diff --git a/crates/eframe/src/native/run.rs b/crates/eframe/src/native/run.rs
index 6b276e96b9e..db11e0f8240 100644
--- a/crates/eframe/src/native/run.rs
+++ b/crates/eframe/src/native/run.rs
@@ -777,7 +777,6 @@ mod glow_integration {
             let theme = system_theme.unwrap_or(self.native_options.default_theme);
             integration.egui_ctx.set_visuals(theme.egui_visuals());
 
-            gl_window.window().set_ime_allowed(true);
             if self.native_options.mouse_passthrough {
                 gl_window.window().set_cursor_hittest(false).unwrap();
             }
@@ -1269,8 +1268,6 @@ mod wgpu_integration {
             let theme = system_theme.unwrap_or(self.native_options.default_theme);
             integration.egui_ctx.set_visuals(theme.egui_visuals());
 
-            window.set_ime_allowed(true);
-
             {
                 let event_loop_proxy = self.repaint_proxy.clone();
                 integration
diff --git a/crates/egui-winit/src/lib.rs b/crates/egui-winit/src/lib.rs
index b304657b07a..079a2404836 100644
--- a/crates/egui-winit/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/egui-winit/src/lib.rs
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ pub struct State {
 
     #[cfg(feature = "accesskit")]
     accesskit: Option<accesskit_winit::Adapter>,
+
+    allow_ime: bool,
 }
 
 impl State {
@@ -107,6 +109,8 @@ impl State {
 
             #[cfg(feature = "accesskit")]
             accesskit: None,
+
+            allow_ime: false,
         }
     }
 
@@ -663,6 +667,12 @@ impl State {
             self.clipboard.set(copied_text);
         }
 
+        let allow_ime = text_cursor_pos.is_some();
+        if self.allow_ime != allow_ime {
+            self.allow_ime = allow_ime;
+            window.set_ime_allowed(allow_ime);
+        }
+
         if let Some(egui::Pos2 { x, y }) = text_cursor_pos {
             window.set_ime_position(winit::dpi::LogicalPosition { x, y });
         }