diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardHostViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardHostViewController.java
index 3fafa5c606bd4..ea60f0d403690 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardHostViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/keyguard/KeyguardHostViewController.java
@@ -374,6 +374,17 @@ public class KeyguardHostViewController extends ViewController<KeyguardHostView>
         return !configDisabled || isTestHarness || fileOverride;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return true if the current bouncer is password
+     */
+    public boolean dispatchBackKeyEventPreIme() {
+        if (mKeyguardSecurityContainerController.getCurrentSecurityMode()
+                == SecurityMode.Password) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Allows the media keys to work when the keyguard is showing.
      * The media keys should be of no interest to the actual keyguard view(s),
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardBouncer.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardBouncer.java
index db0713cf0b7a8..7c7c6e62f45fb 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardBouncer.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/KeyguardBouncer.java
@@ -494,6 +494,14 @@ public class KeyguardBouncer {
         return mKeyguardViewController.interceptMediaKey(event);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return true if the pre IME back event should be handled
+     */
+    public boolean dispatchBackKeyEventPreIme() {
+        ensureView();
+        return mKeyguardViewController.dispatchBackKeyEventPreIme();
+    }
+
     public void notifyKeyguardAuthenticated(boolean strongAuth) {
         ensureView();
         mKeyguardViewController.finish(strongAuth, KeyguardUpdateMonitor.getCurrentUser());
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationShadeWindowView.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationShadeWindowView.java
index a4fc3a39c706a..619aadba9da05 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationShadeWindowView.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationShadeWindowView.java
@@ -162,6 +162,11 @@ public class NotificationShadeWindowView extends FrameLayout {
         return mInteractionEventHandler.dispatchKeyEvent(event);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean dispatchKeyEventPreIme(KeyEvent event) {
+        return mInteractionEventHandler.dispatchKeyEventPreIme(event);
+    }
+
     protected void setInteractionEventHandler(InteractionEventHandler listener) {
         mInteractionEventHandler = listener;
     }
@@ -361,6 +366,8 @@ public class NotificationShadeWindowView extends FrameLayout {
         boolean interceptMediaKey(KeyEvent event);
 
         boolean dispatchKeyEvent(KeyEvent event);
+
+        boolean dispatchKeyEventPreIme(KeyEvent event);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationShadeWindowViewController.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationShadeWindowViewController.java
index 2ac9f301a89ab..5595ae7ed820a 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationShadeWindowViewController.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NotificationShadeWindowViewController.java
@@ -347,6 +347,11 @@ public class NotificationShadeWindowViewController {
                 return mService.interceptMediaKey(event);
             }
 
+            @Override
+            public boolean dispatchKeyEventPreIme(KeyEvent event) {
+                return mService.dispatchKeyEventPreIme(event);
+            }
+
             @Override
             public boolean dispatchKeyEvent(KeyEvent event) {
                 boolean down = event.getAction() == KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN;
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
index a18d87c301964..a991d3615fbb9 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBar.java
@@ -3520,6 +3520,23 @@ public class StatusBar extends SystemUI implements DemoMode,
                 && mStatusBarKeyguardViewManager.interceptMediaKey(event);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * While IME is active and a BACK event is detected, check with
+     * {@link StatusBarKeyguardViewManager#dispatchBackKeyEventPreIme(KeyEvent)} to see if the event
+     * should be handled before routing to IME, in order to prevent the user having to hit back
+     * twice to exit bouncer.
+     */
+    public boolean dispatchKeyEventPreIme(KeyEvent event) {
+        switch (event.getKeyCode()) {
+            case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK:
+                if (mState == StatusBarState.KEYGUARD
+                        && mStatusBarKeyguardViewManager.dispatchBackKeyEventPreIme()) {
+                    return onBackPressed();
+                }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     protected boolean shouldUnlockOnMenuPressed() {
         return mDeviceInteractive && mState != StatusBarState.SHADE
             && mStatusBarKeyguardViewManager.shouldDismissOnMenuPressed();
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarKeyguardViewManager.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarKeyguardViewManager.java
index 055b78a2c0005..b4c687d36e6c4 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarKeyguardViewManager.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/StatusBarKeyguardViewManager.java
@@ -955,6 +955,13 @@ public class StatusBarKeyguardViewManager implements RemoteInputController.Callb
         return mBouncer.interceptMediaKey(event);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return true if the pre IME back event should be handled
+     */
+    public boolean dispatchBackKeyEventPreIme() {
+        return mBouncer.dispatchBackKeyEventPreIme();
+    }
+
     public void readyForKeyguardDone() {
         mViewMediatorCallback.readyForKeyguardDone();
     }