diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
index 6bbc019ed5e7a..5ea1bbba459b7 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/wm/WindowState.java
@@ -5426,6 +5426,7 @@ class WindowState extends WindowContainer<WindowState> implements WindowManagerP
             final WindowState imeTarget = getDisplayContent().mInputMethodTarget;
             boolean inTokenWithAndAboveImeTarget = imeTarget != null && imeTarget != this
                     && imeTarget.mToken == mToken
+                    && mAttrs.type != TYPE_APPLICATION_STARTING
                     && getParent() != null
                     && imeTarget.compareTo(this) <= 0;
             return inTokenWithAndAboveImeTarget;
diff --git a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowStateTests.java b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowStateTests.java
index e9ed20bd9683b..b51784d8d6e5a 100644
--- a/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowStateTests.java
+++ b/services/tests/wmtests/src/com/android/server/wm/WindowStateTests.java
@@ -692,4 +692,14 @@ public class WindowStateTests extends WindowTestsBase {
         sameTokenWindow.removeImmediately();
         assertFalse(sameTokenWindow.needsRelativeLayeringToIme());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testNeedsRelativeLayeringToIme_startingWindow() {
+        WindowState sameTokenWindow = createWindow(null, TYPE_APPLICATION_STARTING,
+                mAppWindow.mToken, "SameTokenWindow");
+        mDisplayContent.mInputMethodTarget = mAppWindow;
+        sameTokenWindow.mActivityRecord.getStack().setWindowingMode(
+                WINDOWING_MODE_SPLIT_SCREEN_PRIMARY);
+        assertFalse(sameTokenWindow.needsRelativeLayeringToIme());
+    }
 }