diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 869458b1..34846f3d 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ find_package(Qt5Multimedia)
 find_package(Qt5Feedback)
 find_package(Intl REQUIRED)
 
+find_package(LayerShellQt REQUIRED)
+
 find_package(AnthyUnicode)
 find_package(Anthy)
 find_package(Pinyin)
@@ -180,6 +182,8 @@ endif()
 target_compile_definitions(maliit-keyboard-common PRIVATE ${maliit-keyboard-definitions})
 target_compile_features(maliit-keyboard-common PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
 
+target_link_libraries(maliit-keyboard-common LayerShellQt::Interface)
+
 set(MALIIT_KEYBOARD_PLUGIN_SOURCES
         src/plugin/plugin.cpp
         src/plugin/plugin.h
diff --git a/src/keyboard/keyboard.cpp b/src/keyboard/keyboard.cpp
index ffd1dcb7..e12779d0 100644
--- a/src/keyboard/keyboard.cpp
+++ b/src/keyboard/keyboard.cpp
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     setenv("QT_IM_MODULE", "none", true);
-    setenv("QT_WAYLAND_SHELL_INTEGRATION", "inputpanel-shell", true);
+    setenv("QT_WAYLAND_SHELL_INTEGRATION", "layer-shell;inputpanel-shell", true);
 
     QGuiApplication app(argc, argv);
 
@@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     Maliit::StandaloneInputMethod inputMethod(&plugin);
 
     return app.exec();
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/plugin/inputmethod_p.h b/src/plugin/inputmethod_p.h
index bee9e979..78374d34 100644
--- a/src/plugin/inputmethod_p.h
+++ b/src/plugin/inputmethod_p.h
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
  * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
+#pragma once
+
 #include "inputmethod.h"
 #include "coreutils.h"
 
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@
 #include <maliit/plugins/abstractinputmethodhost.h>
 #include <maliit/plugins/abstractpluginsetting.h>
 
+#include <LayerShellQt/Window>
+
 #include <QtQuick>
 #include <QStringList>
 #include <qglobal.h>
@@ -58,6 +62,12 @@ QQuickView *createWindow(MAbstractInputMethodHost *host)
 {
     QScopedPointer<QQuickView> view(new QQuickView);
 
+    LayerShellQt::Window *layerShell = LayerShellQt::Window::get(view.get());
+    layerShell->setLayer(LayerShellQt::Window::LayerTop);
+    layerShell->setAnchors(LayerShellQt::Window::AnchorBottom);
+    layerShell->setKeyboardInteractivity(LayerShellQt::Window::KeyboardInteractivityOnDemand);
+    layerShell->setScope(QStringLiteral("input-panel"));
+
     QSurfaceFormat format;
     format.setAlphaBufferSize(8);
     view->setFormat(format);