diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidinputcontext.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidinputcontext.cpp
index 5d539d7da43..d2eb05c24d5 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidinputcontext.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidinputcontext.cpp
@@ -531,12 +531,25 @@ void QAndroidInputContext::updateCursorPosition()
     }
 }
 
+bool QAndroidInputContext::isImhNoTextHandlesSet()
+{
+    QSharedPointer<QInputMethodQueryEvent> query = focusObjectInputMethodQuery();
+    if (query.isNull())
+        return false;
+    return query->value(Qt::ImHints).toUInt() & Qt::ImhNoTextHandles;
+}
+
 void QAndroidInputContext::updateSelectionHandles()
 {
     static bool noHandles = qEnvironmentVariableIntValue("QT_QPA_NO_TEXT_HANDLES");
     if (noHandles || !m_focusObject)
         return;
 
+    if (isImhNoTextHandlesSet()) {
+        QtAndroidInput::updateHandles(Hidden);
+        return;
+    }
+
     auto im = qGuiApp->inputMethod();
 
     QInputMethodQueryEvent query(Qt::ImCursorPosition | Qt::ImAnchorPosition | Qt::ImEnabled
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidinputcontext.h b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidinputcontext.h
index c93aae142a9..3fa07589f0e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidinputcontext.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/android/qandroidinputcontext.h
@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ private slots:
     void showInputPanelLater(Qt::ApplicationState);
 
 private:
+    bool isImhNoTextHandlesSet();
     void sendInputMethodEvent(QInputMethodEvent *event);
     QSharedPointer<QInputMethodQueryEvent> focusObjectInputMethodQuery(Qt::InputMethodQueries queries = Qt::ImQueryAll);
     bool focusObjectIsComposing() const;