diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-focus.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-focus.c
index 51381ace6..d54494b0f 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-focus.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-focus.c
@@ -175,7 +175,8 @@ clutter_input_focus_set_can_show_preedit (ClutterInputFocus *focus,
 }
 
 void
-clutter_input_focus_request_toggle_input_panel (ClutterInputFocus *focus)
+clutter_input_focus_set_input_panel_state (ClutterInputFocus      *focus,
+                                           ClutterInputPanelState  state)
 {
   ClutterInputFocusPrivate *priv;
 
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ clutter_input_focus_request_toggle_input_panel (ClutterInputFocus *focus)
 
   priv = clutter_input_focus_get_instance_private (focus);
 
-  clutter_input_method_toggle_input_panel (priv->im);
+  clutter_input_method_set_input_panel_state (priv->im, state);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-focus.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-focus.h
index 619060382..3f971fec4 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-focus.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-focus.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ CLUTTER_EXPORT
 void clutter_input_focus_set_can_show_preedit (ClutterInputFocus *focus,
                                                gboolean           can_show_preedit);
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
-void clutter_input_focus_request_toggle_input_panel (ClutterInputFocus *focus);
+void clutter_input_focus_set_input_panel_state (ClutterInputFocus      *focus,
+                                                ClutterInputPanelState  state);
 
 #endif /* __CLUTTER_INPUT_FOCUS_H__ */
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-method.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-method.c
index de58d5087..5b6311878 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-method.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-method.c
@@ -363,12 +363,12 @@ clutter_input_method_notify_key_event (ClutterInputMethod *im,
 }
 
 void
-clutter_input_method_toggle_input_panel (ClutterInputMethod *im)
+clutter_input_method_set_input_panel_state (ClutterInputMethod     *im,
+                                            ClutterInputPanelState  state)
 {
   g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_INPUT_METHOD (im));
 
-  g_signal_emit (im, signals[INPUT_PANEL_STATE], 0,
-                 CLUTTER_INPUT_PANEL_STATE_TOGGLE);
+  g_signal_emit (im, signals[INPUT_PANEL_STATE], 0, state);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-method.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-method.h
index be0dee7b6..ba1bc223a 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-method.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-input-method.h
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@ void clutter_input_method_notify_key_event (ClutterInputMethod *im,
                                             const ClutterEvent *event,
                                             gboolean            filtered);
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
-void clutter_input_method_request_toggle_input_panel (ClutterInputMethod *im);
+void clutter_input_method_set_input_panel_state (ClutterInputMethod     *im,
+                                                 ClutterInputPanelState  state);
 
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
 void clutter_input_method_forward_key (ClutterInputMethod *im,
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-text.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-text.c
index b6f054863..fb9d926df 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-text.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-text.c
@@ -2186,7 +2186,8 @@ clutter_text_press (ClutterActor *actor,
     return CLUTTER_EVENT_PROPAGATE;
 
   clutter_actor_grab_key_focus (actor);
-  clutter_input_focus_request_toggle_input_panel (priv->input_focus);
+  clutter_input_focus_set_input_panel_state (priv->input_focus,
+                                             CLUTTER_INPUT_PANEL_STATE_TOGGLE);
 
   /* if the actor is empty we just reset everything and not
    * set up the dragging of the selection since there's nothing
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-text-input-legacy.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-text-input-legacy.c
index ddd2cce80..d4caa9aad 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-text-input-legacy.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-text-input-legacy.c
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ text_input_enable (struct wl_client   *client,
   clutter_input_focus_set_can_show_preedit (focus, show_preedit);
 
   if (flags & GTK_TEXT_INPUT_ENABLE_FLAGS_TOGGLE_INPUT_PANEL)
-    clutter_input_focus_request_toggle_input_panel (focus);
+    clutter_input_focus_set_input_panel_state (focus, CLUTTER_INPUT_PANEL_STATE_TOGGLE);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-text-input.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-text-input.c
index c87f5a1e8..6f0191553 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-text-input.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-text-input.c
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ text_input_commit_state (struct wl_client   *client,
   meta_wayland_text_input_reset (text_input);
 
   if (toggle_panel)
-    clutter_input_focus_request_toggle_input_panel (focus);
+    clutter_input_focus_set_input_panel_state (focus, CLUTTER_INPUT_PANEL_STATE_TOGGLE);
 }
 
 static struct zwp_text_input_v3_interface meta_text_input_interface = {