diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a2ff05c1c..9d7fe7a21 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ Emojis for the following are chosen based on [gitmoji](https://gitmoji.dev/).
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 
+- The keyboard service no longer crashes when an editor starts input with no `EditorInfo` ([#699](https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-Android/issues/699)).
 - Downloading or checking for language data updates no longer crashes the app when the server returns a malformed timestamp ([#700](https://github.com/scribe-org/Scribe-Android/issues/700)).
 
 ### 🔒 Security
diff --git a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/services/GeneralKeyboardIME.kt b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/services/GeneralKeyboardIME.kt
index d079c06f0..3a75144e8 100644
--- a/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/services/GeneralKeyboardIME.kt
+++ b/app/src/keyboards/java/be/scri/services/GeneralKeyboardIME.kt
@@ -442,16 +442,17 @@ abstract class GeneralKeyboardIME(
         restarting: Boolean,
     ) {
         super.onStartInput(attribute, restarting)
-        inputTypeClass = attribute!!.inputType and TYPE_MASK_CLASS
-        enterKeyType = attribute.imeOptions and (IME_MASK_ACTION or IME_FLAG_NO_ENTER_ACTION)
+        val editorInfo = attribute ?: EditorInfo()
+        inputTypeClass = editorInfo.inputType and TYPE_MASK_CLASS
+        enterKeyType = editorInfo.imeOptions and (IME_MASK_ACTION or IME_FLAG_NO_ENTER_ACTION)
         currentEnterKeyType = enterKeyType
 
         // This setter triggers the logic in the property override if not shadowed.
         hasTextBeforeCursor = currentInputConnection?.getTextBeforeCursor(1, 0)?.isNotEmpty() == true
 
-        isNumericKeyboardActive = shouldUseNumericKeyboard(attribute.inputType)
+        isNumericKeyboardActive = shouldUseNumericKeyboard(editorInfo.inputType)
         keyboardMode = if (isNumericKeyboardActive) keyboardSymbols else keyboardLetters
-        val keyboardXml = getKeyboardLayoutXMLForInputType(attribute.inputType, getKeyboardLayoutXML())
+        val keyboardXml = getKeyboardLayoutXMLForInputType(editorInfo.inputType, getKeyboardLayoutXML())
 
         loadLanguageData()
 
diff --git a/app/src/testKeyboards/kotlin/be/scri/services/GeneralKeyboardIMEInputTypeTest.kt b/app/src/testKeyboards/kotlin/be/scri/services/GeneralKeyboardIMEInputTypeTest.kt
index 797167697..7ebbc9201 100644
--- a/app/src/testKeyboards/kotlin/be/scri/services/GeneralKeyboardIMEInputTypeTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/testKeyboards/kotlin/be/scri/services/GeneralKeyboardIMEInputTypeTest.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 package be.scri.services
 
 import android.text.InputType
+import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo
 import be.scri.R
 import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
 import org.junit.Assert.assertFalse
@@ -55,4 +56,15 @@ class GeneralKeyboardIMEInputTypeTest {
             GeneralKeyboardIME.getKeyboardLayoutXMLForInputType(inputType, R.xml.keys_letters_english),
         )
     }
+
+    @Test
+    fun defaultEditorInfo_fallsBackToLetterLayout() {
+        val fallback = EditorInfo()
+
+        assertFalse(GeneralKeyboardIME.shouldUseNumericKeyboard(fallback.inputType))
+        assertEquals(
+            R.xml.keys_letters_english,
+            GeneralKeyboardIME.getKeyboardLayoutXMLForInputType(fallback.inputType, R.xml.keys_letters_english),
+        )
+    }
 }