diff --git a/mobile/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/mobile/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 5785f20d..031e39ac 100644
--- a/mobile/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/mobile/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
         <activity
             android:name=".MainActivity"
             android:label="@string/app_name"
-            android:launchMode="singleInstance">
+            android:launchMode="singleInstance"
+            android:windowSoftInputMode="stateUnchanged">
             <intent-filter>
                 <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN"/>