diff --git a/js/ui/messageTray.js b/js/ui/messageTray.js
index ea4b47246..7f76b959d 100644
--- a/js/ui/messageTray.js
+++ b/js/ui/messageTray.js
@@ -1868,6 +1868,9 @@ const MessageTray = new Lang.Class({
     },
 
     _onKeyboardVisibleChanged: function(layoutManager, keyboardVisible) {
+        if (this._keyboardVisible == keyboardVisible)
+            return;
+
         this._keyboardVisible = keyboardVisible;
 
         if (keyboardVisible)