diff --git a/clients/editor.c b/clients/editor.c
index 9cb7326..a5347fe 100644
--- a/clients/editor.c
+++ b/clients/editor.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 struct text_entry {
 	struct widget *widget;
+	struct window *window;
 	char *text;
 	int active;
 	struct rectangle allocation;
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@
 	surface = window_get_wl_surface(editor->window);
 
 	entry->widget = editor->widget;
+	entry->window = editor->window;
 	entry->text = strdup(text);
 	entry->active = 0;
 	entry->model = text_model_factory_create_text_model(editor->text_model_factory, surface);
@@ -271,15 +273,22 @@
 }
 
 static void
-text_entry_activate(struct text_entry *entry)
+text_entry_activate(struct text_entry *entry,
+                    struct wl_seat *seat)
 {
-	text_model_activate(entry->model);
+	struct wl_surface *surface = window_get_wl_surface(entry->window);
+
+	text_model_activate(entry->model,
+			    seat,
+			    surface);
 }
 
 static void
-text_entry_deactivate(struct text_entry *entry)
+text_entry_deactivate(struct text_entry *entry,
+		      struct wl_seat *seat)
 {
-	text_model_deactivate(entry->model);
+	text_model_deactivate(entry->model,
+			      seat);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -291,6 +300,7 @@
 	struct editor *editor = data;
 	struct rectangle allocation;
 	int32_t x, y;
+	struct wl_seat *seat;
 
 	if (state != WL_POINTER_BUTTON_STATE_PRESSED || button != BTN_LEFT) {
 		return;
@@ -306,13 +316,15 @@
 	int32_t activate_editor = rectangle_contains(&editor->editor->allocation, x, y);
 	assert(!(activate_entry && activate_editor));
 
+	seat = input_get_seat(input);
+
 	if (activate_entry) {
-		text_entry_activate(editor->entry);
+		text_entry_activate(editor->entry, seat);
 	} else if (activate_editor) {
-		text_entry_activate(editor->editor);
+		text_entry_activate(editor->editor, seat);
 	} else {
-		text_entry_deactivate(editor->entry);
-		text_entry_deactivate(editor->editor);
+		text_entry_deactivate(editor->entry, seat);
+		text_entry_deactivate(editor->editor, seat);
 	}
 
 	widget_schedule_redraw(widget);
diff --git a/protocol/text.xml b/protocol/text.xml
index ac12a1a..e73cacb 100644
--- a/protocol/text.xml
+++ b/protocol/text.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,13 @@
     <request name="set_cursor_index">
       <arg name="index" type="uint"/>
     </request>
-    <request name="activate"/>
-    <request name="deactivate"/>
+    <request name="activate">
+      <arg name="seat" type="object" interface="wl_seat"/>
+      <arg name="surface" type="object" interface="wl_surface"/>
+    </request>
+    <request name="deactivate">
+      <arg name="seat" type="object" interface="wl_seat"/>
+    </request>
     <request name="set_selected_text">
       <arg name="text" type="string"/>
       <arg name="index" type="int"/>
diff --git a/src/compositor.c b/src/compositor.c
index bdf9459..30a1f4f 100644
--- a/src/compositor.c
+++ b/src/compositor.c
@@ -2625,6 +2625,7 @@
 		      &seat->new_drag_icon_listener);
 
 	clipboard_create(seat);
+	input_method_create(ec, seat);
 }
 
 WL_EXPORT void
@@ -3173,7 +3174,6 @@
 
 	screenshooter_create(ec);
 	text_cursor_position_notifier_create(ec);
-	input_method_create(ec);
 
 	wl_data_device_manager_init(ec->wl_display);
 
diff --git a/src/compositor.h b/src/compositor.h
index b66b2e7..7a8058e 100644
--- a/src/compositor.h
+++ b/src/compositor.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 struct shell_surface;
 struct weston_seat;
 struct weston_output;
+struct input_method;
 
 enum weston_keyboard_modifier {
 	MODIFIER_CTRL = (1 << 0),
@@ -235,6 +236,8 @@
 		struct xkb_state *state;
 		enum weston_led leds;
 	} xkb_state;
+
+	struct input_method *input_method;
 };
 
 struct weston_shader {
@@ -739,7 +742,8 @@
 text_cursor_position_notifier_create(struct weston_compositor *ec);
 
 void
-input_method_create(struct weston_compositor *ec);
+input_method_create(struct weston_compositor *ec,
+		    struct weston_seat *seat);
 
 struct weston_process;
 typedef void (*weston_process_cleanup_func_t)(struct weston_process *process,
diff --git a/src/text-backend.c b/src/text-backend.c
index 9113c9b..c634aec 100644
--- a/src/text-backend.c
+++ b/src/text-backend.c
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@
 struct text_model {
 	struct wl_resource resource;
 
-	struct wl_list link;
+	struct weston_compositor *ec;
 
-	struct input_method *input_method;
+	struct wl_list input_methods;
 };
 
 struct input_method {
@@ -42,17 +42,20 @@
 	struct wl_listener destroy_listener;
 
 	struct weston_compositor *ec;
-	struct wl_list models;
-	struct text_model *active_model;
+	struct text_model *model;
+
+	struct wl_list link;
 };
 
 static void
-deactivate_text_model(struct text_model *text_model)
+deactivate_text_model(struct text_model *text_model,
+		      struct input_method *input_method)
 {
-	struct weston_compositor *ec = text_model->input_method->ec;
+	struct weston_compositor *ec = text_model->ec;
 
-	if (text_model->input_method->active_model == text_model) {
-		text_model->input_method->active_model = NULL;
+	if (input_method->model == text_model) {
+		wl_list_remove(&input_method->link);
+		input_method->model = NULL;
 		wl_signal_emit(&ec->hide_input_panel_signal, ec);
 		text_model_send_deactivated(&text_model->resource);
 	}
@@ -63,10 +66,11 @@
 {
 	struct text_model *text_model =
 		container_of(resource, struct text_model, resource);
+	struct input_method *input_method, *next;
 
-	deactivate_text_model(text_model);
+	wl_list_for_each_safe(input_method, next, &text_model->input_methods, link)
+		deactivate_text_model(text_model, input_method);
 
-	wl_list_remove(&text_model->link);
 	free(text_model);
 }
 
@@ -86,19 +90,25 @@
 
 static void
 text_model_activate(struct wl_client *client,
-	            struct wl_resource *resource)
+	            struct wl_resource *resource,
+		    struct wl_resource *seat,
+		    struct wl_resource *surface)
 {
 	struct text_model *text_model = resource->data;
-	struct weston_compositor *ec = text_model->input_method->ec;
+	struct weston_seat *weston_seat = seat->data;
+	struct text_model *old = weston_seat->input_method->model;
+	struct weston_compositor *ec = text_model->ec;
 
-	if (text_model->input_method->active_model) {
-		if (text_model->input_method->active_model == text_model)
-			return;
+	if (old == text_model)
+		return;
 
-		deactivate_text_model(text_model->input_method->active_model);
+	if (old) {
+		deactivate_text_model(old,
+				      weston_seat->input_method);
 	}
 
-	text_model->input_method->active_model = text_model;
+	weston_seat->input_method->model = text_model;
+	wl_list_insert(&text_model->input_methods, &weston_seat->input_method->link);
 
 	wl_signal_emit(&ec->show_input_panel_signal, ec);
 
@@ -107,11 +117,14 @@
 
 static void
 text_model_deactivate(struct wl_client *client,
-		      struct wl_resource *resource)
+		      struct wl_resource *resource,
+		      struct wl_resource *seat)
 {
 	struct text_model *text_model = resource->data;
+	struct weston_seat *weston_seat = seat->data;
 
-	deactivate_text_model(text_model);
+	deactivate_text_model(text_model,
+			      weston_seat->input_method);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -144,7 +157,7 @@
 {
 }
 
-struct text_model_interface text_model_implementation = {
+static const struct text_model_interface text_model_implementation = {
 	text_model_set_surrounding_text,
 	text_model_set_cursor_index,
 	text_model_activate,
@@ -173,11 +186,11 @@
 		(void (**)(void)) &text_model_implementation;
 	text_model->resource.data = text_model;
 
-	text_model->input_method = input_method;
+	text_model->ec = input_method->ec;
 
 	wl_client_add_resource(client, &text_model->resource);
 
-	wl_list_insert(&input_method->models, &text_model->link);
+	wl_list_init(&text_model->input_methods);
 };
 
 static const struct text_model_factory_interface text_model_factory_implementation = {
@@ -207,8 +220,8 @@
 {
 	struct input_method *input_method = resource->data;
 
-	if (input_method->active_model) {
-		text_model_send_commit_string(&input_method->active_model->resource, text, index);
+	if (input_method->model) {
+		text_model_send_commit_string(&input_method->model->resource, text, index);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -263,16 +276,15 @@
 }
 
 void
-input_method_create(struct weston_compositor *ec)
+input_method_create(struct weston_compositor *ec,
+		    struct weston_seat *seat)
 {
 	struct input_method *input_method;
 
 	input_method = calloc(1, sizeof *input_method);
 
 	input_method->ec = ec;
-	input_method->active_model = NULL;
-
-	wl_list_init(&input_method->models);
+	input_method->model = NULL;
 
 	input_method->input_method_global =
 		wl_display_add_global(ec->wl_display,
@@ -286,4 +298,6 @@
 
 	input_method->destroy_listener.notify = input_method_notifier_destroy;
 	wl_signal_add(&ec->destroy_signal, &input_method->destroy_listener);
+
+	seat->input_method = input_method;
 }