diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
index 8c12567ccf..13d4fa6804 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/TaskbarActivityContext.java
@@ -212,6 +212,14 @@ public class TaskbarActivityContext extends ContextThemeWrapper implements Activ
         return mViewCache;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean supportsIme() {
+        // Currently we don't support IME because we have FLAG_NOT_FOCUSABLE. We can remove that
+        // flag when opening a floating view that needs IME (such as Folder), but then that means
+        // Taskbar will be below IME and thus users can't click the back button.
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets a new data-source for this taskbar instance
      */
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
index 7187188a13..879739f171 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
@@ -276,15 +276,19 @@ public class Folder extends AbstractFloatingView implements ClipPathView, DragSo
         mPageIndicator = findViewById(R.id.folder_page_indicator);
         mFolderName = findViewById(R.id.folder_name);
         mFolderName.setTextSize(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_PX, dp.folderLabelTextSizePx);
-        mFolderName.setOnBackKeyListener(this);
-        mFolderName.setOnFocusChangeListener(this);
-        mFolderName.setOnEditorActionListener(this);
-        mFolderName.setSelectAllOnFocus(true);
-        mFolderName.setInputType(mFolderName.getInputType()
-                & ~InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_AUTO_CORRECT
-                | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_NO_SUGGESTIONS
-                | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_WORDS);
-        mFolderName.forceDisableSuggestions(true);
+        if (mActivityContext.supportsIme()) {
+            mFolderName.setOnBackKeyListener(this);
+            mFolderName.setOnFocusChangeListener(this);
+            mFolderName.setOnEditorActionListener(this);
+            mFolderName.setSelectAllOnFocus(true);
+            mFolderName.setInputType(mFolderName.getInputType()
+                    & ~InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_AUTO_CORRECT
+                    | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_NO_SUGGESTIONS
+                    | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_CAP_WORDS);
+            mFolderName.forceDisableSuggestions(true);
+        } else {
+            mFolderName.setEnabled(false);
+        }
 
         mFooter = findViewById(R.id.folder_footer);
         mFooterHeight = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.folder_label_height);
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/ActivityContext.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/ActivityContext.java
index c822213c8a..dc5fe06450 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/views/ActivityContext.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/views/ActivityContext.java
@@ -114,6 +114,13 @@ public interface ActivityContext {
         return StatsLogManager.newInstance((Context) this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns whether we can show the IME for elements hosted by this ActivityContext.
+     */
+    default boolean supportsIme() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns the ActivityContext associated with the given Context.
      */