diff --git a/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/InputViewController.swift b/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/InputViewController.swift
index 918759d2aa..956b33d5fd 100644
--- a/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/InputViewController.swift
+++ b/ios/engine/KMEI/KeymanEngine/Classes/InputViewController.swift
@@ -179,8 +179,10 @@ open class InputViewController: UIInputViewController, KeymanWebDelegate {
   open override func viewWillDisappear(_ animated: Bool) {
     super.viewWillDisappear(animated)
     // Necessary for existing infrastructure to resend info for the keyboard after reloading
-    // as system keyboard.
-    Manager.shared.shouldReloadKeyboard = true
+    // as system keyboard.  Do NOT perform if in-app, as this unnecessarily resets the WebView.
+    if(Manager.shared.isSystemKeyboard) {
+      Manager.shared.shouldReloadKeyboard = true
+    }
   }
 
   open override func textDidChange(_ textInput: UITextInput?) {