diff --git a/tests/InputMethodStressTest/src/com/android/inputmethod/stresstest/AutoShowTest.java b/tests/InputMethodStressTest/src/com/android/inputmethod/stresstest/AutoShowTest.java
index 9b0f952133aa0..0c7e452e49d30 100644
--- a/tests/InputMethodStressTest/src/com/android/inputmethod/stresstest/AutoShowTest.java
+++ b/tests/InputMethodStressTest/src/com/android/inputmethod/stresstest/AutoShowTest.java
@@ -60,12 +60,15 @@ import java.util.List;
 @RunWith(Parameterized.class)
 public final class AutoShowTest {
 
-    @Rule public UnlockScreenRule mUnlockScreenRule = new UnlockScreenRule();
-    @Rule public ScreenCaptureRule mScreenCaptureRule =
-            new ScreenCaptureRule("/sdcard/InputMethodStressTest");
-    @Rule public DisableLockScreenRule mDisableLockScreenRule = new DisableLockScreenRule();
-    @Rule public ScreenOrientationRule mScreenOrientationRule =
+    @Rule(order = 0) public DisableLockScreenRule mDisableLockScreenRule =
+            new DisableLockScreenRule();
+    @Rule(order = 1) public UnlockScreenRule mUnlockScreenRule = new UnlockScreenRule();
+    @Rule(order = 2) public ScreenOrientationRule mScreenOrientationRule =
             new ScreenOrientationRule(true /* isPortrait */);
+    @Rule(order = 3) public PressHomeBeforeTestRule mPressHomeBeforeTestRule =
+            new PressHomeBeforeTestRule();
+    @Rule(order = 4) public ScreenCaptureRule mScreenCaptureRule =
+            new ScreenCaptureRule("/sdcard/InputMethodStressTest");
 
     // TODO(b/240359838): add test case {@code Configuration.SCREENLAYOUT_SIZE_LARGE}.
     @Parameterized.Parameters(
diff --git a/tests/InputMethodStressTest/src/com/android/inputmethod/stresstest/ImeOpenCloseStressTest.java b/tests/InputMethodStressTest/src/com/android/inputmethod/stresstest/ImeOpenCloseStressTest.java
index a6131ce45c8bc..f432caec37056 100644
--- a/tests/InputMethodStressTest/src/com/android/inputmethod/stresstest/ImeOpenCloseStressTest.java
+++ b/tests/InputMethodStressTest/src/com/android/inputmethod/stresstest/ImeOpenCloseStressTest.java
@@ -66,12 +66,15 @@ public final class ImeOpenCloseStressTest {
     private static final String TAG = "ImeOpenCloseStressTest";
     private static final int NUM_TEST_ITERATIONS = 10;
 
-    @Rule public UnlockScreenRule mUnlockScreenRule = new UnlockScreenRule();
-    @Rule public ScreenCaptureRule mScreenCaptureRule =
-            new ScreenCaptureRule("/sdcard/InputMethodStressTest");
-    @Rule public DisableLockScreenRule mDisableLockScreenRule = new DisableLockScreenRule();
-    @Rule public ScreenOrientationRule mScreenOrientationRule =
+    @Rule(order = 0) public DisableLockScreenRule mDisableLockScreenRule =
+            new DisableLockScreenRule();
+    @Rule(order = 1) public UnlockScreenRule mUnlockScreenRule = new UnlockScreenRule();
+    @Rule(order = 2) public ScreenOrientationRule mScreenOrientationRule =
             new ScreenOrientationRule(true /* isPortrait */);
+    @Rule(order = 3) public PressHomeBeforeTestRule mPressHomeBeforeTestRule =
+            new PressHomeBeforeTestRule();
+    @Rule(order = 4) public ScreenCaptureRule mScreenCaptureRule =
+            new ScreenCaptureRule("/sdcard/InputMethodStressTest");
 
     private final Instrumentation mInstrumentation;
     private final int mSoftInputFlags;
diff --git a/tests/InputMethodStressTest/src/com/android/inputmethod/stresstest/PressHomeBeforeTestRule.java b/tests/InputMethodStressTest/src/com/android/inputmethod/stresstest/PressHomeBeforeTestRule.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6586f630fae4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/InputMethodStressTest/src/com/android/inputmethod/stresstest/PressHomeBeforeTestRule.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 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.
+ */
+package com.android.inputmethod.stresstest;
+
+import android.support.test.uiautomator.UiDevice;
+
+import androidx.test.platform.app.InstrumentationRegistry;
+
+import org.junit.rules.TestWatcher;
+import org.junit.runner.Description;
+
+/** This rule will press home before a test case. */
+public class PressHomeBeforeTestRule extends TestWatcher {
+    private final UiDevice mUiDevice =
+            UiDevice.getInstance(InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation());
+
+    @Override
+    protected void starting(Description description) {
+        mUiDevice.pressHome();
+    }
+}