diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview_complextext.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview_complextext.mm
index 2372ff403c7..2db7f8cad54 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview_complextext.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qnsview_complextext.mm
@@ -518,8 +518,17 @@
     // including being set via QWindow::setFlags() or directly on the
     // NSWindow, or because we're embedded into a native view hierarchy.
     // Return the actual window level to account for this.
-    return m_platformWindow ? m_platformWindow->nativeWindow().level
-                            : NSNormalWindowLevel;
+    auto level = m_platformWindow ? m_platformWindow->nativeWindow().level
+                                  : NSNormalWindowLevel;
+
+    // The logic above only covers our own window though. In some cases,
+    // such as when a completer is active, the text input has a lower
+    // window level than another window that's also visible, and we don't
+    // want the input panel to be sandwiched between these two windows.
+    // Account for this by explicitly using NSPopUpMenuWindowLevel as
+    // the minimum window level, which corresponds to the highest level
+    // one can get via QWindow::setFlags(), except for Qt::ToolTip.
+    return qMax(level, NSPopUpMenuWindowLevel);
 }
 
 // ------------- Helper functions -------------