diff --git a/osu.Framework.Android/AndroidGameView.cs b/osu.Framework.Android/AndroidGameView.cs
index a24af49610..949b845341 100644
--- a/osu.Framework.Android/AndroidGameView.cs
+++ b/osu.Framework.Android/AndroidGameView.cs
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ public bool PointerCapture
 
         private readonly Game game;
 
+        private InputMethodManager inputMethodManager;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Whether <see cref="AndroidTextInput"/> is active.
+        /// </summary>
+        private bool textInputActive;
+
         public AndroidGameView(AndroidGameActivity activity, Game game)
             : base(activity)
         {
@@ -97,6 +104,8 @@ private void init()
 
             // disable ugly green border when view is focused via hardware keyboard/mouse.
             DefaultFocusHighlightEnabled = false;
+
+            inputMethodManager = Activity.GetSystemService(Context.InputMethodService) as InputMethodManager;
         }
 
         protected override void CreateFrameBuffer()
@@ -238,15 +247,43 @@ private void updateSafeArea()
             };
         }
 
-        public override bool OnCheckIsTextEditor() => true;
+        public override bool OnCheckIsTextEditor() => textInputActive;
 
+        /// <returns><c>null</c> to disable input methods</returns>
         public override IInputConnection OnCreateInputConnection(EditorInfo outAttrs)
         {
+            // Properly disable native input methods so that the software keyboard doesn't unexpectedly open.
+            // Eg. when pressing keys on a hardware keyboard.
+            if (!textInputActive)
+                return null;
+
             outAttrs.ImeOptions = ImeFlags.NoExtractUi | ImeFlags.NoFullscreen;
             outAttrs.InputType = InputTypes.TextVariationVisiblePassword | InputTypes.TextFlagNoSuggestions;
             return new AndroidInputConnection(this, true);
         }
 
+        internal void StartTextInput()
+        {
+            textInputActive = true;
+            Activity.RunOnUiThread(() =>
+            {
+                inputMethodManager.RestartInput(this); // this syncs the Android input method state with `OnCreateInputConnection()`.
+                RequestFocus();
+                inputMethodManager?.ShowSoftInput(this, 0);
+            });
+        }
+
+        internal void StopTextInput()
+        {
+            textInputActive = false;
+            Activity.RunOnUiThread(() =>
+            {
+                inputMethodManager.RestartInput(this);
+                inputMethodManager?.HideSoftInputFromWindow(WindowToken, HideSoftInputFlags.None);
+                ClearFocus();
+            });
+        }
+
         public override void SwapBuffers()
         {
             try
diff --git a/osu.Framework.Android/Input/AndroidTextInput.cs b/osu.Framework.Android/Input/AndroidTextInput.cs
index 8af000777c..eab5a518d5 100644
--- a/osu.Framework.Android/Input/AndroidTextInput.cs
+++ b/osu.Framework.Android/Input/AndroidTextInput.cs
@@ -1,24 +1,18 @@
 // Copyright (c) ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>. Licensed under the MIT Licence.
 // See the LICENCE file in the repository root for full licence text.
 
-#nullable disable
-
-using Android.Content;
 using Android.Views;
-using Android.Views.InputMethods;
 using osu.Framework.Input;
 
 namespace osu.Framework.Android.Input
 {
-    public class AndroidTextInput : TextInputSource
+    internal class AndroidTextInput : TextInputSource
     {
         private readonly AndroidGameView view;
-        private readonly InputMethodManager inputMethodManager;
 
         public AndroidTextInput(AndroidGameView view)
         {
             this.view = view;
-            inputMethodManager = view.Activity.GetSystemService(Context.InputMethodService) as InputMethodManager;
         }
 
         private void commitText(string text)
@@ -36,33 +30,19 @@ protected override void ActivateTextInput(bool allowIme)
         {
             view.KeyDown += keyDown;
             view.CommitText += commitText;
-
-            view.Activity.RunOnUiThread(() =>
-            {
-                view.RequestFocus();
-                inputMethodManager?.ShowSoftInput(view, 0);
-            });
+            view.StartTextInput();
         }
 
         protected override void EnsureTextInputActivated(bool allowIme)
         {
-            view.Activity.RunOnUiThread(() =>
-            {
-                view.RequestFocus();
-                inputMethodManager?.ShowSoftInput(view, 0);
-            });
+            view.StartTextInput();
         }
 
         protected override void DeactivateTextInput()
         {
             view.KeyDown -= keyDown;
             view.CommitText -= commitText;
-
-            view.Activity.RunOnUiThread(() =>
-            {
-                inputMethodManager?.HideSoftInputFromWindow(view.WindowToken, HideSoftInputFlags.None);
-                view.ClearFocus();
-            });
+            view.StopTextInput();
         }
     }
 }