diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml
index 2440e89fa..5b63303ac 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -242,8 +242,6 @@
                             InputMethod.PreferredImeState="{Binding StartWithEnglishMode, Converter={StaticResource BoolToIMEStateConverter}}"
                             PreviewDragOver="QueryTextBox_OnPreviewDragOver"
                             PreviewKeyUp="QueryTextBox_KeyUp"
-                            GotKeyboardFocus="QueryTextBox_OnGotKeyboardFocus"
-                            PreviewLostKeyboardFocus="QueryTextBox_OnPreviewLostKeyboardFocus"
                             Style="{DynamicResource QueryBoxStyle}"
                             Text="{Binding QueryText, Mode=TwoWay, UpdateSourceTrigger=PropertyChanged}"
                             Visibility="Visible"
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index bf560e621..2ce3d1e95 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -989,22 +989,6 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher
             e.Handled = true;
         }
 
-        private void QueryTextBox_OnGotKeyboardFocus(object sender, KeyboardFocusChangedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (_viewModel.StartWithEnglishMode)
-            {
-                Win32Helper.SwitchToEnglishKeyboardLayout(true);
-            }
-        }
-
-        private void QueryTextBox_OnPreviewLostKeyboardFocus(object sender, KeyboardFocusChangedEventArgs e)
-        {
-            if (_viewModel.StartWithEnglishMode)
-            {
-                Win32Helper.RestorePreviousKeyboardLayout();
-            }
-        }
-
         #endregion
     }
 }
diff --git a/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs b/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
index 97ed422c5..59af95da5 100644
--- a/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/Flow.Launcher/ViewModel/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -1373,6 +1373,11 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
                 MainWindowOpacity = 1;
                 MainWindowVisibilityStatus = true;
                 VisibilityChanged?.Invoke(this, new VisibilityChangedEventArgs { IsVisible = true });
+
+                if (StartWithEnglishMode)
+                {
+                    Win32Helper.SwitchToEnglishKeyboardLayout(true);
+                }
             });
         }
 
@@ -1442,6 +1447,11 @@ namespace Flow.Launcher.ViewModel
                 Win32Helper.DWMSetCloakForWindow(mainWindow, true);
             }
 
+            if (StartWithEnglishMode)
+            {
+                Win32Helper.RestorePreviousKeyboardLayout();
+            }
+
             await Task.Delay(50);
 
             // Update WPF properties