diff --git a/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.cpp b/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.cpp
index aba5a30..746908b 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.cpp
+++ b/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.cpp
@@ -252,6 +252,10 @@
         mDispatchEnabled(false),
         mDispatchFrozen(false),
         mInputFilterEnabled(false),
+        // mInTouchMode will be initialized by the WindowManager to the default device config.
+        // To avoid leaking stack in case that call never comes, and for tests,
+        // initialize it here anyways.
+        mInTouchMode(true),
         mFocusedDisplayId(ADISPLAY_ID_DEFAULT),
         mInputTargetWaitCause(INPUT_TARGET_WAIT_CAUSE_NONE) {
     mLooper = new Looper(false);
@@ -3538,6 +3542,11 @@
     mLooper->wake();
 }
 
+void InputDispatcher::setInTouchMode(bool inTouchMode) {
+    std::scoped_lock lock(mLock);
+    mInTouchMode = inTouchMode;
+}
+
 bool InputDispatcher::transferTouchFocus(const sp<IBinder>& fromToken, const sp<IBinder>& toToken) {
     if (fromToken == toToken) {
         if (DEBUG_FOCUS) {
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.h b/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.h
index d21b0a1..5d7d812 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.h
+++ b/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/InputDispatcher.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@
     virtual void setFocusedDisplay(int32_t displayId) override;
     virtual void setInputDispatchMode(bool enabled, bool frozen) override;
     virtual void setInputFilterEnabled(bool enabled) override;
+    virtual void setInTouchMode(bool inTouchMode) override;
 
     virtual bool transferTouchFocus(const sp<IBinder>& fromToken,
                                     const sp<IBinder>& toToken) override;
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@
     bool mDispatchEnabled GUARDED_BY(mLock);
     bool mDispatchFrozen GUARDED_BY(mLock);
     bool mInputFilterEnabled GUARDED_BY(mLock);
+    bool mInTouchMode GUARDED_BY(mLock);
 
     std::unordered_map<int32_t, std::vector<sp<InputWindowHandle>>> mWindowHandlesByDisplay
             GUARDED_BY(mLock);
diff --git a/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/include/InputDispatcherInterface.h b/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/include/InputDispatcherInterface.h
index ce7366f..3082738 100644
--- a/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/include/InputDispatcherInterface.h
+++ b/services/inputflinger/dispatcher/include/InputDispatcherInterface.h
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@
      */
     virtual void setInputFilterEnabled(bool enabled) = 0;
 
+    /**
+     * Set the touch mode state.
+     * Touch mode is a global state that apps may enter / exit based on specific
+     * user interactions with input devices.
+     * If true, the device is in touch mode.
+     */
+    virtual void setInTouchMode(bool inTouchMode) = 0;
+
     /* Transfers touch focus from one window to another window.
      *
      * Returns true on success.  False if the window did not actually have touch focus.