if (label != null) {
-      string += 'label "$label"';
-      if (textDirection != null)
-        string += ' (${describeEnum(textDirection)})';
-      if (actions != null)
-        string += ' and ';
-    } else if (textDirection != null) {
-      string += 'direction ${describeEnum(textDirection)}';
-      if (actions != null)
-        string += ' and ';
-    }
-    if (actions != null) {
-      string += 'actions "${actions.join(', ')}"';
-    }
-    return string;
+    final List<String> strings = <String>[];
+    if (label != null)
+      strings.add('label "$label"');
+    if (textDirection != null)
+      strings.add(' (${describeEnum(textDirection)})');
+    if (actions != null)
+      strings.add('actions "${actions.join(', ')}"');
+    if (flags != null)
+      strings.add('flags "${flags.join(', ')}"');
+    return strings.join(', ');
   }
 }
 
@@ -385,10 +389,16 @@ class _IncludesNodeWith extends Matcher {
 /// `textDirection`, and `actions`.
 ///
 /// If null is provided for an argument, it will match against any value.
-Matcher includesNodeWith({ String label, TextDirection textDirection, List<SemanticsAction> actions }) {
+Matcher includesNodeWith({
+  String label,
+  TextDirection textDirection,
+  List<SemanticsAction> actions,
+  List<SemanticsFlags> flags,
+}) {
   return new _IncludesNodeWith(
     label: label,
     textDirection: textDirection,
     actions: actions,
+    flags: flags,
   );
 }