diff --git a/io/router/key.go b/io/router/key.go
index 130027c2..357272cd 100644
--- a/io/router/key.go
+++ b/io/router/key.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"gioui.org/internal/ops"
 	"gioui.org/io/event"
 	"gioui.org/io/key"
-	"gioui.org/op"
 )
 
 type TextInputState uint8
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ type TextInputState uint8
 type keyQueue struct {
 	focus    event.Tag
 	handlers map[event.Tag]*keyHandler
-	reader   ops.Reader
 	state    TextInputState
 	hint     key.InputHint
 }
@@ -27,6 +25,14 @@ type keyHandler struct {
 	hint    key.InputHint
 }
 
+// keyCollector tracks state required to update a keyQueue
+// from key ops.
+type keyCollector struct {
+	q       *keyQueue
+	focus   event.Tag
+	changed bool
+}
+
 const (
 	TextInputKeep TextInputState = iota
 	TextInputClose
@@ -53,46 +59,46 @@ func (q *keyQueue) InputHint() (key.InputHint, bool) {
 	return q.hint, old != q.hint
 }
 
-func (q *keyQueue) Frame(root *op.Ops, events *handlerEvents) {
+func (q *keyQueue) Reset() {
 	if q.handlers == nil {
 		q.handlers = make(map[event.Tag]*keyHandler)
 	}
 	for _, h := range q.handlers {
 		h.visible, h.new = false, false
 	}
-	q.reader.Reset(&root.Internal)
+	q.state = TextInputKeep
+}
 
-	focus, changed, state := q.resolveFocus(events)
+func (q *keyQueue) Frame(events *handlerEvents, collector keyCollector) {
 	for k, h := range q.handlers {
 		if !h.visible {
 			delete(q.handlers, k)
 			if q.focus == k {
 				// Remove the focus from the handler that is no longer visible.
 				q.focus = nil
-				state = TextInputClose
+				q.state = TextInputClose
 			}
-		} else if h.new && k != focus {
+		} else if h.new && k != collector.focus {
 			// Reset the handler on (each) first appearance, but don't trigger redraw.
 			events.AddNoRedraw(k, key.FocusEvent{Focus: false})
 		}
 	}
-	if changed && focus != nil {
-		if _, exists := q.handlers[focus]; !exists {
-			focus = nil
+	if collector.changed && collector.focus != nil {
+		if _, exists := q.handlers[collector.focus]; !exists {
+			collector.focus = nil
 		}
 	}
-	if changed && focus != q.focus {
+	if collector.changed && collector.focus != q.focus {
 		if q.focus != nil {
 			events.Add(q.focus, key.FocusEvent{Focus: false})
 		}
-		q.focus = focus
+		q.focus = collector.focus
 		if q.focus != nil {
 			events.Add(q.focus, key.FocusEvent{Focus: true})
 		} else {
-			state = TextInputClose
+			q.state = TextInputClose
 		}
 	}
-	q.state = state
 }
 
 func (q *keyQueue) Push(e event.Event, events *handlerEvents) {
@@ -101,32 +107,27 @@ func (q *keyQueue) Push(e event.Event, events *handlerEvents) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (q *keyQueue) resolveFocus(events *handlerEvents) (focus event.Tag, changed bool, state TextInputState) {
-	for encOp, ok := q.reader.Decode(); ok; encOp, ok = q.reader.Decode() {
-		switch ops.OpType(encOp.Data[0]) {
-		case ops.TypeKeyFocus:
-			op := decodeFocusOp(encOp.Data, encOp.Refs)
-			changed = true
-			focus = op.Tag
-		case ops.TypeKeySoftKeyboard:
-			op := decodeSoftKeyboardOp(encOp.Data, encOp.Refs)
-			if op.Show {
-				state = TextInputOpen
-			} else {
-				state = TextInputClose
-			}
-		case ops.TypeKeyInput:
-			op := decodeKeyInputOp(encOp.Data, encOp.Refs)
-			h, ok := q.handlers[op.Tag]
-			if !ok {
-				h = &keyHandler{new: true}
-				q.handlers[op.Tag] = h
-			}
-			h.visible = true
-			h.hint = op.Hint
-		}
+func (k *keyCollector) focusOp(tag event.Tag) {
+	k.focus = tag
+	k.changed = true
+}
+
+func (k *keyCollector) softKeyboard(show bool) {
+	if show {
+		k.q.state = TextInputOpen
+	} else {
+		k.q.state = TextInputClose
 	}
-	return
+}
+
+func (k *keyCollector) inputOp(op key.InputOp) {
+	h, ok := k.q.handlers[op.Tag]
+	if !ok {
+		h = &keyHandler{new: true}
+		k.q.handlers[op.Tag] = h
+	}
+	h.visible = true
+	h.hint = op.Hint
 }
 
 func decodeKeyInputOp(d []byte, refs []interface{}) key.InputOp {
@@ -156,3 +157,16 @@ func decodeFocusOp(d []byte, refs []interface{}) key.FocusOp {
 		Tag: refs[0],
 	}
 }
+
+func (t TextInputState) String() string {
+	switch t {
+	case TextInputKeep:
+		return "Keep"
+	case TextInputClose:
+		return "Close"
+	case TextInputOpen:
+		return "Open"
+	default:
+		panic("unexpected value")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/io/router/key_test.go b/io/router/key_test.go
index a391747f..7824014b 100644
--- a/io/router/key_test.go
+++ b/io/router/key_test.go
@@ -268,14 +268,14 @@ func assertKeyEventUnexpected(t *testing.T, events []event.Event) {
 
 func assertFocus(t *testing.T, router *Router, expected event.Tag) {
 	t.Helper()
-	if router.kqueue.focus != expected {
-		t.Errorf("expected %v to be focused, got %v", expected, router.kqueue.focus)
+	if got := router.key.queue.focus; got != expected {
+		t.Errorf("expected %v to be focused, got %v", expected, got)
 	}
 }
 
 func assertKeyboard(t *testing.T, router *Router, expected TextInputState) {
 	t.Helper()
-	if router.kqueue.state != expected {
-		t.Errorf("expected %v keyboard, got %v", expected, router.kqueue.state)
+	if got := router.key.queue.state; got != expected {
+		t.Errorf("expected %v keyboard, got %v", expected, got)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/io/router/router.go b/io/router/router.go
index c83877f1..17712952 100644
--- a/io/router/router.go
+++ b/io/router/router.go
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ type Router struct {
 		queue     pointerQueue
 		collector pointerCollector
 	}
-	kqueue keyQueue
+	key struct {
+		queue     keyQueue
+		collector keyCollector
+	}
 	cqueue clipboardQueue
 
 	handlers handlerEvents
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ func (q *Router) Frame(ops *op.Ops) {
 	q.collect()
 
 	q.pointer.queue.Frame(&q.handlers)
-	q.kqueue.Frame(ops, &q.handlers)
+	q.key.queue.Frame(&q.handlers, q.key.collector)
 	if q.handlers.HadEvents() {
 		q.wakeup = true
 		q.wakeupTime = time.Time{}
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@ func (q *Router) Queue(events ...event.Event) bool {
 		case pointer.Event:
 			q.pointer.queue.Push(e, &q.handlers)
 		case key.EditEvent, key.Event, key.FocusEvent:
-			q.kqueue.Push(e, &q.handlers)
+			q.key.queue.Push(e, &q.handlers)
 		case clipboard.Event:
 			q.cqueue.Push(e, &q.handlers)
 		}
@@ -102,12 +105,12 @@ func (q *Router) Queue(events ...event.Event) bool {
 // TextInputState returns the input state from the most recent
 // call to Frame.
 func (q *Router) TextInputState() TextInputState {
-	return q.kqueue.InputState()
+	return q.key.queue.InputState()
 }
 
 // TextInputHint returns the input mode from the most recent key.InputOp.
 func (q *Router) TextInputHint() (key.InputHint, bool) {
-	return q.kqueue.InputHint()
+	return q.key.queue.InputHint()
 }
 
 // WriteClipboard returns the most recent text to be copied
@@ -130,6 +133,9 @@ func (q *Router) Cursor() pointer.CursorName {
 func (q *Router) collect() {
 	pc := &q.pointer.collector
 	pc.reset(&q.pointer.queue)
+	kc := &q.key.collector
+	*kc = keyCollector{q: &q.key.queue}
+	q.key.queue.Reset()
 	for encOp, ok := q.reader.Decode(); ok; encOp, ok = q.reader.Decode() {
 		switch ops.OpType(encOp.Data[0]) {
 		case ops.TypeInvalidate:
@@ -154,6 +160,8 @@ func (q *Router) collect() {
 		case ops.TypeLoad:
 			id := ops.DecodeLoad(encOp.Data)
 			pc.load(id)
+
+		// Pointer ops.
 		case ops.TypeArea:
 			var op areaOp
 			op.Decode(encOp.Data)
@@ -190,6 +198,17 @@ func (q *Router) collect() {
 		case ops.TypeCursor:
 			name := encOp.Refs[0].(pointer.CursorName)
 			pc.cursor(name)
+
+		// Key ops.
+		case ops.TypeKeyFocus:
+			op := decodeFocusOp(encOp.Data, encOp.Refs)
+			kc.focusOp(op.Tag)
+		case ops.TypeKeySoftKeyboard:
+			op := decodeSoftKeyboardOp(encOp.Data, encOp.Refs)
+			kc.softKeyboard(op.Show)
+		case ops.TypeKeyInput:
+			op := decodeKeyInputOp(encOp.Data, encOp.Refs)
+			kc.inputOp(op)
 		}
 	}
 }