diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.cpp
index e30bc64d236..9fb279ece46 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qplaintextedit.cpp
@@ -2214,6 +2214,10 @@ void QPlainTextEdit::inputMethodEvent(QInputMethodEvent *e)
     }
 #endif
     d->sendControlEvent(e);
+    const bool emptyEvent = e->preeditString().isEmpty() && e->commitString().isEmpty()
+                         && e->attributes().isEmpty();
+    if (emptyEvent)
+        return;
     ensureCursorVisible();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qtextedit.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qtextedit.cpp
index bff79fc0d1a..5e2a0c053ef 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qtextedit.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qtextedit.cpp
@@ -1808,6 +1808,10 @@ void QTextEdit::inputMethodEvent(QInputMethodEvent *e)
         setEditFocus(true);
 #endif
     d->sendControlEvent(e);
+    const bool emptyEvent = e->preeditString().isEmpty() && e->commitString().isEmpty()
+                         && e->attributes().isEmpty();
+    if (emptyEvent)
+        return;
     ensureCursorVisible();
 }