diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java
index f94a3c5521..3c90408c0e 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/ExtendedEditText.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.DragEvent;
 import android.view.KeyEvent;
 import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
@@ -37,6 +38,8 @@ import java.util.Set;
  * Note: AppCompatEditText doesn't fully support #displayCompletions and #onCommitCompletion
  */
 public class ExtendedEditText extends EditText {
+    private static final String TAG = "ExtendedEditText";
+
     private final Set<OnFocusChangeListener> mOnFocusChangeListeners = new HashSet<>();
 
     private boolean mForceDisableSuggestions = false;
@@ -89,9 +92,17 @@ public class ExtendedEditText extends EditText {
         return false;
     }
 
-    public void showKeyboard() {
+    /**
+     * Synchronously shows the soft input method.
+     *
+     * @param shouldFocus whether this EditText should also request focus.
+     * @return true if the keyboard is shown correctly and focus is given to this view (if
+     *     applicable).
+     */
+    public boolean showKeyboard(boolean shouldFocus) {
         onKeyboardShown();
-        showSoftInput();
+        boolean focusResult = !shouldFocus || requestFocus();
+        return focusResult && showSoftInputInternal();
     }
 
     public void hideKeyboard() {
@@ -104,10 +115,15 @@ public class ExtendedEditText extends EditText {
                 .keyboardStateManager().setKeyboardState(SHOW);
     }
 
-    private boolean showSoftInput() {
-        return requestFocus() &&
-                getContext().getSystemService(InputMethodManager.class)
-                    .showSoftInput(this, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
+    private boolean showSoftInputInternal() {
+        boolean result = false;
+        InputMethodManager imm = getContext().getSystemService(InputMethodManager.class);
+        if (imm != null) {
+            result = imm.showSoftInput(this, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
+        } else {
+            Log.w(TAG, "Failed to retrieve InputMethodManager from the system.");
+        }
+        return result;
     }
 
     public void dispatchBackKey() {
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/search/AllAppsSearchBarController.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/search/AllAppsSearchBarController.java
index 4427a49dab..ecbc7a94b3 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/search/AllAppsSearchBarController.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/allapps/search/AllAppsSearchBarController.java
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ public class AllAppsSearchBarController
      * Focuses the search field to handle key events.
      */
     public void focusSearchField() {
-        mInput.showKeyboard();
+        mInput.showKeyboard(true /* shouldFocus */);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
index f38cce19d7..55a539a7b6 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher3/folder/Folder.java
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ public class Folder extends AbstractFloatingView implements ClipPathView, DragSo
                     mFolderName.selectAll();
                 }
             }
-            mFolderName.showKeyboard();
+            mFolderName.showKeyboard(true /* shouldFocus */);
             mFolderName.displayCompletions(
                     Stream.of(mInfo.suggestedFolderNames.getLabels())
                             .filter(Objects::nonNull)