diff --git a/tests/FlickerTests/src/com/android/server/wm/flicker/ime/CommonAssertions.kt b/tests/FlickerTests/src/com/android/server/wm/flicker/ime/CommonAssertions.kt
index 3dfa31d64f8cc..7e34469b8188e 100644
--- a/tests/FlickerTests/src/com/android/server/wm/flicker/ime/CommonAssertions.kt
+++ b/tests/FlickerTests/src/com/android/server/wm/flicker/ime/CommonAssertions.kt
@@ -21,6 +21,22 @@ import com.android.server.wm.flicker.FlickerTestParameter
 
 const val IME_WINDOW_TITLE = "InputMethod"
 
+fun FlickerTestParameter.imeLayerIsAlwaysVisible(rotatesScreen: Boolean = false) {
+    if (rotatesScreen) {
+        assertLayers {
+            this.isVisible(IME_WINDOW_TITLE)
+                .then()
+                .isInvisible(IME_WINDOW_TITLE)
+                .then()
+                .isVisible(IME_WINDOW_TITLE)
+        }
+    } else {
+        assertLayers {
+            this.isVisible(IME_WINDOW_TITLE)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fun FlickerTestParameter.imeLayerBecomesVisible() {
     assertLayers {
         this.isInvisible(IME_WINDOW_TITLE)
@@ -49,6 +65,22 @@ fun FlickerTestParameter.imeAppWindowIsAlwaysVisible(testApp: IAppHelper) {
     }
 }
 
+fun FlickerTestParameter.imeWindowIsAlwaysVisible(rotatesScreen: Boolean = false) {
+    if (rotatesScreen) {
+        assertWm {
+            this.showsNonAppWindow(IME_WINDOW_TITLE)
+                .then()
+                .hidesNonAppWindow(IME_WINDOW_TITLE)
+                .then()
+                .showsNonAppWindow(IME_WINDOW_TITLE)
+        }
+    } else {
+        assertWm {
+            this.showsNonAppWindow(IME_WINDOW_TITLE)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fun FlickerTestParameter.imeWindowBecomesVisible() {
     assertWm {
         this.hidesNonAppWindow(IME_WINDOW_TITLE)
@@ -65,6 +97,25 @@ fun FlickerTestParameter.imeWindowBecomesInvisible() {
     }
 }
 
+fun FlickerTestParameter.imeAppWindowIsAlwaysVisible(
+    testApp: IAppHelper,
+    rotatesScreen: Boolean = false
+) {
+    if (rotatesScreen) {
+        assertWm {
+            this.showsAppWindow(testApp.getPackage())
+                .then()
+                .hidesAppWindow(testApp.getPackage())
+                .then()
+                .showsAppWindow(testApp.getPackage())
+        }
+    } else {
+        assertWm {
+            this.showsAppWindow(testApp.getPackage())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 fun FlickerTestParameter.imeAppWindowBecomesVisible(windowName: String) {
     assertWm {
         this.hidesAppWindow(windowName)
diff --git a/tests/FlickerTests/src/com/android/server/wm/flicker/ime/ReOpenImeWindowTest.kt b/tests/FlickerTests/src/com/android/server/wm/flicker/ime/ReOpenImeWindowTest.kt
index d61422f5d3d02..b7673d5b01072 100644
--- a/tests/FlickerTests/src/com/android/server/wm/flicker/ime/ReOpenImeWindowTest.kt
+++ b/tests/FlickerTests/src/com/android/server/wm/flicker/ime/ReOpenImeWindowTest.kt
@@ -112,12 +112,11 @@ class ReOpenImeWindowTest(private val testSpec: FlickerTestParameter) {
 
     @Presubmit
     @Test
-    fun imeWindowBecomesVisible() = testSpec.imeWindowBecomesVisible()
+    fun imeWindowIsAlwaysVisible() = testSpec.imeWindowIsAlwaysVisible(true)
 
     @Presubmit
     @Test
-    fun imeAppWindowBecomesVisible() =
-        testSpec.imeAppWindowBecomesVisible(testAppComponentName.className)
+    fun imeAppWindowIsAlwaysVisible() = testSpec.imeAppWindowIsAlwaysVisible(testApp, true)
 
     @Presubmit
     @Test
@@ -135,7 +134,7 @@ class ReOpenImeWindowTest(private val testSpec: FlickerTestParameter) {
 
     @Presubmit
     @Test
-    fun imeLayerBecomesVisible() = testSpec.imeLayerBecomesVisible()
+    fun imeLayerIsAlwaysVisible() = testSpec.imeLayerIsAlwaysVisible(true)
 
     @Presubmit
     @Test
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ class ReOpenImeWindowTest(private val testSpec: FlickerTestParameter) {
                     repetitions = 1,
                     supportedRotations = listOf(Surface.ROTATION_0),
                     supportedNavigationModes = listOf(
-                        WindowManagerPolicyConstants.NAV_BAR_MODE_3BUTTON_OVERLAY
+                        WindowManagerPolicyConstants.NAV_BAR_MODE_GESTURAL_OVERLAY
                     )
                 )
         }