diff --git a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/IInitEditorInfo.cs b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/IInitEditorInfo.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..98fc4eafc1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/IInitEditorInfo.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text;
+using Android.Views.InputMethods;
+
+namespace Avalonia.Android
+{
+    interface IInitEditorInfo
+    {
+        void InitEditorInfo(Action<EditorInfo> init);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/SkiaPlatform/InvalidationAwareSurfaceView.cs b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/SkiaPlatform/InvalidationAwareSurfaceView.cs
index a1c2b2d9fb..a43861d4e7 100644
--- a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/SkiaPlatform/InvalidationAwareSurfaceView.cs
+++ b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/SkiaPlatform/InvalidationAwareSurfaceView.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ using Avalonia.Platform;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Android
 {
-    public abstract class InvalidationAwareSurfaceView : SurfaceView, ISurfaceHolderCallback, IPlatformHandle, IAndroidSoftInput
+    public abstract class InvalidationAwareSurfaceView : SurfaceView, ISurfaceHolderCallback, IPlatformHandle, IInitEditorInfo
     {
         bool _invalidateQueued;
         private ISoftInputElement _softInputElement;
@@ -92,14 +92,19 @@ namespace Avalonia.Android
         protected abstract void Draw();
         public string HandleDescriptor => "SurfaceView";
 
-        public override IInputConnection OnCreateInputConnection(EditorInfo outAttrs)
+        private Action<EditorInfo> _initEditorInfo;
+
+        public void InitEditorInfo(Action<EditorInfo> init)
         {
-            outAttrs.InputType = _softInputElement.InputType switch
-            {
-                InputType.Numeric => global::Android.Text.InputTypes.ClassNumber,
-                InputType.Phone => global::Android.Text.InputTypes.ClassPhone,
-                _ => global::Android.Text.InputTypes.Null
-            };
+            _initEditorInfo = init;
+        }
+
+        public sealed override IInputConnection OnCreateInputConnection(EditorInfo outAttrs)
+        {
+            if (_initEditorInfo == null)
+                throw new InvalidOperationException("Call IInitEditorInfo.InitEditorInfo first");
+
+            _initEditorInfo(outAttrs);
 
             return base.OnCreateInputConnection(outAttrs);
         }
@@ -119,32 +124,5 @@ namespace Avalonia.Android
         {
             return true;
         }
-
-        public void ShowSoftInput(ISoftInputElement softInputElement)
-        {
-            var input = Context.GetSystemService(Context.InputMethodService).JavaCast<InputMethodManager>();
-            var previousSoftInput = _softInputElement;
-            _softInputElement = softInputElement;
-
-            if (_softInputElement.InputType == InputType.None)
-                HideSoftInput();
-            else
-            {
-                RequestFocus();
-
-                if (!ReferenceEquals(_softInputElement, previousSoftInput))
-                {
-                    input.RestartInput(this);
-                }
-
-                input.ToggleSoftInput(ShowFlags.Forced, HideSoftInputFlags.NotAlways);
-            }
-        }
-
-        public void HideSoftInput()
-        {
-            var input = Context.GetSystemService(Context.InputMethodService).JavaCast<InputMethodManager>();
-            input.HideSoftInputFromWindow(WindowToken, HideSoftInputFlags.None);
-        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/SkiaPlatform/TopLevelImpl.cs b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/SkiaPlatform/TopLevelImpl.cs
index 219dd4cf67..bd9a5868c0 100644
--- a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/SkiaPlatform/TopLevelImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/SkiaPlatform/TopLevelImpl.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ using Android.Content;
 using Android.Graphics;
 using Android.Runtime;
 using Android.Views;
-
+using Android.Views.InputMethods;
 using Avalonia.Android.OpenGL;
 using Avalonia.Android.Platform.Specific;
 using Avalonia.Android.Platform.Specific.Helpers;
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ using Avalonia.Rendering;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Android.Platform.SkiaPlatform
 {
-    class TopLevelImpl : IAndroidView, ITopLevelImpl, EglGlPlatformSurfaceBase.IEglWindowGlPlatformSurfaceInfo, IAndroidSoftInput
+    class TopLevelImpl : IAndroidView, ITopLevelImpl, EglGlPlatformSurfaceBase.IEglWindowGlPlatformSurfaceInfo, IInitEditorInfo
     {
         private readonly IGlPlatformSurface _gl;
         private readonly IFramebufferPlatformSurface _framebuffer;
@@ -210,15 +210,9 @@ namespace Avalonia.Android.Platform.SkiaPlatform
         {
             throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
-
-        void IAndroidSoftInput.ShowSoftInput(ISoftInputElement softInputElement)
-        {
-            _view.ShowSoftInput(softInputElement);
-        }
-
-        void IAndroidSoftInput.HideSoftInput()
+        public void InitEditorInfo(Action<EditorInfo> init)
         {
-            _view.HideSoftInput();
+            _view.InitEditorInfo(init);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Specific/Helpers/AndroidKeyboardEventsHelper.cs b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Specific/Helpers/AndroidKeyboardEventsHelper.cs
index 264c9f4cb5..e98a8f183e 100644
--- a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Specific/Helpers/AndroidKeyboardEventsHelper.cs
+++ b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Specific/Helpers/AndroidKeyboardEventsHelper.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ using Avalonia.Input.Raw;
 
 namespace Avalonia.Android.Platform.Specific.Helpers
 {
-    internal class AndroidKeyboardEventsHelper<TView> : IDisposable where TView : TopLevelImpl, IAndroidView, IAndroidSoftInput
+    internal class AndroidKeyboardEventsHelper<TView> : IDisposable where TView : TopLevelImpl, IAndroidView, IInitEditorInfo
     {
         private TView _view;
         private IInputElement _lastFocusedElement;
@@ -107,13 +107,32 @@ namespace Avalonia.Android.Platform.Specific.Helpers
 
         private void TryShowHideKeyboard(ISoftInputElement element, bool value)
         {
-            if (value)
+            _view.InitEditorInfo((outAttrs) =>
             {
-                _view.ShowSoftInput(element);
+                outAttrs.InputType = element.InputType switch
+                {
+                    InputType.Numeric => global::Android.Text.InputTypes.ClassNumber,
+                    InputType.Phone => global::Android.Text.InputTypes.ClassPhone,
+                    _ => global::Android.Text.InputTypes.Null
+                };
+            });
+
+            var input = _view.View.Context.GetSystemService(Context.InputMethodService).JavaCast<InputMethodManager>();
+
+            if (value && element != null && element.InputType != InputType.None)
+            {
+                _view.View.RequestFocus();
+
+                if (!ReferenceEquals(_lastFocusedElement, element))
+                {
+                    input.RestartInput(_view.View);
+                }
+
+                input.ToggleSoftInput(ShowFlags.Forced, HideSoftInputFlags.NotAlways);
             }
             else
             {
-                _view.HideSoftInput();
+                input.HideSoftInputFromWindow(_view.View.WindowToken, HideSoftInputFlags.None);
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Specific/IAndroidView.cs b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Specific/IAndroidView.cs
index db65a1335b..1f99051fe6 100644
--- a/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Specific/IAndroidView.cs
+++ b/src/Android/Avalonia.Android/Platform/Specific/IAndroidView.cs
@@ -9,11 +9,4 @@ namespace Avalonia.Android.Platform.Specific
 
 
     }
-
-    public interface IAndroidSoftInput
-    {
-        void ShowSoftInput(ISoftInputElement softInputElement);
-
-        void HideSoftInput();
-    }
 }