diff --git a/core/src/components/modal/gestures/sheet.ts b/core/src/components/modal/gestures/sheet.ts
index 1fad01b47ec..2fc4599bb90 100644
--- a/core/src/components/modal/gestures/sheet.ts
+++ b/core/src/components/modal/gestures/sheet.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { Animation } from '../../../interface';
 import { GestureDetail, createGesture } from '../../../utils/gesture';
 import { clamp, raf } from '../../../utils/helpers';
+import { KEYBOARD_DID_CLOSE, KEYBOARD_DID_OPEN } from '../../../utils/keyboard/keyboard';
 import { getBackdropValueForSheet } from '../utils';
 
 export const createSheetGesture = (
@@ -42,6 +43,19 @@ export const createSheetGesture = (
   const backdropAnimation = animation.childAnimations.find(ani => ani.id === 'backdropAnimation');
   const maxBreakpoint = breakpoints[breakpoints.length - 1];
 
+  if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
+    const keyboardOpenCallback = () => {
+      gesture.enable(false);
+    };
+
+    const keyboardCloseCallback = () => {
+      gesture.enable(true);
+    }
+
+    window.addEventListener(KEYBOARD_DID_OPEN, keyboardOpenCallback);
+    window.addEventListener(KEYBOARD_DID_CLOSE, keyboardCloseCallback);
+  }
+
   /**
    * After the entering animation completes,
    * we need to set the animation to go from
@@ -80,6 +94,14 @@ export const createSheetGesture = (
       return false;
     }
 
+    if (typeof document !== 'undefined') {
+      const activeElement = baseEl.ownerDocument.activeElement as HTMLElement;
+      if (activeElement.matches('input,ion-input,textarea,ion-textarea')) {
+        // Dismisses the open keyboard when the sheet drag gesture is started.
+        activeElement.blur();
+      }
+    }
+
     return true;
   };
 
@@ -188,11 +210,11 @@ export const createSheetGesture = (
           }
         }
 
-      /**
-       * This must be a one time callback
-       * otherwise a new callback will
-       * be added every time onEnd runs.
-       */
+        /**
+         * This must be a one time callback
+         * otherwise a new callback will
+         * be added every time onEnd runs.
+         */
       }, { oneTimeCallback: true })
       .progressEnd(1, 0, 500);