diff --git a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
index 514d9099e9f70..91df4f5def5ce 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 /**
@@ -3638,6 +3639,32 @@ public final class InputMethodManager {
         return IInputMethodManagerGlobalInvoker.getInputMethodWindowVisibleHeight(mClient);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@code true} means that
+     * {@link RemoteInputConnectionImpl#requestCursorUpdatesInternal(int, int, int)} returns
+     * {@code false} when the IME client and the IME run in different displays.
+     */
+    final AtomicBoolean mRequestCursorUpdateDisplayIdCheck = new AtomicBoolean(true);
+
+    /**
+     * Controls the display ID mismatch validation in
+     * {@link RemoteInputConnectionImpl#requestCursorUpdatesInternal(int, int, int)}.
+     *
+     * <p>{@link #updateCursorAnchorInfo(View, CursorAnchorInfo)} is not guaranteed to work
+     * correctly when the IME client and the IME run in different displays.  This is why
+     * {@link RemoteInputConnectionImpl#requestCursorUpdatesInternal(int, int, int)} returns
+     * {@code false} by default when the display ID does not match. This method allows special apps
+     * to override this behavior when they are sure that it should work.</p>
+     *
+     * <p>By default the validation is enabled.</p>
+     *
+     * @param enabled {@code false} to disable the display ID validation.
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public void setRequestCursorUpdateDisplayIdCheck(boolean enabled) {
+        mRequestCursorUpdateDisplayIdCheck.set(enabled);
+    }
+
     /**
      * An internal API for {@link android.hardware.display.VirtualDisplay} to report where its
      * embedded virtual display is placed.
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/RemoteInputConnectionImpl.java b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/RemoteInputConnectionImpl.java
index ead79245609a3..a9277658aaa7c 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/RemoteInputConnectionImpl.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/RemoteInputConnectionImpl.java
@@ -1071,7 +1071,8 @@ final class RemoteInputConnectionImpl extends IRemoteInputConnection.Stub {
             Log.w(TAG, "requestCursorAnchorInfo on inactive InputConnection");
             return false;
         }
-        if (mParentInputMethodManager.getDisplayId() != imeDisplayId
+        if (mParentInputMethodManager.mRequestCursorUpdateDisplayIdCheck.get()
+                && mParentInputMethodManager.getDisplayId() != imeDisplayId
                 && !mParentInputMethodManager.hasVirtualDisplayToScreenMatrix()) {
             // requestCursorUpdates() is not currently supported across displays.
             return false;