diff --git a/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/KeyboardInputMapper.cpp b/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/KeyboardInputMapper.cpp
index 269c106..ef46fb1 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/KeyboardInputMapper.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/KeyboardInputMapper.cpp
@@ -199,6 +199,7 @@
     int32_t keyCode;
     int32_t keyMetaState;
     uint32_t policyFlags;
+    int32_t flags = AKEY_EVENT_FLAG_FROM_SYSTEM;
 
     if (getDeviceContext().mapKey(scanCode, usageCode, mMetaState, &keyCode, &keyMetaState,
                                   &policyFlags)) {
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@
             // key repeat, be sure to use same keycode as before in case of rotation
             keyCode = mKeyDowns[*keyDownIndex].keyCode;
             downTime = mKeyDowns[*keyDownIndex].downTime;
+            flags = mKeyDowns[*keyDownIndex].flags;
         } else {
             // key down
             if ((policyFlags & POLICY_FLAG_VIRTUAL) &&
@@ -228,12 +230,14 @@
             }
             if (policyFlags & POLICY_FLAG_GESTURE) {
                 out += getDeviceContext().cancelTouch(when, readTime);
+                flags |= AKEY_EVENT_FLAG_KEEP_TOUCH_MODE;
             }
 
             KeyDown keyDown;
             keyDown.keyCode = keyCode;
             keyDown.scanCode = scanCode;
             keyDown.downTime = when;
+            keyDown.flags = flags;
             mKeyDowns.push_back(keyDown);
         }
     } else {
@@ -242,6 +246,7 @@
             // key up, be sure to use same keycode as before in case of rotation
             keyCode = mKeyDowns[*keyDownIndex].keyCode;
             downTime = mKeyDowns[*keyDownIndex].downTime;
+            flags = mKeyDowns[*keyDownIndex].flags;
             mKeyDowns.erase(mKeyDowns.begin() + *keyDownIndex);
         } else {
             // key was not actually down
@@ -275,9 +280,8 @@
 
     out.emplace_back(NotifyKeyArgs(getContext()->getNextId(), when, readTime, getDeviceId(),
                                    mSource, getDisplayId(), policyFlags,
-                                   down ? AKEY_EVENT_ACTION_DOWN : AKEY_EVENT_ACTION_UP,
-                                   AKEY_EVENT_FLAG_FROM_SYSTEM, keyCode, scanCode, keyMetaState,
-                                   downTime));
+                                   down ? AKEY_EVENT_ACTION_DOWN : AKEY_EVENT_ACTION_UP, flags,
+                                   keyCode, scanCode, keyMetaState, downTime));
     return out;
 }
 
@@ -404,7 +408,7 @@
         out.emplace_back(NotifyKeyArgs(getContext()->getNextId(), when,
                                        systemTime(SYSTEM_TIME_MONOTONIC), getDeviceId(), mSource,
                                        getDisplayId(), /*policyFlags=*/0, AKEY_EVENT_ACTION_UP,
-                                       AKEY_EVENT_FLAG_FROM_SYSTEM | AKEY_EVENT_FLAG_CANCELED,
+                                       mKeyDowns[i].flags | AKEY_EVENT_FLAG_CANCELED,
                                        mKeyDowns[i].keyCode, mKeyDowns[i].scanCode, AMETA_NONE,
                                        mKeyDowns[i].downTime));
     }
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/KeyboardInputMapper.h b/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/KeyboardInputMapper.h
index 2fc82c3..fe6812c 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/KeyboardInputMapper.h
+++ b/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/KeyboardInputMapper.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
         nsecs_t downTime{};
         int32_t keyCode{};
         int32_t scanCode{};
+        int32_t flags{};
     };
 
     uint32_t mSource{};
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/tests/InputReader_test.cpp b/services/inputflinger/tests/InputReader_test.cpp
index 853c5b0..5d36976 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/tests/InputReader_test.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/tests/InputReader_test.cpp
@@ -3651,6 +3651,19 @@
     ASSERT_EQ("extended", mDevice->getDeviceInfo().getKeyboardLayoutInfo()->layoutType);
 }
 
+TEST_F(KeyboardInputMapperTest, Process_GesureEventToSetFlagKeepTouchMode) {
+    mFakeEventHub->addKey(EVENTHUB_ID, KEY_LEFT, 0, AKEYCODE_DPAD_LEFT, POLICY_FLAG_GESTURE);
+    KeyboardInputMapper& mapper =
+            addMapperAndConfigure<KeyboardInputMapper>(AINPUT_SOURCE_KEYBOARD,
+                                                       AINPUT_KEYBOARD_TYPE_ALPHABETIC);
+    NotifyKeyArgs args;
+
+    // Key down
+    process(mapper, ARBITRARY_TIME, READ_TIME, EV_KEY, KEY_LEFT, 1);
+    ASSERT_NO_FATAL_FAILURE(mFakeListener->assertNotifyKeyWasCalled(&args));
+    ASSERT_EQ(AKEY_EVENT_FLAG_FROM_SYSTEM | AKEY_EVENT_FLAG_KEEP_TOUCH_MODE, args.flags);
+}
+
 // --- KeyboardInputMapperTest_ExternalDevice ---
 
 class KeyboardInputMapperTest_ExternalDevice : public InputMapperTest {