diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/menu_ime.xml b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/menu_ime.xml
index 8a3a0b1..b047efb 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/menu_ime.xml
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/res/layout/menu_ime.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     android:id="@+id/menu_container"
     android:layout_width="@dimen/navigation_key_width"
     android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:focusable="false"
     android:importantForAccessibility="no"
     >
     <!-- Use nav button width & height=match_parent for parent FrameLayout and buttons because they
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NearestTouchFrame.java b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NearestTouchFrame.java
index 09833d4..7b9ed88 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NearestTouchFrame.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NearestTouchFrame.java
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
         return mClickableChildren
                 .stream()
                 .filter(v -> v.isAttachedToWindow())
+                .filter(v -> v.isFocusable())
                 .map(v -> new Pair<>(distance(v, event), v))
                 .min(Comparator.comparingInt(f -> f.first))
                 .get().second;
diff --git a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NearestTouchFrameTest.java b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NearestTouchFrameTest.java
index 667a508..2423e14 100644
--- a/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NearestTouchFrameTest.java
+++ b/packages/SystemUI/tests/src/com/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/NearestTouchFrameTest.java
@@ -171,6 +171,23 @@
         ev.recycle();
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testFurtherSelectedWhenCloserNotFocusable() {
+        View closer = mockViewAt(0, 0, 10, 10);
+        View further = mockViewAt(20, 0, 10, 10);
+        closer.setFocusable(false);
+
+        mNearestTouchFrame.addView(closer);
+        mNearestTouchFrame.addView(further);
+        mNearestTouchFrame.onMeasure(0, 0);
+
+        MotionEvent ev = MotionEvent.obtain(0, 0, 0,
+                12 /* x */, 5 /* y */, 0);
+        mNearestTouchFrame.onTouchEvent(ev);
+        verify(further).onTouchEvent(eq(ev));
+        ev.recycle();
+    }
+
     private View mockViewAt(int x, int y, int width, int height) {
         View v = spy(new View(mContext));
         doAnswer(invocation -> {
@@ -187,6 +204,7 @@
         v.setRight(width);
         v.setTop(0);
         v.setBottom(height);
+        v.setFocusable(true);
         return v;
     }
 }
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