diff --git a/core/api/current.txt b/core/api/current.txt
index 51c9ad778ab4b..01edfafa0b805 100644
--- a/core/api/current.txt
+++ b/core/api/current.txt
@@ -1453,6 +1453,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final int supportsAssist = 16844016; // 0x10104f0
     field public static final int supportsBatteryGameMode;
     field public static final int supportsInlineSuggestions = 16844301; // 0x101060d
+    field public static final int supportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration;
     field public static final int supportsLaunchVoiceAssistFromKeyguard = 16844017; // 0x10104f1
     field public static final int supportsLocalInteraction = 16844047; // 0x101050f
     field public static final int supportsMultipleDisplays = 16844182; // 0x1010596
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodInfo.java b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodInfo.java
index 9a706673583bd..d7c18462077d6 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodInfo.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodInfo.java
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ import java.util.List;
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#InputMethod_isDefault
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#InputMethod_supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#InputMethod_supportsInlineSuggestions
+ * @attr ref android.R.styleable#InputMethod_supportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#InputMethod_suppressesSpellChecker
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#InputMethod_showInInputMethodPicker
  * @attr ref android.R.styleable#InputMethod_configChanges
@@ -124,6 +125,11 @@ public final class InputMethodInfo implements Parcelable {
      */
     private final boolean mInlineSuggestionsEnabled;
 
+    /**
+     * The flag whether this IME supports inline suggestions when touch exploration is enabled.
+     */
+    private final boolean mSupportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration;
+
     /**
      * The flag whether this IME suppresses spell checker.
      */
@@ -189,6 +195,7 @@ public final class InputMethodInfo implements Parcelable {
         boolean isAuxIme = true;
         boolean supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod = false; // false as default
         boolean inlineSuggestionsEnabled = false; // false as default
+        boolean supportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration = false; // false as default
         boolean suppressesSpellChecker = false; // false as default
         boolean showInInputMethodPicker = true; // true as default
         mForceDefault = false;
@@ -234,6 +241,9 @@ public final class InputMethodInfo implements Parcelable {
                     false);
             inlineSuggestionsEnabled = sa.getBoolean(
                     com.android.internal.R.styleable.InputMethod_supportsInlineSuggestions, false);
+            supportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration = sa.getBoolean(
+                    com.android.internal.R.styleable
+                            .InputMethod_supportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration, false);
             suppressesSpellChecker = sa.getBoolean(
                     com.android.internal.R.styleable.InputMethod_suppressesSpellChecker, false);
             showInInputMethodPicker = sa.getBoolean(
@@ -314,6 +324,8 @@ public final class InputMethodInfo implements Parcelable {
         mIsAuxIme = isAuxIme;
         mSupportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod = supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod;
         mInlineSuggestionsEnabled = inlineSuggestionsEnabled;
+        mSupportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration =
+                supportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration;
         mSuppressesSpellChecker = suppressesSpellChecker;
         mShowInInputMethodPicker = showInInputMethodPicker;
         mIsVrOnly = isVrOnly;
@@ -326,6 +338,7 @@ public final class InputMethodInfo implements Parcelable {
         mIsAuxIme = source.readInt() == 1;
         mSupportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod = source.readInt() == 1;
         mInlineSuggestionsEnabled = source.readInt() == 1;
+        mSupportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration = source.readInt() == 1;
         mSuppressesSpellChecker = source.readBoolean();
         mShowInInputMethodPicker = source.readBoolean();
         mIsVrOnly = source.readBoolean();
@@ -345,7 +358,8 @@ public final class InputMethodInfo implements Parcelable {
                 settingsActivity, null /* subtypes */, 0 /* isDefaultResId */,
                 false /* forceDefault */, true /* supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod */,
                 false /* inlineSuggestionsEnabled */, false /* isVrOnly */,
-                0 /* handledConfigChanges */, false /* supportsStylusHandwriting */);
+                0 /* handledConfigChanges */, false /* supportsStylusHandwriting */,
+                false /* inlineSuggestionsEnabled */);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -360,7 +374,8 @@ public final class InputMethodInfo implements Parcelable {
                 settingsActivity, null /* subtypes */, 0 /* isDefaultResId */,
                 false /* forceDefault */, true /* supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod */,
                 false /* inlineSuggestionsEnabled */, false /* isVrOnly */, handledConfigChanges,
-                false /* supportsStylusHandwriting */);
+                false /* supportsStylusHandwriting */,
+                false /* inlineSuggestionsEnabled */);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -373,7 +388,8 @@ public final class InputMethodInfo implements Parcelable {
         this(ri, isAuxIme, settingsActivity, subtypes, isDefaultResId, forceDefault,
                 true /* supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod */, false /* inlineSuggestionsEnabled */,
                 false /* isVrOnly */, 0 /* handledconfigChanges */,
-                false /* supportsStylusHandwriting */);
+                false /* supportsStylusHandwriting */,
+                false /* inlineSuggestionsEnabled */);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -385,7 +401,8 @@ public final class InputMethodInfo implements Parcelable {
             boolean supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod, boolean isVrOnly) {
         this(ri, isAuxIme, settingsActivity, subtypes, isDefaultResId, forceDefault,
                 supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod, false /* inlineSuggestionsEnabled */, isVrOnly,
-                0 /* handledConfigChanges */, false /* supportsStylusHandwriting */);
+                0 /* handledConfigChanges */, false /* supportsStylusHandwriting */,
+                false /* inlineSuggestionsEnabled */);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -395,7 +412,8 @@ public final class InputMethodInfo implements Parcelable {
     public InputMethodInfo(ResolveInfo ri, boolean isAuxIme, String settingsActivity,
             List<InputMethodSubtype> subtypes, int isDefaultResId, boolean forceDefault,
             boolean supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod, boolean inlineSuggestionsEnabled,
-            boolean isVrOnly, int handledConfigChanges, boolean supportsStylusHandwriting) {
+            boolean isVrOnly, int handledConfigChanges, boolean supportsStylusHandwriting,
+            boolean supportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration) {
         final ServiceInfo si = ri.serviceInfo;
         mService = ri;
         mId = new ComponentName(si.packageName, si.name).flattenToShortString();
@@ -406,6 +424,8 @@ public final class InputMethodInfo implements Parcelable {
         mForceDefault = forceDefault;
         mSupportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod = supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod;
         mInlineSuggestionsEnabled = inlineSuggestionsEnabled;
+        mSupportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration =
+                supportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration;
         mSuppressesSpellChecker = false;
         mShowInInputMethodPicker = true;
         mIsVrOnly = isVrOnly;
@@ -583,6 +603,8 @@ public final class InputMethodInfo implements Parcelable {
                 + " mIsVrOnly=" + mIsVrOnly
                 + " mSupportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod=" + mSupportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod
                 + " mInlineSuggestionsEnabled=" + mInlineSuggestionsEnabled
+                + " mSupportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration="
+                + mSupportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration
                 + " mSuppressesSpellChecker=" + mSuppressesSpellChecker
                 + " mShowInInputMethodPicker=" + mShowInInputMethodPicker
                 + " mSupportsStylusHandwriting=" + mSupportsStylusHandwriting);
@@ -653,6 +675,15 @@ public final class InputMethodInfo implements Parcelable {
         return mInlineSuggestionsEnabled;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns {@code true} if this input method supports inline suggestions when touch exploration
+     * is enabled.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public boolean supportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration() {
+        return mSupportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return {@code true} if this input method suppresses spell checker.
      */
@@ -683,6 +714,7 @@ public final class InputMethodInfo implements Parcelable {
         dest.writeInt(mIsAuxIme ? 1 : 0);
         dest.writeInt(mSupportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod ? 1 : 0);
         dest.writeInt(mInlineSuggestionsEnabled ? 1 : 0);
+        dest.writeInt(mSupportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration ? 1 : 0);
         dest.writeBoolean(mSuppressesSpellChecker);
         dest.writeBoolean(mShowInInputMethodPicker);
         dest.writeBoolean(mIsVrOnly);
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
index fca2bd15787d1..3a2401a970094 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -3644,6 +3644,14 @@
         <attr name="__removed2" format="boolean" />
         <!-- Specifies whether the IME supports showing inline suggestions. -->
         <attr name="supportsInlineSuggestions" format="boolean" />
+        <!-- Specifies whether the IME supports showing inline suggestions when touch
+             exploration is enabled. This does nothing if supportsInlineSuggestions is false.
+             The default value is false and most IMEs should not set this
+             to true since the older menu-style Autofill works better with touch exploration.
+             This attribute should be set to true in special situations, such as if this is an
+             accessibility-focused IME which blocks user interaction with the app window while the
+             IME is displayed. -->
+        <attr name="supportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration" format="boolean" />
         <!-- Specifies whether the IME suppresses system spell checker.
              The default value is false. If an IME sets this attribute to true,
              the system spell checker will be disabled while the IME has an
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/public.xml b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
index 9fa5f78fef151..3beb4b2f7ee34 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/public.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
@@ -3280,6 +3280,7 @@
     <public name="knownActivityEmbeddingCerts" />
     <public name="intro" />
     <public name="enableOnBackInvokedCallback" />
+    <public name="supportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration" />
   </staging-public-group>
 
   <staging-public-group type="id" first-id="0x01de0000">
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/res/xml/ime_meta_inline_suggestions_with_touch_exploration.xml b/core/tests/coretests/res/xml/ime_meta_inline_suggestions_with_touch_exploration.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..34402089b47d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/res/xml/ime_meta_inline_suggestions_with_touch_exploration.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<!--
+  ~ Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+  ~
+  ~ Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+  ~ you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+  ~ You may obtain a copy of the License at
+  ~
+  ~      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+  ~
+  ~ Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+  ~ distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+  ~ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+  ~ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+  ~ limitations under the License.
+  -->
+
+<input-method
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:settingsActivity="com.android.inputmethod.latin.settings.SettingsActivity"
+    android:supportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration="true"
+>
+    <subtype
+        android:label="subtype1"
+        android:imeSubtypeLocale="en_US"
+        android:imeSubtypeMode="keyboard" />
+</input-method>
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodInfoTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodInfoTest.java
index 8718b954474af..e7d7d640324d0 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodInfoTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodInfoTest.java
@@ -55,11 +55,13 @@ public class InputMethodInfoTest {
 
         assertThat(imi.supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod(), is(false));
         assertThat(imi.isInlineSuggestionsEnabled(), is(false));
+        assertThat(imi.supportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration(), is(false));
 
         final InputMethodInfo clone = cloneViaParcel(imi);
 
         assertThat(clone.supportsSwitchingToNextInputMethod(), is(false));
         assertThat(imi.isInlineSuggestionsEnabled(), is(false));
+        assertThat(imi.supportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration(), is(false));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -84,6 +86,18 @@ public class InputMethodInfoTest {
         assertThat(clone.isInlineSuggestionsEnabled(), is(true));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testInlineSuggestionsEnabledWithTouchExploration() throws Exception {
+        final InputMethodInfo imi =
+                buildInputMethodForTest(R.xml.ime_meta_inline_suggestions_with_touch_exploration);
+
+        assertThat(imi.supportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration(), is(true));
+
+        final InputMethodInfo clone = cloneViaParcel(imi);
+
+        assertThat(clone.supportsInlineSuggestionsWithTouchExploration(), is(true));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testIsVrOnly() throws Exception {
         final InputMethodInfo imi = buildInputMethodForTest(R.xml.ime_meta_vr_only);