diff -r 89e065397ea6 -r e24348a560a6 src/gui/kernel/qapplication.cpp
--- a/src/gui/kernel/qapplication.cpp	Thu May 27 13:40:48 2010 +0300
+++ b/src/gui/kernel/qapplication.cpp	Fri Jun 11 14:24:45 2010 +0300
@@ -5255,10 +5255,20 @@
             qic = QInputContextFactory::create(QLatin1String("xim"), that);
         that->d_func()->inputContext = qic;
     }
-#elif defined(Q_WS_S60)
+#elif defined(Q_OS_SYMBIAN)
     if (!d->inputContext) {
         QApplication *that = const_cast<QApplication *>(this);
-        that->d_func()->inputContext = QInputContextFactory::create(QString::fromLatin1("coefep"), that);
+        const QStringList keys = QInputContextFactory::keys();
+        // Try hbim and coefep first, then try others.
+        if (keys.contains("hbim")) {
+            that->d_func()->inputContext = QInputContextFactory::create(QLatin1String("hbim"), that);
+        } else if (keys.contains("coefep")) {
+            that->d_func()->inputContext = QInputContextFactory::create(QLatin1String("coefep"), that);
+        } else {
+            for (int c = 0; c < keys.size() && !d->inputContext; ++c) {
+                that->d_func()->inputContext = QInputContextFactory::create(keys[c], that);
+            }
+        }
     }
 #endif
     return d->inputContext;