diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java
index f41498397d..46c2e25c62 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java
@@ -67,7 +67,6 @@ import com.android.launcher3.R;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.BitmapInfo;
 import com.android.launcher3.icons.BubbleIconFactory;
 import com.android.launcher3.shortcuts.ShortcutRequest;
-import com.android.launcher3.taskbar.TaskbarControllers;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.DisplayController;
 import com.android.launcher3.util.Executors.SimpleThreadFactory;
 import com.android.quickstep.SystemUiProxy;
@@ -148,6 +147,7 @@ public class BubbleBarController extends IBubblesListener.Stub {
     private BubbleBarItem mSelectedBubble;
     private BubbleBarOverflow mOverflowBubble;
 
+    private ImeVisibilityChecker mImeVisibilityChecker;
     private BubbleBarViewController mBubbleBarViewController;
     private BubbleStashController mBubbleStashController;
     private BubbleStashedHandleViewController mBubbleStashedHandleViewController;
@@ -216,7 +216,10 @@ public class BubbleBarController extends IBubblesListener.Stub {
         mSystemUiProxy.setBubblesListener(null);
     }
 
-    public void init(TaskbarControllers controllers, BubbleControllers bubbleControllers) {
+    /** Initializes controllers. */
+    public void init(BubbleControllers bubbleControllers,
+            ImeVisibilityChecker imeVisibilityChecker) {
+        mImeVisibilityChecker = imeVisibilityChecker;
         mBubbleBarViewController = bubbleControllers.bubbleBarViewController;
         mBubbleStashController = bubbleControllers.bubbleStashController;
         mBubbleStashedHandleViewController = bubbleControllers.bubbleStashedHandleViewController;
@@ -321,7 +324,8 @@ public class BubbleBarController extends IBubblesListener.Stub {
         // enabling gesture nav. also suppress animation if the bubble bar is hidden for sysui e.g.
         // the shade is open, or we're locked.
         final boolean suppressAnimation =
-                update.initialState || mBubbleBarViewController.isHiddenForSysui();
+                update.initialState || mBubbleBarViewController.isHiddenForSysui()
+                        || mImeVisibilityChecker.isImeVisible();
 
         BubbleBarBubble bubbleToSelect = null;
         if (!update.removedBubbles.isEmpty()) {
@@ -667,4 +671,10 @@ public class BubbleBarController extends IBubblesListener.Stub {
         displayBounds.bottom = displaySize.y - translation;
         return displayBounds;
     }
+
+    /** Interface for checking whether the IME is visible. */
+    public interface ImeVisibilityChecker {
+        /** Whether the IME is visible. */
+        boolean isImeVisible();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleControllers.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleControllers.java
index 295477c963..32d6375462 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleControllers.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleControllers.java
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ public class BubbleControllers {
      * in constructors for now, as some controllers may still be waiting for init().
      */
     public void init(TaskbarControllers taskbarControllers) {
-        bubbleBarController.init(taskbarControllers, this);
+        bubbleBarController.init(this,
+                taskbarControllers.navbarButtonsViewController::isImeVisible);
         bubbleBarViewController.init(taskbarControllers, this);
         bubbleStashedHandleViewController.init(taskbarControllers, this);
         bubbleStashController.init(taskbarControllers, this);