diff --git a/GooglePlacesAutocomplete.d.ts b/GooglePlacesAutocomplete.d.ts
index 15d5a8a0..6539eedb 100644
--- a/GooglePlacesAutocomplete.d.ts
+++ b/GooglePlacesAutocomplete.d.ts
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ interface GooglePlacesAutocompleteProps {
 }
 
 export type GooglePlacesAutocompleteRef = {
+  setAddressTextAndQuery(address: string): void;
   setAddressText(address: string): void;
   getAddressText(): string;
   getCurrentLocation(): void;
diff --git a/GooglePlacesAutocomplete.js b/GooglePlacesAutocomplete.js
index de3099a2..c365cf5f 100644
--- a/GooglePlacesAutocomplete.js
+++ b/GooglePlacesAutocomplete.js
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ export const GooglePlacesAutocomplete = forwardRef((props, ref) => {
   }, [props.predefinedPlaces]);
 
   useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
+    setAddressTextAndQuery:(address) => {
+      setStateText(address);
+      _handleAddressTextAndQuery(address);
+    },
     setAddressText: (address) => {
       setStateText(address);
     },
@@ -563,6 +567,28 @@ export const GooglePlacesAutocomplete = forwardRef((props, ref) => {
     }
   };
 
+  const _handleAddressTextAndQuery = async (address) => {
+
+    // Use Promise to ensure that the query is completed before logging addresses
+    await new Promise((resolve) => {
+      // Trigger the query to fetch autocomplete results based on the entered address
+      _request(address);
+
+      // Wait for a short delay to ensure the query is completed and results are available
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        resolve(dataSource);
+      }, 500); // Adjust the delay as needed
+    });
+
+    if (_results.length > 0) {
+      // Get the first item from _results
+      const firstResult = _results[0];
+
+      // Trigger the onPress function with the first result
+      _onPress(firstResult);
+    }
+  };
+
   const _getRowLoader = () => {
     return <ActivityIndicator animating={true} size='small' />;
   };