diff --git a/gamemgr/bggame.cc b/gamemgr/bggame.cc
index 199186b5f..0702a4a7a 100644
--- a/gamemgr/bggame.cc
+++ b/gamemgr/bggame.cc
@@ -2239,11 +2239,9 @@ bool BG_Game::new_game(Vga_file& shapes) {
                                                 // visible initially
    }
    SDL_Window* window = gwin->get_win()->get_screen_window();
-#if !defined(SDL_PLATFORM_IOS) && !defined(ANDROID)
    if (!SDL_TextInputActive(window)) {
        SDL_StartTextInput(window);
    }
-#endif
    do {
        Delay();
        if (redraw) {
@@ -2298,6 +2296,16 @@ bool BG_Game::new_game(Vga_file& shapes) {
        } else if (Mouse::mouse() && Mouse::mouse()->is_onscreen()) {
            gwin->get_win()->ShowFillGuardBand();
        }
+       if (touchui != nullptr) {
+           int yoffset = static_cast<int>(-gwin->get_height() / 3.0 + 132);
+           SDL_Rect screenRect = {topx, topy + yoffset, 1, 1};
+           int screen_x = screenRect.x;
+           int screen_y = screenRect.y;
+           gwin->get_win()->game_to_screen(screenRect.x, screenRect.y, false, screen_x,screen_y);
+           screenRect.x = screen_x;
+           screenRect.y = screen_y;
+           SDL_SetTextInputArea(window, &screenRect, 0);
+       }
        SDL_Renderer* renderer
                = SDL_GetRenderer(gwin->get_win()->get_screen_window());
        SDL_Event event;
@@ -2325,6 +2333,7 @@ bool BG_Game::new_game(Vga_file& shapes) {
                const SDL_Rect rectOnward = {topx + 10, topy + 180, 130, 16};
                const SDL_Rect rectReturn = {centerx + 10, topy + 180, 130, 16};
                SDL_Point      point;
+
                gwin->get_win()->screen_to_game(
                        event.button.x, event.button.y, gwin->get_fastmouse(),
                        point.x, point.y);
@@ -2332,7 +2341,11 @@ bool BG_Game::new_game(Vga_file& shapes) {
                    if (event.type == SDL_EVENT_MOUSE_BUTTON_DOWN) {
                        selected = 0;
                    } else if (selected == 0 && touchui != nullptr) {
-                       touchui->promptForName(npc_name);
+                       if (!SDL_TextInputActive(window)) {
+                           SDL_StartTextInput(window);
+                       } else {
+                           SDL_StopTextInput(window);
+                       }
                    }
                    redraw = true;
                } else if (SDL_GetRectEnclosingPoints(