diff --git a/gui/kivy/main_window.py b/gui/kivy/main_window.py
index 9d23ff72..6a4e0b97 100644
--- a/gui/kivy/main_window.py
+++ b/gui/kivy/main_window.py
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ Factory.register('InstallWizard',
 Factory.register('InfoBubble', module='electrum_gui.kivy.uix.dialogs')
 Factory.register('ELTextInput', module='electrum_gui.kivy.uix.screens')
 
+from kivy.core.window import Window
+Window.softinput_mode = 'below_target'
+
 
 # delayed imports: for startup speed on android
 notification = app = ref = format_satoshis = None