diff --git a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/favorites/EmbeddedNappletController.kt b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/favorites/EmbeddedNappletController.kt
index 7eee31f71e..c3f8024026 100644
--- a/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/favorites/EmbeddedNappletController.kt
+++ b/amethyst/src/main/java/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/ui/screen/loggedIn/favorites/EmbeddedNappletController.kt
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ import androidx.privacysandbox.ui.client.view.SandboxedSdkView
 import androidx.privacysandbox.ui.core.SandboxedUiAdapter
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.napplethost.NappletEmbedContract
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.napplethost.NappletHostContract
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.EmbeddedImeBridge
 import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.EmbeddedSurfaceController
+import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.ImeEvent
+import org.json.JSONObject
 
 /**
  * Client-side handle to an embedded nsite/napplet. Binds [NappletHostService][com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.napplethost.NappletHostService]
@@ -53,7 +56,8 @@ import com.vitorpamplona.amethyst.ui.screen.loggedIn.embed.EmbeddedSurfaceContro
 class EmbeddedNappletController(
     private val appContext: Context,
     private val params: Bundle,
-) : EmbeddedSurfaceController {
+) : EmbeddedSurfaceController,
+    EmbeddedImeBridge {
     private val incoming = Messenger(Handler(Looper.getMainLooper(), ::onServiceMessage))
     private var serviceMessenger: Messenger? = null
     private var bound = false
@@ -72,6 +76,8 @@ class EmbeddedNappletController(
     /** A granted "allow always" sensitive op just ran (one of NappletEmbedContract.NOTICE_*). */
     var onNotice: ((String) -> Unit)? = null
 
+    override var onImeEvent: ((ImeEvent) -> Unit)? = null
+
     private val connection =
         object : ServiceConnection {
             override fun onServiceConnected(
@@ -103,6 +109,7 @@ class EmbeddedNappletController(
         pendingAdapter = null
         onStateChanged = null
         onNotice = null
+        onImeEvent = null
     }
 
     override fun attachView(view: SandboxedSdkView) {
@@ -151,11 +158,43 @@ class EmbeddedNappletController(
                 val notice = msg.data?.getString(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_NOTICE) ?: return true
                 onNotice?.invoke(notice)
             }
+            NappletEmbedContract.MSG_IME_EVENT -> {
+                val payload = msg.data?.getString(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_IME_PAYLOAD) ?: return true
+                parseImeEvent(payload)?.let { event -> onImeEvent?.invoke(event) }
+            }
             else -> return false
         }
         return true
     }
 
+    override fun sendImeOp(json: String) {
+        val msg = Message.obtain(null, NappletEmbedContract.MSG_IME_OP).apply { data = Bundle().apply { putString(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_IME_PAYLOAD, json) } }
+        runCatching { serviceMessenger?.send(msg) }
+    }
+
+    private fun parseImeEvent(payload: String): ImeEvent? {
+        val o = runCatching { JSONObject(payload) }.getOrNull() ?: return null
+        return when (o.optString("type")) {
+            "ime.focus" ->
+                ImeEvent.Focus(
+                    inputType = o.optString("inputType", "text"),
+                    enterKeyHint = o.optString("enterKeyHint", ""),
+                    multiline = o.optBoolean("multiline", false),
+                    text = o.optString("text", ""),
+                    selStart = o.optInt("selStart", 0),
+                    selEnd = o.optInt("selEnd", 0),
+                )
+            "ime.blur" -> ImeEvent.Blur
+            "ime.state" ->
+                ImeEvent.State(
+                    text = o.optString("text", ""),
+                    selStart = o.optInt("selStart", 0),
+                    selEnd = o.optInt("selEnd", 0),
+                )
+            else -> null
+        }
+    }
+
     fun back() = send(NappletEmbedContract.MSG_BACK)
 
     fun reload() = send(NappletEmbedContract.MSG_RELOAD)
diff --git a/commons/src/commonMain/composeResources/files/napplet/shim.js b/commons/src/commonMain/composeResources/files/napplet/shim.js
index 94b6f301a5..e701b76f93 100644
--- a/commons/src/commonMain/composeResources/files/napplet/shim.js
+++ b/commons/src/commonMain/composeResources/files/napplet/shim.js
@@ -184,10 +184,11 @@
   // The embedded browser surface renders cross-process via SurfaceControlViewHost, which forwards
   // touch but NOT the soft keyboard (the embedded window can't be an IME target). So the host shows
   // the keyboard in the main app window and relays editing here, where we apply it to the focused
-  // field with real input/composition events. Installed only on the EMBEDDED browser surface; the
-  // full-screen browser activity sets the direct bridge but not __nappletImeProxy (it has a native kbd).
+  // field with real input/composition events. Installed on any EMBEDDED surface (browser via the direct
+  // bridge, napplet/nSite via the shell relay); both transports go through send(). The full-screen
+  // hosts set neither flag (they have a native keyboard).
   var IME_PROXY = false; try { IME_PROXY = !!window.__nappletImeProxy; } catch (_) {}
-  if (DIRECT && IME_PROXY) (function(){
+  if (IME_PROXY) (function(){
     var el = null;            // the focused editable element, or null
     var inComposition = false;
 
diff --git a/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletContentServer.kt b/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletContentServer.kt
index 0b569af9c4..d8c48bcc24 100644
--- a/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletContentServer.kt
+++ b/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletContentServer.kt
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ class NappletContentServer(
     // nSite "website mode": the applet is a normal web app — it gets a NIP-07 window.nostr provider,
     // normal network (no app CSP; off-origin requests defer to the WebView), unlike a locked napplet.
     private val websiteMode: Boolean = false,
+    // Embedded surfaces (a windowless Service) can't host the soft keyboard, so the shim installs the
+    // IME proxy agent that relays the focused field to the host's keyboard. The full-screen Activity
+    // host has a native keyboard and leaves this false.
+    private val imeProxy: Boolean = false,
 ) {
     private val cache = NappletBlobCache(NappletBlobCache.dirFor(cacheDir))
     private val http = NappletBlobHttp.client(proxyPort)
@@ -177,7 +181,9 @@ class NappletContentServer(
         val style = "<style>html,body{overscroll-behavior:none !important}</style>"
         // In website mode, set the NIP-07 flag synchronously *before* the shim so window.nostr installs.
         val nip07Flag = if (websiteMode) "<script>window.__nappletNip07=true;</script>" else ""
-        val script = "$style$nip07Flag<script>$shimJs</script>"
+        // Embedded surface: turn on the IME proxy agent (set before the shim runs).
+        val imeFlag = if (imeProxy) "<script>window.__nappletImeProxy=true;</script>" else ""
+        val script = "$style$nip07Flag$imeFlag<script>$shimJs</script>"
         val headIdx = text.indexOf("<head", ignoreCase = true)
         val injected =
             when {
diff --git a/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletEmbedContract.kt b/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletEmbedContract.kt
index 7f20d606cf..6034fb266a 100644
--- a/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletEmbedContract.kt
+++ b/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletEmbedContract.kt
@@ -68,9 +68,19 @@ object NappletEmbedContract {
      */
     const val MSG_NOTICE = 12
 
+    /**
+     * Provider → client: the applet reported an IME event (focused editable / blur / external change);
+     * raw JSON in [KEY_IME_PAYLOAD]. The embedded surface can't host the keyboard, so the main app does.
+     */
+    const val MSG_IME_EVENT = 13
+
+    /** Client → provider: an IME editing op for the focused field; raw JSON in [KEY_IME_PAYLOAD]. */
+    const val MSG_IME_OP = 14
+
     const val KEY_CORE_LIB_INFO = "coreLibInfo"
     const val KEY_CAN_GO_BACK = "canGoBack"
     const val KEY_NOTICE = "notice"
+    const val KEY_IME_PAYLOAD = "imePayload"
 
     const val NOTICE_PUBLISHED = "published"
     const val NOTICE_UPLOADED = "uploaded"
diff --git a/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletHostService.kt b/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletHostService.kt
index 16472d3e6b..1a4cff9130 100644
--- a/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletHostService.kt
+++ b/nappletHost/src/main/kotlin/com/vitorpamplona/amethyst/napplethost/NappletHostService.kt
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ class NappletHostService : Service() {
                     it.onResume()
                     it.resumeTimers()
                 }
+            NappletEmbedContract.MSG_IME_OP -> {
+                val payload = msg.data?.getString(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_IME_PAYLOAD) ?: return true
+                bridgeReplyProxy?.postMessage(payload)
+            }
             else -> return false
         }
         return true
@@ -192,7 +196,7 @@ class NappletHostService : Service() {
         val shim = readContractAsset(NappletWebContract.SHIM_JS_PATH).decodeToString()
         val appOrigin = NappletWebContract.appOrigin(deriveAppId(author, identifier))
         val effectiveProxy = if (useTor) proxyPort else -1
-        contentServer = NappletContentServer(paths, servers, effectiveProxy, cacheDir, shellHtml, shim, appOrigin, websiteMode)
+        contentServer = NappletContentServer(paths, servers, effectiveProxy, cacheDir, shellHtml, shim, appOrigin, websiteMode, imeProxy = true)
 
         val wv = WebView(context)
         hardenWebView(wv)
@@ -312,6 +316,16 @@ class NappletHostService : Service() {
             return
         }
 
+        // IME events aren't brokered — the main app hosts the keyboard. Relay the envelope to the client.
+        if (envelope.optString("type").startsWith("ime.")) {
+            val reply =
+                Message.obtain(null, NappletEmbedContract.MSG_IME_EVENT).apply {
+                    data = Bundle().apply { putString(NappletEmbedContract.KEY_IME_PAYLOAD, raw) }
+                }
+            runCatching { clientMessenger?.send(reply) }
+            return
+        }
+
         val id = envelope.optString("id").ifEmpty { "fire-${fireSeq++}" }
         val msg =
             Message.obtain(null, NappletIpc.MSG_REQUEST).apply {