diff --git a/core/res/res/values/config.xml b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
index 53cf4639f11b8..6595d331672f4 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/config.xml
@@ -3658,6 +3658,9 @@
     <!-- Controls whether the navigation bar lets through taps. -->
     <bool name="config_navBarTapThrough">false</bool>
 
+    <!-- Controls whether the IME renders the back and IME switcher buttons or not. -->
+    <bool name="config_imeDrawsImeNavBar">false</bool>
+
     <!-- Controls whether the side edge gestures can always trigger the transient nav bar to
          show. -->
     <bool name="config_navBarAlwaysShowOnSideEdgeGesture">false</bool>
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
index 2b25c3eb099b1..cdf8c19352734 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/symbols.xml
@@ -2991,6 +2991,7 @@
   <java-symbol type="integer" name="config_navBarInteractionMode" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_navBarCanMove" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_navBarTapThrough" />
+  <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_imeDrawsImeNavBar" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_navBarAlwaysShowOnSideEdgeGesture" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_navBarNeedsScrim" />
   <java-symbol type="bool" name="config_allowSeamlessRotationDespiteNavBarMoving" />
diff --git a/packages/overlays/NavigationBarModeGesturalOverlay/res/values/config.xml b/packages/overlays/NavigationBarModeGesturalOverlay/res/values/config.xml
index cd53227d8603e..66fc2ae79c38b 100644
--- a/packages/overlays/NavigationBarModeGesturalOverlay/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/packages/overlays/NavigationBarModeGesturalOverlay/res/values/config.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
     <!-- Controls whether the navigation bar lets through taps. -->
     <bool name="config_navBarTapThrough">true</bool>
 
+    <!-- Controls whether the IME renders the back and IME switcher buttons or not. -->
+    <bool name="config_imeDrawsImeNavBar">true</bool>
+
     <!-- Controls the size of the back gesture inset. -->
     <dimen name="config_backGestureInset">30dp</dimen>
 
diff --git a/packages/overlays/NavigationBarModeGesturalOverlayExtraWideBack/res/values/config.xml b/packages/overlays/NavigationBarModeGesturalOverlayExtraWideBack/res/values/config.xml
index 88cb74d79706b..120a4893811f0 100644
--- a/packages/overlays/NavigationBarModeGesturalOverlayExtraWideBack/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/packages/overlays/NavigationBarModeGesturalOverlayExtraWideBack/res/values/config.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
     <!-- Controls whether the navigation bar lets through taps. -->
     <bool name="config_navBarTapThrough">true</bool>
 
+    <!-- Controls whether the IME renders the back and IME switcher buttons or not. -->
+    <bool name="config_imeDrawsImeNavBar">true</bool>
+
     <!-- Controls the size of the back gesture inset. -->
     <dimen name="config_backGestureInset">40dp</dimen>
 
diff --git a/packages/overlays/NavigationBarModeGesturalOverlayNarrowBack/res/values/config.xml b/packages/overlays/NavigationBarModeGesturalOverlayNarrowBack/res/values/config.xml
index 70c41d07cffde..c18d892ec5b01 100644
--- a/packages/overlays/NavigationBarModeGesturalOverlayNarrowBack/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/packages/overlays/NavigationBarModeGesturalOverlayNarrowBack/res/values/config.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
     <!-- Controls whether the navigation bar lets through taps. -->
     <bool name="config_navBarTapThrough">true</bool>
 
+    <!-- Controls whether the IME renders the back and IME switcher buttons or not. -->
+    <bool name="config_imeDrawsImeNavBar">true</bool>
+
     <!-- Controls the size of the back gesture inset. -->
     <dimen name="config_backGestureInset">18dp</dimen>
 
diff --git a/packages/overlays/NavigationBarModeGesturalOverlayWideBack/res/values/config.xml b/packages/overlays/NavigationBarModeGesturalOverlayWideBack/res/values/config.xml
index de2639467d666..877b5f82c28e8 100644
--- a/packages/overlays/NavigationBarModeGesturalOverlayWideBack/res/values/config.xml
+++ b/packages/overlays/NavigationBarModeGesturalOverlayWideBack/res/values/config.xml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
     <!-- Controls whether the navigation bar lets through taps. -->
     <bool name="config_navBarTapThrough">true</bool>
 
+    <!-- Controls whether the IME renders the back and IME switcher buttons or not. -->
+    <bool name="config_imeDrawsImeNavBar">true</bool>
+
     <!-- Controls the size of the back gesture inset. -->
     <dimen name="config_backGestureInset">32dp</dimen>