diff --git a/src/inputmethod.cpp b/src/inputmethod.cpp
index 47ac7b23df..169ad576a8 100644
--- a/src/inputmethod.cpp
+++ b/src/inputmethod.cpp
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ void InputMethod::updateInputPanelState()
         const bool bottomKeyboard = m_inputClient && m_inputClient->mode() != InputPanelV1Client::Overlay && m_inputClient->isShown();
         m_trackedClient->setVirtualKeyboardGeometry(bottomKeyboard ? m_inputClient->inputGeometry() : QRect());
 
-        if (m_inputClient) {
+        if (m_inputClient && m_inputClient->mode() != InputPanelV1Client::Overlay) {
             overlap = m_trackedClient->frameGeometry() & m_inputClient->inputGeometry();
             overlap.moveTo(m_trackedClient->mapToLocal(overlap.topLeft()));
         }