diff --git a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
index 42e9be3..cc561c6 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
+++ b/quickstep/tests/src/com/android/quickstep/TaplTestsQuickstep.java
@@ -309,6 +309,28 @@
         launchedAppState.switchToOverview();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @ScreenRecord // b/242163205
+    public void testQuickSwitchToPreviousAppForTablet() throws Exception {
+        assumeTrue(mLauncher.isTablet());
+        startTestActivity(2);
+        startImeTestActivity();
+
+        // Set ignoreTaskbarVisibility to true to verify the task bar visibility explicitly.
+        mLauncher.setIgnoreTaskbarVisibility(true);
+
+        // Expect task bar invisible when the launched app was the IME activity.
+        LaunchedAppState launchedAppState = getAndAssertLaunchedApp();
+        launchedAppState.assertTaskbarHidden();
+
+        // Quick-switch to the test app with swiping to right.
+        launchedAppState.quickSwitchToPreviousApp();
+
+        // Expect task bar visible when the launched app was the test activity.
+        launchedAppState = getAndAssertLaunchedApp();
+        launchedAppState.assertTaskbarVisible();
+    }
+
     private boolean isTestActivityRunning(int activityNumber) {
         return mDevice.wait(Until.hasObject(By.pkg(getAppPackageName())
                         .text("TestActivity" + activityNumber)),
diff --git a/tests/Android.bp b/tests/Android.bp
index 1584308..39bd307 100644
--- a/tests/Android.bp
+++ b/tests/Android.bp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
       "src/com/android/launcher3/testcomponent/CustomShortcutConfigActivity.java",
       "src/com/android/launcher3/testcomponent/TestCommandReceiver.java",
       "src/com/android/launcher3/testcomponent/TestLauncherActivity.java",
+      "src/com/android/launcher3/testcomponent/ImeTestActivity.java",
     ],
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/AndroidManifest-common.xml b/tests/AndroidManifest-common.xml
index 9cc3aed..ae1060e 100644
--- a/tests/AndroidManifest-common.xml
+++ b/tests/AndroidManifest-common.xml
@@ -277,6 +277,16 @@
             </intent-filter>
         </activity-alias>
 
+        <activity android:name="com.android.launcher3.testcomponent.ImeTestActivity"
+            android:label="ImeTestActivity"
+            android:icon="@drawable/test_theme_icon"
+            android:exported="true">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+
         <!-- [b/197780098] Disable eager initialization of Jetpack libraries. -->
         <provider
             android:name="androidx.startup.InitializationProvider"
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/testcomponent/BaseTestingActivity.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/testcomponent/BaseTestingActivity.java
index 9c6d102..d3ce67c 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/testcomponent/BaseTestingActivity.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/testcomponent/BaseTestingActivity.java
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.WindowInsets;
 import android.widget.Button;
+import android.widget.EditText;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout.LayoutParams;
 
@@ -81,6 +83,20 @@
         mView.addView(button, lp);
     }
 
+    protected void addEditor(String initText, String hint, boolean requestIme) {
+        EditText editText = new EditText(this);
+        editText.setHint(hint);
+        editText.setText(initText);
+
+        LayoutParams lp = new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
+        lp.bottomMargin = mMargin;
+        mView.addView(editText, lp);
+        if (requestIme) {
+            editText.requestFocus();
+            mView.getWindowInsetsController().show(WindowInsets.Type.ime());
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onResume() {
         super.onResume();
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/testcomponent/ImeTestActivity.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/testcomponent/ImeTestActivity.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43952d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/testcomponent/ImeTestActivity.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package com.android.launcher3.testcomponent;
+
+import android.os.Bundle;
+
+public class ImeTestActivity extends OtherBaseTestingActivity {
+    @Override
+    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+        // Requests to focus an editor and show IME for test.
+        addEditor("Focused editor for test", "Focused editor for test", true);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
index 2d519d9..70d122b 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/launcher3/ui/AbstractLauncherUiTest.java
@@ -479,6 +479,16 @@
                 false /* newTask */);
     }
 
+    public static void startImeTestActivity() {
+        final String packageName = getAppPackageName();
+        final Intent intent = getInstrumentation().getContext().getPackageManager().
+                getLaunchIntentForPackage(packageName);
+        intent.setComponent(new ComponentName(packageName,
+                "com.android.launcher3.testcomponent.ImeTestActivity"));
+        startIntent(intent, By.pkg(packageName).text("ImeTestActivity"),
+                false /* newTask */);
+    }
+
     private static void startIntent(Intent intent, BySelector selector, boolean newTask) {
         intent.addCategory(Intent.CATEGORY_LAUNCHER);
         if (newTask) {
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Background.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Background.java
index eb8d055..15705e7 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Background.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/Background.java
@@ -206,21 +206,30 @@
                 MotionEvent.ACTION_UP, end, gestureScope);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Quick switching to the app with swiping to right.
+     */
     @NonNull
     public LaunchedAppState quickSwitchToPreviousApp() {
-        boolean toRight = true;
-        quickSwitch(toRight);
+        quickSwitch(true /* toRight */);
         return new LaunchedAppState(mLauncher);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Quick switching to the app with swiping to left.
+     */
     @NonNull
     public LaunchedAppState quickSwitchToPreviousAppSwipeLeft() {
-        boolean toRight = false;
-        quickSwitch(toRight);
+        quickSwitch(false /* toRight */);
         return new LaunchedAppState(mLauncher);
     }
 
-    @NonNull
+    /**
+     * Making swipe gesture to quick-switch app tasks.
+     *
+     * @param toRight {@code true} means swiping right, {@code false} means swiping left.
+     * @throws {@link AssertionError} when failing to verify the visible UI in the container.
+     */
     private void quickSwitch(boolean toRight) {
         try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable e = mLauncher.eventsCheck();
              LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LaunchedAppState.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LaunchedAppState.java
index a17651b..4b02ecc 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LaunchedAppState.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LaunchedAppState.java
@@ -72,6 +72,16 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Waits for the taskbar to be visible, or fails.
+     */
+    public void assertTaskbarVisible() {
+        try (LauncherInstrumentation.Closable c = mLauncher.addContextLayer(
+                "waiting for taskbar to be visible")) {
+            mLauncher.waitForLauncherObject(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Returns the Taskbar in a visible state.
      *
      * The taskbar must already be hidden when calling this method.
diff --git a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
index 3986df6..3545c27 100644
--- a/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
+++ b/tests/tapl/com/android/launcher3/tapl/LauncherInstrumentation.java
@@ -185,13 +185,14 @@
     private final Deque<String> mDiagnosticContext = new LinkedList<>();
     private Function<Long, String> mSystemHealthSupplier;
 
+    private boolean mIgnoreTaskbarVisibility = false;
+
     private Consumer<ContainerType> mOnSettledStateAction;
 
     private LogEventChecker mEventChecker;
 
     private boolean mCheckEventsForSuccessfulGestures = false;
     private Runnable mOnLauncherCrashed;
-
     private static Pattern getTouchEventPattern(String prefix, String action) {
         // The pattern includes checks that we don't get a multi-touch events or other surprises.
         return Pattern.compile(
@@ -680,6 +681,18 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether to ignore verifying the task bar visibility during instrumenting.
+     *
+     * @param ignoreTaskbarVisibility {@code true} will ignore the instrumentation implicitly
+     *                                            verifying the task bar visibility with
+     *                                            {@link VisibleContainer#verifyActiveContainer}.
+     *                                            {@code false} otherwise.
+     */
+    public void setIgnoreTaskbarVisibility(boolean ignoreTaskbarVisibility) {
+        mIgnoreTaskbarVisibility = ignoreTaskbarVisibility;
+    }
+
     public void setExpectedRotation(int expectedRotation) {
         mExpectedRotation = expectedRotation;
     }
@@ -798,6 +811,9 @@
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(WIDGETS_RES_ID);
                     waitUntilLauncherObjectGone(SPLIT_PLACEHOLDER_RES_ID);
 
+                    if (mIgnoreTaskbarVisibility) {
+                        return null;
+                    }
                     if (isTablet() && !isFallbackOverview()) {
                         waitForLauncherObject(TASKBAR_RES_ID);
                     } else {