diff --git a/services/accessibility/accessibility.aconfig b/services/accessibility/accessibility.aconfig
index 8e2e0ad..3f604ca 100644
--- a/services/accessibility/accessibility.aconfig
+++ b/services/accessibility/accessibility.aconfig
@@ -209,6 +209,16 @@
 }
 
 flag {
+    name: "reset_input_dispatcher_before_first_touch_exploration"
+    namespace: "accessibility"
+    description: "Resets InputDispatcher state by sending ACTION_CANCEL before the first TouchExploration hover events"
+    bug: "364408887"
+    metadata {
+        purpose: PURPOSE_BUGFIX
+    }
+}
+
+flag {
     name: "scan_packages_without_lock"
     namespace: "accessibility"
     description: "Scans packages for accessibility service/activity info without holding the A11yMS lock"
@@ -221,6 +231,7 @@
     description: "Sends accessibility events in TouchExplorer#onAccessibilityEvent based on internal state to keep it consistent. This reduces test flakiness."
     bug: "295575684"
 }
+
 flag {
     name: "send_hover_events_based_on_event_stream"
     namespace: "accessibility"
diff --git a/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/gestures/TouchExplorer.java b/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/gestures/TouchExplorer.java
index 04b42e4..0ed239e 100644
--- a/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/gestures/TouchExplorer.java
+++ b/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/gestures/TouchExplorer.java
@@ -1613,6 +1613,19 @@
                 dispatchGesture(gestureEvent);
             }
             if (!mEvents.isEmpty() && !mRawEvents.isEmpty()) {
+                if (Flags.resetInputDispatcherBeforeFirstTouchExploration()
+                        && !mState.hasResetInputDispatcherState()) {
+                    // Cancel any possible ongoing touch gesture from before touch exploration
+                    // started. This clears out the InputDispatcher event stream state so that it
+                    // is ready to accept new injected HOVER events.
+                    mDispatcher.sendMotionEvent(
+                            mEvents.get(0),
+                            ACTION_CANCEL,
+                            mRawEvents.get(0),
+                            mPointerIdBits,
+                            mPolicyFlags);
+                    setHasResetInputDispatcherState(true);
+                }
                 // Deliver a down event.
                 mDispatcher.sendMotionEvent(
                         mEvents.get(0),
@@ -1773,4 +1786,9 @@
                 + ", mDraggingPointerId: " + mDraggingPointerId
                 + " }";
     }
+
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    void setHasResetInputDispatcherState(boolean value) {
+        mState.setHasResetInputDispatcherState(value);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/gestures/TouchState.java b/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/gestures/TouchState.java
index e13994e..f15b8ee 100644
--- a/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/gestures/TouchState.java
+++ b/services/accessibility/java/com/android/server/accessibility/gestures/TouchState.java
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
     private MotionEvent mLastInjectedHoverEvent;
     // The last injected hover event used for performing clicks.
     private MotionEvent mLastInjectedHoverEventForClick;
+    private boolean mHasResetInputDispatcherState;
     // The time of the last injected down.
     private long mLastInjectedDownEventTime;
     // Keep track of which pointers sent to the system are down.
@@ -361,6 +362,14 @@
         return mLastInjectedDownEventTime;
     }
 
+    boolean hasResetInputDispatcherState() {
+        return mHasResetInputDispatcherState;
+    }
+
+    void setHasResetInputDispatcherState(boolean value) {
+        mHasResetInputDispatcherState = value;
+    }
+
     public int getLastTouchedWindowId() {
         return mLastTouchedWindowId;
     }