diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index 68b902f14079a..aa083eb7bee0a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -12049,6 +12049,11 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isAutoHandwritingEnabled() {
+        return super.isAutoHandwritingEnabled() && !isAnyPasswordInputType();
+    }
+
     /** @hide */
     @Override
     public boolean isStylusHandwritingAvailable() {