diff --git a/terminal-view/src/main/java/com/termux/view/TerminalView.java b/terminal-view/src/main/java/com/termux/view/TerminalView.java
index 9ec39804..9e289e2a 100644
--- a/terminal-view/src/main/java/com/termux/view/TerminalView.java
+++ b/terminal-view/src/main/java/com/termux/view/TerminalView.java
@@ -235,14 +235,12 @@ public final class TerminalView extends View {
 
     @Override
     public InputConnection onCreateInputConnection(EditorInfo outAttrs) {
-        // Using InputType.NULL is the most correct input type and avoids issues with other hacks.
-        //
         // Previous keyboard issues:
         // https://github.com/termux/termux-packages/issues/25
         // https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/87.
         // https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/126.
         // https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/137 (japanese chars and TYPE_NULL).
-        outAttrs.inputType = InputType.TYPE_NULL;
+        outAttrs.inputType = InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_VISIBLE_PASSWORD | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_NO_SUGGESTIONS;;
 
         // Note that IME_ACTION_NONE cannot be used as that makes it impossible to input newlines using the on-screen
         // keyboard on Android TV (see https://github.com/termux/termux-app/issues/221).