diff --git a/src/video/SDL_video.c b/src/video/SDL_video.c
index 5b6b37a19..3932d880d 100644
--- a/src/video/SDL_video.c
+++ b/src/video/SDL_video.c
@@ -4817,6 +4817,7 @@ void SDL_StopTextInput(void)
     if (_this->StopTextInput) {
         _this->StopTextInput(_this);
     }
+    _this->text_input_active = SDL_FALSE;
 
     /* Hide the on-screen keyboard, if desired */
     const char *hint = SDL_GetHint(SDL_HINT_ENABLE_SCREEN_KEYBOARD);