diff --git a/osu.Framework.iOS/IOSGameHost.cs b/osu.Framework.iOS/IOSGameHost.cs
index 813d6133e6..7b696fd97f 100644
--- a/osu.Framework.iOS/IOSGameHost.cs
+++ b/osu.Framework.iOS/IOSGameHost.cs
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ protected override void SetupConfig(IDictionary<FrameworkSetting, object> defaul
             base.SetupConfig(defaultOverrides);
         }
 
-        public override bool OnScreenKeyboardOverlapsGameWindow => true;
-
         public override bool CanExit => false;
 
         public override Storage GetStorage(string path) => new IOSStorage(path, this);
diff --git a/osu.Framework.iOS/IOSWindow.cs b/osu.Framework.iOS/IOSWindow.cs
index 5444664a88..1583ffccb8 100644
--- a/osu.Framework.iOS/IOSWindow.cs
+++ b/osu.Framework.iOS/IOSWindow.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@
 using osu.Framework.Graphics;
 using osu.Framework.Platform;
 using osu.Framework.Platform.SDL3;
-using SDL;
 using static SDL.SDL3;
 using UIKit;
 
diff --git a/osu.Framework/Platform/GameHost.cs b/osu.Framework/Platform/GameHost.cs
index e5ed5aa6b5..4eab59a416 100644
--- a/osu.Framework/Platform/GameHost.cs
+++ b/osu.Framework/Platform/GameHost.cs
@@ -122,7 +122,8 @@ public abstract class GameHost : IIpcHost, IDisposable
         public event Func<IpcMessage, IpcMessage> MessageReceived;
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Whether the on screen keyboard covers a portion of the game window when presented to the user.
+        /// Whether the on-screen keyboard covers a portion of the game window when presented to the user.
+        /// This is usually true on mobile platforms, but may change to false if a hardware keyboard is connected.
         /// </summary>
         public virtual bool OnScreenKeyboardOverlapsGameWindow => false;
 
diff --git a/osu.Framework/Platform/ISDLWindow.cs b/osu.Framework/Platform/ISDLWindow.cs
index 66f627e28e..640cd8b099 100644
--- a/osu.Framework/Platform/ISDLWindow.cs
+++ b/osu.Framework/Platform/ISDLWindow.cs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ internal interface ISDLWindow : IWindow
         bool MouseAutoCapture { set; }
         bool RelativeMouseMode { get; set; }
         bool CapsLockPressed { get; }
+        bool KeyboardAttached { get; }
 
         void UpdateMousePosition(Vector2 position);
 
diff --git a/osu.Framework/Platform/SDL2/SDL2Window.cs b/osu.Framework/Platform/SDL2/SDL2Window.cs
index 7a62f84d7c..1efa878477 100644
--- a/osu.Framework/Platform/SDL2/SDL2Window.cs
+++ b/osu.Framework/Platform/SDL2/SDL2Window.cs
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ internal SDL_SysWMinfo GetWindowSystemInformation()
 
         public bool CapsLockPressed => SDL_GetModState().HasFlagFast(SDL_Keymod.KMOD_CAPS);
 
+        public bool KeyboardAttached => true; // SDL2 has no way of knowing whether a keyboard is attached, assume true.
+
         // references must be kept to avoid GC, see https://stackoverflow.com/a/6193914
 
         [UsedImplicitly]
diff --git a/osu.Framework/Platform/SDL3/SDL3Window.cs b/osu.Framework/Platform/SDL3/SDL3Window.cs
index 5944581b10..62b9594bf9 100644
--- a/osu.Framework/Platform/SDL3/SDL3Window.cs
+++ b/osu.Framework/Platform/SDL3/SDL3Window.cs
@@ -145,6 +145,8 @@ public IntPtr DisplayHandle
 
         public bool CapsLockPressed => SDL_GetModState().HasFlagFast(SDL_Keymod.SDL_KMOD_CAPS);
 
+        public bool KeyboardAttached => SDL_HasKeyboard();
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Represents a handle to this <see cref="SDL3Window"/> instance, used for unmanaged callbacks.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/osu.Framework/Platform/SDLGameHost.cs b/osu.Framework/Platform/SDLGameHost.cs
index 41e237db9b..042a7fc9a9 100644
--- a/osu.Framework/Platform/SDLGameHost.cs
+++ b/osu.Framework/Platform/SDLGameHost.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ public abstract class SDLGameHost : GameHost
     {
         public override bool CapsLockEnabled => (Window as ISDLWindow)?.CapsLockPressed == true;
 
+        public override bool OnScreenKeyboardOverlapsGameWindow => (Window as ISDLWindow)?.KeyboardAttached == false;
+
         protected SDLGameHost(string gameName, HostOptions? options = null)
             : base(gameName, options)
         {