diff --git a/core/java/android/inputmethodservice/ExtractEditText.java b/core/java/android/inputmethodservice/ExtractEditText.java
index 44e7e52aec701..4fc63ed2d9172 100644
--- a/core/java/android/inputmethodservice/ExtractEditText.java
+++ b/core/java/android/inputmethodservice/ExtractEditText.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package android.inputmethodservice;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.inputmethod.ExtractedText;
+import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
 import android.widget.EditText;
 
 /***
@@ -142,4 +143,17 @@ public class ExtractEditText extends EditText {
     @Override public boolean hasFocus() {
         return this.isEnabled();
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @hide
+     */
+    @Override protected void viewClicked(InputMethodManager imm) {
+        // As an instance of this class is supposed to be owned by IMS,
+        // and it has a reference to the IMS (the current IME),
+        // we just need to call back its onViewClicked() here.
+        // It should be good to avoid unnecessary IPCs by doing this as well.
+        if (mIME != null) {
+            mIME.onViewClicked(false);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index d8aaa19ff8864..d88999ba60b2d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -5432,8 +5432,8 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
                         if (mMovement != null && mText instanceof Editable
                                 && mLayout != null && onCheckIsTextEditor()) {
                             InputMethodManager imm = InputMethodManager.peekInstance();
+                            viewClicked(imm);
                             if (imm != null) {
-                                imm.viewClicked(this);
                                 imm.showSoftInput(this, 0);
                             }
                         }
@@ -8346,9 +8346,7 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
             if (touchIsFinished && (isTextEditable() || mTextIsSelectable)) {
                 // Show the IME, except when selecting in read-only text.
                 final InputMethodManager imm = InputMethodManager.peekInstance();
-                if (imm != null) {
-                    imm.viewClicked(this);
-                }
+                viewClicked(imm);
                 if (!mTextIsSelectable) {
                     handled |= imm != null && imm.showSoftInput(this, 0);
                 }
@@ -11310,6 +11308,15 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
         mResolvedDrawables = false;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @hide
+     */
+    protected void viewClicked(InputMethodManager imm) {
+        if (imm != null) {
+            imm.viewClicked(this);
+        }
+    }
+
     @ViewDebug.ExportedProperty(category = "text")
     private CharSequence            mText;
     private CharSequence            mTransformed;