diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosinputcontext.h b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosinputcontext.h
index 6ad2a808a6..3caadac29d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosinputcontext.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosinputcontext.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 
 #include <UIKit/UIKit.h>
 
+#include <QtGui/qtransform.h>
 #include <qpa/qplatforminputcontext.h>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ public:
     void showInputPanel();
     void hideInputPanel();
     bool isInputPanelVisible() const;
+    void setFocusObject(QObject *object);
 
     void focusWindowChanged(QWindow *focusWindow);
     void scrollRootView();
@@ -67,6 +69,7 @@ public:
 private:
     QIOSKeyboardListener *m_keyboardListener;
     UIView<UIKeyInput> *m_focusView;
+    QTransform m_inputItemTransform;
     bool m_hasPendingHideRequest;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosinputcontext.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosinputcontext.mm
index 7aee1f9bd6..547f405a01 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosinputcontext.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/ios/qiosinputcontext.mm
@@ -215,6 +215,12 @@ bool QIOSInputContext::isInputPanelVisible() const
     return m_keyboardListener->m_keyboardVisible;
 }
 
+void QIOSInputContext::setFocusObject(QObject *)
+{
+    m_inputItemTransform = qApp->inputMethod()->inputItemTransform();
+    scrollRootView();
+}
+
 void QIOSInputContext::focusWindowChanged(QWindow *focusWindow)
 {
     UIView<UIKeyInput> *view = reinterpret_cast<UIView<UIKeyInput> *>(focusWindow->handle()->winId());
@@ -231,9 +237,16 @@ void QIOSInputContext::scrollRootView()
     // - the focus object is on the same screen as the keyboard.
     // - the first responder is a QUIView, and not some other foreign UIView.
     // - the keyboard is docked. Otherwise the user can move the keyboard instead.
+    // - the inputItem has not been moved/scrolled
     if (!isQtApplication() || !m_focusView)
         return;
 
+    if (m_inputItemTransform != qApp->inputMethod()->inputItemTransform()) {
+        // The inputItem has moved since the last scroll update. To avoid competing
+        // with the application where the cursor/inputItem should be, we bail:
+        return;
+    }
+
     UIView *view = m_keyboardListener->m_viewController.view;
     qreal scrollTo = 0;