diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nmc/android/utils/KeyboardUtils.java b/app/src/main/java/com/nmc/android/utils/KeyboardUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ec43ac2dd3a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nmc/android/utils/KeyboardUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.nmc.android.utils;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
+
+public class KeyboardUtils {
+
+    public static void showSoftKeyboard(Context context, View view) {
+        view.requestFocus();
+        InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) context.getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
+        imm.showSoftInput(view, InputMethodManager.SHOW_IMPLICIT);
+    }
+
+    public static void hideKeyboardFrom(Context context, View view) {
+        view.clearFocus();
+        InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) context.getSystemService(Activity.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
+        imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(view.getWindowToken(), 0);
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FileDisplayActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FileDisplayActivity.java
index 4e7496dc62ec..4ebfba4c994f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FileDisplayActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/activity/FileDisplayActivity.java
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
 import com.owncloud.android.utils.MimeTypeUtil;
 import com.owncloud.android.utils.PermissionUtil;
 import com.owncloud.android.utils.PushUtils;
+import com.nmc.android.utils.KeyboardUtils;
 import com.owncloud.android.utils.StringUtils;
 import com.owncloud.android.utils.theme.CapabilityUtils;
 
@@ -1032,6 +1033,8 @@ private void resetSearchAction() {
     private void popBack() {
         binding.fabMain.setImageResource(R.drawable.ic_plus);
         resetScrolling(true);
+        // hide the keyboard on back press if showing
+        KeyboardUtils.hideKeyboardFrom(this, binding.getRoot());
         showSortListGroup(false);
         super.onBackPressed();
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/UnifiedSearchFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/UnifiedSearchFragment.kt
index 3b5260af2551..e942de104554 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/UnifiedSearchFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/owncloud/android/ui/fragment/UnifiedSearchFragment.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import com.nextcloud.client.account.CurrentAccountProvider
 import com.nextcloud.client.core.AsyncRunner
 import com.nextcloud.client.di.Injectable
 import com.nextcloud.client.di.ViewModelFactory
+import com.nmc.android.utils.KeyboardUtils
 import com.nextcloud.client.network.ClientFactory
 import com.owncloud.android.R
 import com.owncloud.android.databinding.ListFragmentBinding
@@ -208,6 +209,8 @@ class UnifiedSearchFragment :
     private fun showFile(file: OCFile, showFileActions: Boolean) {
         activity.let {
             if (activity is FileDisplayActivity) {
+                // NMC: hide keyboard when user taps on any file to view
+                KeyboardUtils.hideKeyboardFrom(requireContext(), binding.root)
                 val fda = activity as FileDisplayActivity
                 fda.file = file
 
@@ -267,6 +270,7 @@ class UnifiedSearchFragment :
     }
 
     override fun onQueryTextSubmit(query: String): Boolean {
+        KeyboardUtils.hideKeyboardFrom(requireContext(), binding.root)
         vm.setQuery(query)
         vm.initialQuery()
         return true