diff --git a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/editing/TextInputPlugin.java b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/editing/TextInputPlugin.java
index f337132b1c810..4897eaf2f13cd 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/editing/TextInputPlugin.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/io/flutter/plugin/editing/TextInputPlugin.java
@@ -272,7 +272,11 @@ private static int inputTypeFromTextInputType(
       textType |= InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_PASSWORD;
     } else {
       if (autocorrect) textType |= InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_AUTO_CORRECT;
-      if (!enableSuggestions) textType |= InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_NO_SUGGESTIONS;
+      if (!enableSuggestions) {
+        // Note: both required. Some devices ignore TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_NO_SUGGESTIONS.
+        textType |= InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_NO_SUGGESTIONS;
+        textType |= InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_VISIBLE_PASSWORD;
+      }
     }
 
     if (textCapitalization == TextInputChannel.TextCapitalization.CHARACTERS) {
diff --git a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/editing/TextInputPluginTest.java b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/editing/TextInputPluginTest.java
index 881dffc18882c..c4eebd33b939d 100644
--- a/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/editing/TextInputPluginTest.java
+++ b/shell/platform/android/test/io/flutter/plugin/editing/TextInputPluginTest.java
@@ -1306,6 +1306,42 @@ public void showTextInput_textInputTypeNone() {
     assertEquals(testImm.isSoftInputVisible(), false);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void inputConnection_textInputTypeMultilineAndSuggestionsDisabled() {
+    // Regression test for https://github.com/flutter/flutter/issues/71679.
+    View testView = new View(ctx);
+    DartExecutor dartExecutor = mock(DartExecutor.class);
+    TextInputChannel textInputChannel = new TextInputChannel(dartExecutor);
+    TextInputPlugin textInputPlugin =
+        new TextInputPlugin(testView, textInputChannel, mock(PlatformViewsController.class));
+    textInputPlugin.setTextInputClient(
+        0,
+        new TextInputChannel.Configuration(
+            false,
+            false,
+            false, // Disable suggestions.
+            true,
+            false,
+            TextInputChannel.TextCapitalization.NONE,
+            new TextInputChannel.InputType(TextInputChannel.TextInputType.MULTILINE, false, false),
+            null,
+            null,
+            null,
+            null,
+            null));
+
+    EditorInfo editorInfo = new EditorInfo();
+    InputConnection connection =
+        textInputPlugin.createInputConnection(testView, mock(KeyboardManager.class), editorInfo);
+
+    assertEquals(
+        editorInfo.inputType,
+        InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT
+            | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_MULTI_LINE
+            | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_FLAG_NO_SUGGESTIONS
+            | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_VISIBLE_PASSWORD);
+  }
+
   // -------- Start: Autofill Tests -------
   @Test
   public void autofill_enabledByDefault() {