diff --git a/core/java/android/inputmethodservice/AbstractInputMethodService.java b/core/java/android/inputmethodservice/AbstractInputMethodService.java
index b0fca006d1e24..d7ca63a549879 100644
--- a/core/java/android/inputmethodservice/AbstractInputMethodService.java
+++ b/core/java/android/inputmethodservice/AbstractInputMethodService.java
@@ -260,4 +260,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractInputMethodService extends Service
      */
     public void notifyUserActionIfNecessary() {
     }
+
+    /** @hide */
+    @Override
+    public final boolean isUiContext() {
+        return true;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/content/ContextTest.java b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/content/ContextTest.java
index f13a11e9edfba..17d1389a66026 100644
--- a/core/tests/coretests/src/android/content/ContextTest.java
+++ b/core/tests/coretests/src/android/content/ContextTest.java
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ import static android.view.Display.DEFAULT_DISPLAY;
 import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 import android.app.ActivityThread;
 import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.graphics.PixelFormat;
 import android.hardware.display.DisplayManager;
 import android.hardware.display.VirtualDisplay;
+import android.inputmethodservice.InputMethodService;
 import android.media.ImageReader;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.view.Display;
@@ -135,6 +137,13 @@ public class ContextTest {
         assertThat(systemUiContext.isUiContext()).isTrue();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testIsUiContext_InputMethodService_returnsTrue() {
+        final InputMethodService ims = new InputMethodService();
+
+        assertTrue(ims.isUiContext());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testGetDisplayFromDisplayContextDerivedContextOnPrimaryDisplay() {
         verifyGetDisplayFromDisplayContextDerivedContext(false /* onSecondaryDisplay */);