diff --git a/src/frontend/dbusfrontend/dbusfrontend.cpp b/src/frontend/dbusfrontend/dbusfrontend.cpp
index 8e056e9b..944647e0 100644
--- a/src/frontend/dbusfrontend/dbusfrontend.cpp
+++ b/src/frontend/dbusfrontend/dbusfrontend.cpp
@@ -129,10 +129,12 @@ public:
                 return method(std::move(message));
             });
 
-        setClientControlVirtualkeyboardVisibility(
-            getArgument(args, "clientControlVirtualkeyboardVisibility",
+        setClientControlVirtualkeyboardShow(
+            getArgument(args, "clientControlVirtualkeyboardShow",
+                        "false") == "true");
+        setClientControlVirtualkeyboardHide(
+            getArgument(args, "clientControlVirtualkeyboardHide",
                         "false") == "true");
-
         created();
 
         setFocusGroup(
diff --git a/src/lib/fcitx/inputcontext.cpp b/src/lib/fcitx/inputcontext.cpp
index adfbaf28..4df8d232 100644
--- a/src/lib/fcitx/inputcontext.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/fcitx/inputcontext.cpp
@@ -163,14 +163,24 @@ void InputContext::hideVirtualKeyboard() const {
     return instance->userInterfaceManager().hideVirtualKeyboard();
 }
 
-bool InputContext::clientControlVirtualkeyboardVisibility() const {
+bool InputContext::clientControlVirtualkeyboardShow() const {
     FCITX_D();
-    return d->clientControlVirtualkeyboardVisibility_;
+    return d->clientControlVirtualkeyboardShow_;
 }
 
-void InputContext::setClientControlVirtualkeyboardVisibility(bool show) {
+void InputContext::setClientControlVirtualkeyboardShow(bool show) {
     FCITX_D();
-    d->clientControlVirtualkeyboardVisibility_ = show;
+    d->clientControlVirtualkeyboardShow_ = show;
+}
+
+bool InputContext::clientControlVirtualkeyboardHide() const {
+    FCITX_D();
+    return d->clientControlVirtualkeyboardHide_;
+}
+
+void InputContext::setClientControlVirtualkeyboardHide(bool hide) {
+    FCITX_D();
+    d->clientControlVirtualkeyboardHide_ = hide;
 }
 
 CapabilityFlags calculateFlags(CapabilityFlags flag, bool isPreeditEnabled) {
diff --git a/src/lib/fcitx/inputcontext.h b/src/lib/fcitx/inputcontext.h
index b82df5e7..2a5deaf1 100644
--- a/src/lib/fcitx/inputcontext.h
+++ b/src/lib/fcitx/inputcontext.h
@@ -267,9 +267,13 @@ public:
 
     void hideVirtualKeyboard() const;
 
-    bool clientControlVirtualkeyboardVisibility() const;
+    bool clientControlVirtualkeyboardShow() const;
 
-    void setClientControlVirtualkeyboardVisibility(bool show);
+    void setClientControlVirtualkeyboardShow(bool show);
+
+    bool clientControlVirtualkeyboardHide() const;
+
+    void setClientControlVirtualkeyboardHide(bool show);
 
 protected:
     /**
diff --git a/src/lib/fcitx/inputcontext_p.h b/src/lib/fcitx/inputcontext_p.h
index 5ba63da3..0ed4b4ba 100644
--- a/src/lib/fcitx/inputcontext_p.h
+++ b/src/lib/fcitx/inputcontext_p.h
@@ -137,7 +137,8 @@ public:
     InputPanel inputPanel_;
     StatusArea statusArea_;
     bool hasFocus_ = false;
-    bool clientControlVirtualkeyboardVisibility_ = false;
+    bool clientControlVirtualkeyboardShow_ = false;
+    bool clientControlVirtualkeyboardHide_ = false;
     std::string program_;
     CapabilityFlags capabilityFlags_;
     bool isPreeditEnabled_ = true;
diff --git a/src/lib/fcitx/instance.cpp b/src/lib/fcitx/instance.cpp
index 86223221..c93afba4 100644
--- a/src/lib/fcitx/instance.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/fcitx/instance.cpp
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@ Instance::Instance(int argc, char **argv) {
 
             if (virtualKeyboardAutoShow()) {
                 auto *inputContext = icEvent.inputContext();
-                if (!inputContext->clientControlVirtualkeyboardVisibility()) {
+                if (!inputContext->clientControlVirtualkeyboardShow()) {
                     inputContext->showVirtualKeyboard();
                 }
             }
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ Instance::Instance(int argc, char **argv) {
             deactivateInputMethod(icEvent);
             if (virtualKeyboardAutoHide()) {
                 auto *inputContext = icEvent.inputContext();
-                if (!inputContext->clientControlVirtualkeyboardVisibility()) {
+                if (!inputContext->clientControlVirtualkeyboardHide()) {
                     inputContext->hideVirtualKeyboard();
                 }
             }