diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/HandwritingEventReceiverSurface.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/HandwritingEventReceiverSurface.java
index 8180e66166d93..0c889c2765bb3 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/HandwritingEventReceiverSurface.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/inputmethod/HandwritingEventReceiverSurface.java
@@ -32,11 +32,10 @@ final class HandwritingEventReceiverSurface {
     public static final String TAG = HandwritingEventReceiverSurface.class.getSimpleName();
     static final boolean DEBUG = HandwritingModeController.DEBUG;
 
-    // Place the layer below the highest layer to place it under gesture monitors. If the surface
-    // is above gesture monitors, then edge-back and swipe-up gestures won't work when this surface
-    // is intercepting.
+    // Place the layer at the highest layer so stylus cannot trigger gesture monitors
+    // (e.g. navigation bar, edge-back, etc) while handwriting is ongoing.
     // TODO(b/217538817): Specify the ordering in WM by usage.
-    private static final int HANDWRITING_SURFACE_LAYER = Integer.MAX_VALUE - 1;
+    private static final int HANDWRITING_SURFACE_LAYER = Integer.MAX_VALUE;
 
     private final InputWindowHandle mWindowHandle;
     private final InputChannel mClientChannel;