diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxViewClient.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxViewClient.java
index 3dcc406c..ec962a88 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxViewClient.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/TermuxViewClient.java
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ public final class TermuxViewClient implements TerminalViewClient {
                 case 'q':
                 case 'k':
                     mActivity.toggleShowExtraKeys();
+                    mVirtualFnKeyDown=false; // force disable fn key down to restore keyboard input into terminal view, fixes termux/termux-app#1420
                     break;
             }