diff --git a/services/inputflinger/reader/InputReader.cpp b/services/inputflinger/reader/InputReader.cpp
index ab13ad4..0073fd1 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/reader/InputReader.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/reader/InputReader.cpp
@@ -907,6 +907,12 @@
     return mLastUsedDeviceId;
 }
 
+void InputReader::notifyMouseCursorFadedOnTyping() {
+    std::scoped_lock _l(mLock);
+    // disable touchpad taps when cursor has faded due to typing
+    mPreventingTouchpadTaps = true;
+}
+
 void InputReader::dump(std::string& dump) {
     std::scoped_lock _l(mLock);
 
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/reader/include/InputReader.h b/services/inputflinger/reader/include/InputReader.h
index 6f8c289..03ca840 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/reader/include/InputReader.h
+++ b/services/inputflinger/reader/include/InputReader.h
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@
 
     DeviceId getLastUsedInputDeviceId() override;
 
+    void notifyMouseCursorFadedOnTyping() override;
+
 protected:
     // These members are protected so they can be instrumented by test cases.
     virtual std::shared_ptr<InputDevice> createDeviceLocked(nsecs_t when, int32_t deviceId,
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@
     std::unordered_map<std::shared_ptr<InputDevice>, std::vector<int32_t> /*eventHubId*/>
             mDeviceToEventHubIdsMap GUARDED_BY(mLock);
 
-    // true if tap-to-click on touchpad currently disabled
+    // true if tap-to-click on touchpad is currently disabled
     bool mPreventingTouchpadTaps GUARDED_BY(mLock){false};
 
     // records timestamp of the last key press on the physical keyboard
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/KeyboardInputMapper.cpp b/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/KeyboardInputMapper.cpp
index 25f4893..4a21e48 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/KeyboardInputMapper.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/reader/mapper/KeyboardInputMapper.cpp
@@ -493,12 +493,6 @@
 void KeyboardInputMapper::onKeyDownProcessed(nsecs_t downTime) {
     InputReaderContext& context = *getContext();
     context.setLastKeyDownTimestamp(downTime);
-    // Ignore meta keys or multiple simultaneous down keys as they are likely to be keyboard
-    // shortcuts
-    bool shouldHideCursor = mKeyDowns.size() == 1 && !isMetaKey(mKeyDowns[0].keyCode);
-    if (shouldHideCursor && context.getPolicy()->isInputMethodConnectionActive()) {
-        context.setPreventingTouchpadTaps(true);
-    }
 }
 
 } // namespace android