diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarInsetsController.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarInsetsController.kt
index 32c1972934..b3885121f0 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarInsetsController.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarInsetsController.kt
@@ -149,7 +149,8 @@ class TaskbarInsetsController(val context: TaskbarActivityContext): LoggableTask
         if (context.dragLayer.alpha < AlphaUpdateListener.ALPHA_CUTOFF_THRESHOLD) {
             // Let touches pass through us.
             insetsInfo.setTouchableInsets(TOUCHABLE_INSETS_REGION)
-        } else if (controllers.navbarButtonsViewController.isImeVisible) {
+        } else if (controllers.navbarButtonsViewController.isImeVisible
+                && controllers.taskbarStashController.isStashed()) {
             insetsInfo.setTouchableInsets(TOUCHABLE_INSETS_REGION)
         } else if (!controllers.uiController.isTaskbarTouchable) {
             // Let touches pass through us.
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
index 9936d27951..b5e6fac5bb 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarViewController.java
@@ -193,7 +193,8 @@ public class TaskbarViewController implements TaskbarControllers.LoggableTaskbar
      * Should be called when the IME visibility changes, so we can make Taskbar not steal touches.
      */
     public void setImeIsVisible(boolean isImeVisible) {
-        mTaskbarView.setTouchesEnabled(!isImeVisible);
+        mTaskbarView.setTouchesEnabled(!isImeVisible
+                || DisplayController.isTransientTaskbar(mActivity));
     }
 
     /**