diff --git a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NoteEditFragment.java b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NoteEditFragment.java
index 53ffb3b4..11e1ec4f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NoteEditFragment.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/edit/NoteEditFragment.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
+import android.view.ViewParent;
 import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
 import android.widget.ScrollView;
 
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ import it.niedermann.owncloud.notes.R;
 import it.niedermann.owncloud.notes.databinding.FragmentNoteEditBinding;
 import it.niedermann.owncloud.notes.persistence.entity.Note;
 import it.niedermann.owncloud.notes.shared.model.ISyncCallback;
+import it.niedermann.owncloud.notes.shared.util.DisplayUtils;
 
 import static androidx.core.view.ViewCompat.isAttachedToWindow;
 import static it.niedermann.owncloud.notes.shared.util.NoteUtil.getFontSizeFromPreferences;
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ public class NoteEditFragment extends SearchableBaseNoteFragment {
         }
     };
     private TextWatcher textWatcher;
+    private boolean keyboardShown = false;
 
     @Override
     public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
@@ -138,22 +141,17 @@ public class NoteEditFragment extends SearchableBaseNoteFragment {
     public void onResume() {
         super.onResume();
         binding.editContent.addTextChangedListener(textWatcher);
+
+        if (keyboardShown) {
+            openSoftKeyboard();
+        }
     }
 
     @Override
     protected void onNoteLoaded(Note note) {
         super.onNoteLoaded(note);
         if (TextUtils.isEmpty(note.getContent())) {
-            binding.editContent.post(() -> {
-                binding.editContent.requestFocus();
-
-                final InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) requireContext().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
-                if (imm != null) {
-                    imm.showSoftInput(binding.editContent, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
-                } else {
-                    Log.e(TAG, InputMethodManager.class.getSimpleName() + " is null.");
-                }
-            });
+            openSoftKeyboard();
         }
 
         binding.editContent.setMarkdownString(note.getContent());
@@ -166,11 +164,32 @@ public class NoteEditFragment extends SearchableBaseNoteFragment {
         }
     }
 
+    private void openSoftKeyboard() {
+        binding.editContent.postDelayed(() -> {
+            binding.editContent.requestFocus();
+
+            final InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) requireContext().getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
+            if (imm != null) {
+                imm.showSoftInput(binding.editContent, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
+            } else {
+                Log.e(TAG, InputMethodManager.class.getSimpleName() + " is null.");
+            }
+            //Without a small delay the keyboard does not show reliably
+        }, 100);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onPause() {
         super.onPause();
         binding.editContent.removeTextChangedListener(textWatcher);
         cancelTimers();
+
+        final ViewGroup parentView =  requireActivity().findViewById(android.R.id.content);
+        if(parentView != null && parentView.getChildCount() > 0){
+            keyboardShown = DisplayUtils.isSoftKeyboardVisible(parentView.getChildAt(0));
+        }else {
+            keyboardShown = false;
+        }
     }
 
     private void cancelTimers() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/shared/util/DisplayUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/shared/util/DisplayUtils.java
index b0adc011..ffea98b1 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/shared/util/DisplayUtils.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/it/niedermann/owncloud/notes/shared/util/DisplayUtils.java
@@ -3,15 +3,22 @@ package it.niedermann.owncloud.notes.shared.util;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.graphics.Color;
+import android.graphics.Rect;
+import android.os.Build;
 import android.text.Spannable;
 import android.text.TextPaint;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.text.style.MetricAffectingSpan;
+import android.util.TypedValue;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.WindowInsets;
 
 import androidx.annotation.ColorInt;
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat;
+import androidx.core.view.ViewCompat;
+import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -52,4 +59,31 @@ public class DisplayUtils {
         }
         return new NavigationItem.CategoryNavigationItem("category:" + counter.getCategory(), counter.getCategory(), counter.getTotalNotes(), icon, counter.getAccountId(), counter.getCategory());
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Detect if the soft keyboard is open.
+     * On API prior to 30 we fall back to workaround which might be less reliable
+     *
+     * @param parentView View
+     * @return keyboardVisibility Boolean
+     */
+    public static boolean isSoftKeyboardVisible(@NonNull View parentView) {
+        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.R) {
+            WindowInsetsCompat insets = ViewCompat.getRootWindowInsets(parentView);
+            if(insets != null){
+                return insets.isVisible(WindowInsets.Type.ime());
+            }
+        }
+        //Fall Back to workaround
+
+        //Arbitrary keyboard height
+        final int defaultKeyboardHeightDP = 100;
+        final int EstimatedKeyboardDP = defaultKeyboardHeightDP + (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP ? 48 : 0);
+        final Rect rect = new Rect();
+
+        int estimatedKeyboardHeight = (int) TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, EstimatedKeyboardDP, parentView.getResources().getDisplayMetrics());
+        parentView.getWindowVisibleDisplayFrame(rect);
+        int heightDiff = parentView.getRootView().getHeight() - (rect.bottom - rect.top);
+        return heightDiff >= estimatedKeyboardHeight;
+    }
 }