diff --git a/src/components/PDFView/index.js b/src/components/PDFView/index.js
index 5441f9666dcc..e56e753d4853 100644
--- a/src/components/PDFView/index.js
+++ b/src/components/PDFView/index.js
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ class PDFView extends Component {
         // Use window height changes to toggle the keyboard. To maintain keyboard state
         // on all platforms we also use focus/blur events. So we need to make sure here
         // that we avoid redundant keyboard toggling.
-        if (!this.state.isKeyboardOpen && this.props.windowHeight < prevProps.windowHeight) {
+        // Minus 100px is needed to make sure that when the internet connection is
+        // disabled in android chrome and a small 'No internet connection' text box appears,
+        // we do not take it as a sign to open the keyboard
+        if (!this.state.isKeyboardOpen && this.props.windowHeight < prevProps.windowHeight - 100) {
             this.toggleKeyboardOnSmallScreens(true);
         } else if (this.state.isKeyboardOpen && this.props.windowHeight > prevProps.windowHeight) {
             this.toggleKeyboardOnSmallScreens(false);