diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java
index c79dabe8cf..4312939321 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public class ExtendedEditText extends EditText {
     }
 
     public void hideKeyboard() {
-        UiThreadHelper.hideKeyboardAsync(getContext(), getWindowToken());
+        UiThreadHelper.hideKeyboardAsync(Launcher.getLauncher(getContext()), getWindowToken());
     }
 
     private boolean showSoftInput() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/UiThreadHelper.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/UiThreadHelper.java
index 0498052575..be14e01f0d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/util/UiThreadHelper.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/util/UiThreadHelper.java
@@ -17,13 +17,18 @@ package com.android.launcher3.util;
 
 import static com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.UI_HELPER_EXECUTOR;
 
+import android.annotation.SuppressLint;
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.IBinder;
 import android.os.Message;
+import android.view.WindowInsets;
 import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
 
+import com.android.launcher3.Launcher;
+import com.android.launcher3.Utilities;
+
 /**
  * Utility class for offloading some class from UI thread
  */
@@ -37,8 +42,16 @@ public class UiThreadHelper {
     private static final int MSG_SET_ORIENTATION = 2;
     private static final int MSG_RUN_COMMAND = 3;
 
-    public static void hideKeyboardAsync(Context context, IBinder token) {
-        Message.obtain(HANDLER.get(context), MSG_HIDE_KEYBOARD, token).sendToTarget();
+    @SuppressLint("NewApi")
+    public static void hideKeyboardAsync(Launcher launcher, IBinder token) {
+        if (Utilities.ATLEAST_R) {
+            WindowInsets rootInsets = launcher.getRootView().getRootWindowInsets();
+            boolean isImeShown = rootInsets != null && rootInsets.isVisible(
+                    WindowInsets.Type.ime());
+            if (!isImeShown) return;
+        }
+
+        Message.obtain(HANDLER.get(launcher), MSG_HIDE_KEYBOARD, token).sendToTarget();
     }
 
     public static void setOrientationAsync(Activity activity, int orientation) {