diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 2417493190e33..6bc0757ccd5d6 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -43492,6 +43492,7 @@ package android.view.inputmethod {
   }
 
   public final class InputMethodManager {
+    method public void dispatchKeyEventFromInputMethod(android.view.View, android.view.KeyEvent);
     method public void displayCompletions(android.view.View, android.view.inputmethod.CompletionInfo[]);
     method public android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodSubtype getCurrentInputMethodSubtype();
     method public java.util.List<android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodInfo> getEnabledInputMethodList();
diff --git a/api/system-current.txt b/api/system-current.txt
index 15fc680b75b05..a4e6fa889f900 100644
--- a/api/system-current.txt
+++ b/api/system-current.txt
@@ -45842,6 +45842,7 @@ package android.view.inputmethod {
   }
 
   public final class InputMethodManager {
+    method public void dispatchKeyEventFromInputMethod(android.view.View, android.view.KeyEvent);
     method public void displayCompletions(android.view.View, android.view.inputmethod.CompletionInfo[]);
     method public android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodSubtype getCurrentInputMethodSubtype();
     method public java.util.List<android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodInfo> getEnabledInputMethodList();
diff --git a/api/test-current.txt b/api/test-current.txt
index 4a2641f59daa3..fb94d3bbef415 100644
--- a/api/test-current.txt
+++ b/api/test-current.txt
@@ -43508,6 +43508,7 @@ package android.view.inputmethod {
   }
 
   public final class InputMethodManager {
+    method public void dispatchKeyEventFromInputMethod(android.view.View, android.view.KeyEvent);
     method public void displayCompletions(android.view.View, android.view.inputmethod.CompletionInfo[]);
     method public android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodSubtype getCurrentInputMethodSubtype();
     method public java.util.List<android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodInfo> getEnabledInputMethodList();
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/BaseInputConnection.java b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/BaseInputConnection.java
index 8cfb1eeb5d71f..52f1a5915a47a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/BaseInputConnection.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/BaseInputConnection.java
@@ -514,17 +514,7 @@ public boolean setSelection(int start, int end) {
      * attached to the input connection's view.
      */
     public boolean sendKeyEvent(KeyEvent event) {
-        synchronized (mIMM.mH) {
-            ViewRootImpl viewRootImpl = mTargetView != null ? mTargetView.getViewRootImpl() : null;
-            if (viewRootImpl == null) {
-                if (mIMM.mServedView != null) {
-                    viewRootImpl = mIMM.mServedView.getViewRootImpl();
-                }
-            }
-            if (viewRootImpl != null) {
-                viewRootImpl.dispatchKeyFromIme(event);
-            }
-        }
+        mIMM.dispatchKeyEventFromInputMethod(mTargetView, event);
         return false;
     }
 
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
index 15a5d20463493..9647345c986f4 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 import com.android.internal.view.InputBindResult;
 import com.android.internal.view.InputMethodClient;
 
+import android.annotation.NonNull;
+import android.annotation.Nullable;
 import android.annotation.RequiresPermission;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
@@ -1823,6 +1825,34 @@ public int dispatchInputEvent(InputEvent event, Object token,
         return DISPATCH_NOT_HANDLED;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Provides the default implementation of {@link InputConnection#sendKeyEvent(KeyEvent)}, which
+     * is expected to dispatch an keyboard event sent from the IME to an appropriate event target
+     * depending on the given {@link View} and the current focus state.
+     *
+     * <p>CAUTION: This method is provided only for the situation where
+     * {@link InputConnection#sendKeyEvent(KeyEvent)} needs to be implemented without relying on
+     * {@link BaseInputConnection}. Do not use this API for anything else.</p>
+     *
+     * @param targetView the default target view. If {@code null} is specified, then this method
+     * tries to find a good event target based on the current focus state.
+     * @param event the key event to be dispatched.
+     */
+    public void dispatchKeyEventFromInputMethod(@Nullable View targetView,
+            @NonNull KeyEvent event) {
+        synchronized (mH) {
+            ViewRootImpl viewRootImpl = targetView != null ? targetView.getViewRootImpl() : null;
+            if (viewRootImpl == null) {
+                if (mServedView != null) {
+                    viewRootImpl = mServedView.getViewRootImpl();
+                }
+            }
+            if (viewRootImpl != null) {
+                viewRootImpl.dispatchKeyFromIme(event);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     // Must be called on the main looper
     void sendInputEventAndReportResultOnMainLooper(PendingEvent p) {
         final boolean handled;