diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java
index e0814d3..987937e 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarController.java
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@
     private BubbleBarItem mSelectedBubble;
 
     private TaskbarSharedState mSharedState;
-    private ImeVisibilityChecker mImeVisibilityChecker;
     private BubbleBarViewController mBubbleBarViewController;
     private BubbleStashController mBubbleStashController;
     private Optional<BubbleStashedHandleViewController> mBubbleStashedHandleViewController;
@@ -126,6 +125,8 @@
     // Cache last sent top coordinate to avoid sending duplicate updates to shell
     private int mLastSentBubbleBarTop;
 
+    private boolean mIsImeVisible = false;
+
     /**
      * Similar to {@link BubbleBarUpdate} but rather than {@link BubbleInfo}s it uses
      * {@link BubbleBarBubble}s so that it can be used to update the views.
@@ -192,10 +193,8 @@
     /** Initializes controllers. */
     public void init(BubbleControllers bubbleControllers,
             BubbleBarLocationListener bubbleBarLocationListener,
-            ImeVisibilityChecker imeVisibilityChecker,
             TaskbarSharedState sharedState) {
         mSharedState = sharedState;
-        mImeVisibilityChecker = imeVisibilityChecker;
         mBubbleBarViewController = bubbleControllers.bubbleBarViewController;
         mBubbleStashController = bubbleControllers.bubbleStashController;
         mBubbleStashedHandleViewController = bubbleControllers.bubbleStashedHandleViewController;
@@ -234,6 +233,10 @@
 
         boolean sysuiLocked = (flags & MASK_SYSUI_LOCKED) != 0;
         mBubbleStashController.setSysuiLocked(sysuiLocked);
+        mIsImeVisible = (flags & SYSUI_STATE_IME_SHOWING) != 0;
+        if (mIsImeVisible) {
+            mBubbleBarViewController.onImeVisible();
+        }
     }
 
     //
@@ -309,8 +312,7 @@
         // enabling gesture nav. also suppress animation if the bubble bar is hidden for sysui e.g.
         // the shade is open, or we're locked.
         final boolean suppressAnimation =
-                update.initialState || mBubbleBarViewController.isHiddenForSysui()
-                        || mImeVisibilityChecker.isImeVisible();
+                update.initialState || mBubbleBarViewController.isHiddenForSysui() || mIsImeVisible;
 
         if (update.initialState && mSharedState.hasSavedBubbles()) {
             // clear restored state
@@ -572,12 +574,6 @@
         mBubbleBarViewController.addBubble(bubble, isExpanding, suppressAnimation);
     }
 
-    /** Interface for checking whether the IME is visible. */
-    public interface ImeVisibilityChecker {
-        /** Whether the IME is visible. */
-        boolean isImeVisible();
-    }
-
     /** Listener of {@link BubbleBarLocation} updates. */
     public interface BubbleBarLocationListener {
 
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
index 1f76bd1..fd08078 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleBarViewController.java
@@ -391,6 +391,13 @@
         }
     }
 
+    /** Notifies that the IME became visible. */
+    public void onImeVisible() {
+        if (isAnimatingNewBubble()) {
+            mBubbleBarViewAnimator.interruptForIme();
+        }
+    }
+
     //
     // The below animators are exposed to BubbleStashController so it can manage the stashing
     // animation.
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleControllers.java b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleControllers.java
index d993685..cb592e6 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleControllers.java
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/BubbleControllers.java
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@
                 );
         bubbleBarController.init(this,
                 bubbleBarLocationListeners,
-                taskbarControllers.navbarButtonsViewController::isImeVisible,
                 taskbarSharedState);
         bubbleStashedHandleViewController.ifPresent(
                 controller -> controller.init(/* bubbleControllers = */ this));
diff --git a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/animation/BubbleBarViewAnimator.kt b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/animation/BubbleBarViewAnimator.kt
index 5184a9f..89e4210 100644
--- a/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/animation/BubbleBarViewAnimator.kt
+++ b/quickstep/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/animation/BubbleBarViewAnimator.kt
@@ -532,6 +532,21 @@
         )
     }
 
+    /** Interrupts the animation due to the IME becoming visible. */
+    fun interruptForIme() {
+        cancelFlyout()
+        val hideAnimation = animatingBubble?.hideAnimation ?: return
+        scheduler.cancel(hideAnimation)
+        animatingBubble = null
+        bubbleStashController.getStashedHandlePhysicsAnimator().cancelIfRunning()
+        bubbleBarView.relativePivotY = 1f
+        // stash the bubble bar since the IME is now visible
+        bubbleStashController.onNewBubbleAnimationInterrupted(
+            /* isStashed= */ true,
+            bubbleBarView.translationY,
+        )
+    }
+
     fun expandedWhileAnimating() {
         val animatingBubble = animatingBubble ?: return
         this.animatingBubble = animatingBubble.copy(expand = true)
diff --git a/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/animation/BubbleBarViewAnimatorTest.kt b/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/animation/BubbleBarViewAnimatorTest.kt
index 582ea54..fe448f4 100644
--- a/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/animation/BubbleBarViewAnimatorTest.kt
+++ b/quickstep/tests/multivalentTests/src/com/android/launcher3/taskbar/bubbles/animation/BubbleBarViewAnimatorTest.kt
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith
 import org.mockito.kotlin.any
 import org.mockito.kotlin.atLeastOnce
+import org.mockito.kotlin.eq
 import org.mockito.kotlin.mock
 import org.mockito.kotlin.verify
 import org.mockito.kotlin.whenever
@@ -1266,6 +1267,50 @@
         verify(bubbleStashController).stashBubbleBarImmediate()
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun interruptForIme() {
+        setUpBubbleBar()
+        setUpBubbleStashController()
+
+        val handle = View(context)
+        val handleAnimator = PhysicsAnimator.getInstance(handle)
+        whenever(bubbleStashController.getStashedHandlePhysicsAnimator()).thenReturn(handleAnimator)
+
+        val animator =
+            BubbleBarViewAnimator(
+                bubbleBarView,
+                bubbleStashController,
+                flyoutController,
+                onExpandedNoOp,
+                animatorScheduler,
+            )
+
+        InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().runOnMainSync {
+            animator.animateBubbleInForStashed(bubble, isExpanding = false)
+        }
+
+        // wait for the animation to start
+        InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().runOnMainSync {}
+        PhysicsAnimatorTestUtils.blockUntilFirstAnimationFrameWhereTrue(handleAnimator) { true }
+
+        handleAnimator.assertIsRunning()
+        assertThat(animator.isAnimating).isTrue()
+        // verify the hide bubble animation is pending
+        assertThat(animatorScheduler.delayedBlock).isNotNull()
+
+        InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().runOnMainSync { animator.interruptForIme() }
+
+        // verify that the hide animation was canceled
+        assertThat(animatorScheduler.delayedBlock).isNull()
+        assertThat(animator.isAnimating).isFalse()
+        verify(bubbleStashController).onNewBubbleAnimationInterrupted(eq(true), any())
+
+        // PhysicsAnimatorTestUtils posts the cancellation to the main thread so we need to wait
+        // again
+        InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().waitForIdleSync()
+        handleAnimator.assertIsNotRunning()
+    }
+
     private fun setUpBubbleBar() {
         bubbleBarView = BubbleBarView(context)
         InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation().runOnMainSync {