diff --git a/backends/imgui_impl_sdl2.cpp b/backends/imgui_impl_sdl2.cpp
index c64d965216a0..1f8425a9a3bc 100644
--- a/backends/imgui_impl_sdl2.cpp
+++ b/backends/imgui_impl_sdl2.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 // CHANGELOG
 // (minor and older changes stripped away, please see git history for details)
+//  2023-04-06: Inputs: Avoid callng SDL_StartTextInput()/SDL_StopTextInput() as they don't only pertain to IME. It's unclear exactly what their relation is to IME. (#6306)
 //  2023-04-04: Inputs: Added support for io.AddMouseSourceEvent() to discriminate ImGuiMouseSource_Mouse/ImGuiMouseSource_TouchScreen. (#2702)
 //  2023-02-23: Accept SDL_GetPerformanceCounter() not returning a monotonically increasing value. (#6189, #6114, #3644)
 //  2023-02-07: Implement IME handler (io.SetPlatformImeDataFn will call SDL_SetTextInputRect()/SDL_StartTextInput()).
@@ -146,11 +147,6 @@ static void ImGui_ImplSDL2_SetPlatformImeData(ImGuiViewport*, ImGuiPlatformImeDa
         r.w = 1;
         r.h = (int)data->InputLineHeight;
         SDL_SetTextInputRect(&r);
-        SDL_StartTextInput();
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        SDL_StopTextInput();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/backends/imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp b/backends/imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp
index c555afb592fc..577360664ff7 100644
--- a/backends/imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp
+++ b/backends/imgui_impl_sdl3.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 // CHANGELOG
 // (minor and older changes stripped away, please see git history for details)
+//  2023-04-06: Inputs: Avoid callng SDL_StartTextInput()/SDL_StopTextInput() as they don't only pertain to IME. It's unclear exactly what their relation is to IME. (#6306)
 //  2023-04-04: Inputs: Added support for io.AddMouseSourceEvent() to discriminate ImGuiMouseSource_Mouse/ImGuiMouseSource_TouchScreen. (#2702)
 //  2023-02-23: Accept SDL_GetPerformanceCounter() not returning a monotonically increasing value. (#6189, #6114, #3644)
 //  2023-02-07: Forked "imgui_impl_sdl2" into "imgui_impl_sdl3". Removed version checks for old feature. Refer to imgui_impl_sdl2.cpp for older changelog.
@@ -96,11 +97,6 @@ static void ImGui_ImplSDL3_SetPlatformImeData(ImGuiViewport*, ImGuiPlatformImeDa
         r.w = 1;
         r.h = (int)data->InputLineHeight;
         SDL_SetTextInputRect(&r);
-        SDL_StartTextInput();
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        SDL_StopTextInput();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/docs/CHANGELOG.txt b/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
index 123985a69401..f6e18e6c2a0b 100644
--- a/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
+++ b/docs/CHANGELOG.txt
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ Other changes:
 - Backends: Win32: Added support for io.AddMouseSourceEvent() to discriminate Mouse/TouchScreen/Pen. (#2334, #2702)
 - Backends: SDL2/SDL3: Added support for io.AddMouseSourceEvent() to discriminate Mouse/TouchScreen.
   This is relying on SDL passing SDL_TOUCH_MOUSEID in the event's 'which' field. (#2334, #2702)
+- Backends: SDL2/SDL3: Avoid callng SDL_StartTextInput()/SDL_StopTextInput() as they actually
+  block text input input and don't only pertain to IME. It's unclear exactly what their relation
+  is to other IME function such as SDL_SetTextInputRect(). (#6306, #6071, #1953)
 - Backends: GLFW: Added support on Win32 only for io.AddMouseSourceEvent() to discriminate
   Mouse/TouchScreen/Pen. (#2334, #2702)
 - Backends: GLFW: Fixed key modifiers handling on secondary viewports. (#6248, #6034) [@aiekick]