Overriding disablesAutomaticKeyboardDismissal to return NO as below fixed the same problem of mine. You should put this code to your view controller, from which you initiate the keyboard: – (BOOL)disablesAutomaticKeyboardDismissal { return NO; } Also, check this SO question if you want to get a detailed explanation.
MyModalViewController *targetController = [[[MyModalViewController alloc] init] autorelease]; targetController.modalPresentationStyle = UIModalPresentationFormSheet; targetController.modalTransitionStyle = UIModalTransitionStyleFlipHorizontal; [self presentModalViewController:targetController animated:YES]; // it is important to do this after presentModalViewController:animated: targetController.view.superview.bounds = CGRectMake(0, 0, 200, 200);