diff --git a/crates/egui/src/id.rs b/crates/egui/src/id.rs
index c5047c266137..c26ff736bea2 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/id.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/id.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ use std::num::NonZeroU64;
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", derive(serde::Deserialize, serde::Serialize))]
 pub struct Id(NonZeroU64);
 
+impl Default for Id {
+    fn default() -> Self {
+        Self::NULL
+    }
+}
+
 impl Id {
     /// A special [`Id`], in particular as a key to [`crate::Memory::data`]
     /// for when there is no particular widget to attach the data.
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
index 86d281256b7c..f6cf06283166 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/builder.rs
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ fn events(
             Event::Ime(ime_event) => match ime_event {
                 ImeEvent::Enabled => {
                     state.ime_enabled = true;
+                    state.ime_target_id = id;
                     state.ime_cursor_range = cursor_range;
                     None
                 }
@@ -1019,6 +1020,7 @@ fn events(
                         state.ime_enabled = false;
 
                         if !prediction.is_empty()
+                            && state.ime_target_id == id
                             && cursor_range.secondary.ccursor.index
                                 == state.ime_cursor_range.secondary.ccursor.index
                         {
diff --git a/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/state.rs b/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/state.rs
index c95d676910a9..cd40b6beccfe 100644
--- a/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/state.rs
+++ b/crates/egui/src/widgets/text_edit/state.rs
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ pub struct TextEditState {
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(skip))]
     pub(crate) ime_enabled: bool,
 
+    // target TextEdit ID for IME candidate.
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(skip))]
+    pub(crate) ime_target_id: Id,
+
     // cursor range for IME candidate.
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "serde", serde(skip))]
     pub(crate) ime_cursor_range: CursorRange,