diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java
index 5c0d7d321fd..639eeb0d270 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/fragments/list/search/SearchFragment.java
@@ -720,11 +720,14 @@ private void showDeleteSuggestionDialog(final SuggestionItem item) {
 
     @Override
     public boolean onBackPressed() {
+        if (KeyboardUtil.isKeyboardVisible(activity, searchEditText)) {
+            hideKeyboardSearch();
+            return true;
+        }
         if (suggestionsPanelVisible
                 && !infoListAdapter.getItemsList().isEmpty()
                 && !isLoading.get()) {
             hideSuggestionsPanel();
-            hideKeyboardSearch();
             searchEditText.setText(lastSearchedString);
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/KeyboardUtil.java b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/KeyboardUtil.java
index 679f3e042f8..1e2a0810e48 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/KeyboardUtil.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/schabi/newpipe/util/KeyboardUtil.java
@@ -52,4 +52,13 @@ public static void hideKeyboard(final Activity activity, final EditText editText
 
         editText.clearFocus();
     }
+
+    public static boolean isKeyboardVisible(final Activity activity, final EditText editText) {
+        if (activity == null || editText == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        final InputMethodManager imm = ContextCompat.getSystemService(activity,
+                InputMethodManager.class);
+        return imm.isActive(editText);
+    }
 }