diff --git a/Assets/HoloToolkit-Examples/Input/Scripts/DictationRecordButton.cs b/Assets/HoloToolkit-Examples/Input/Scripts/DictationRecordButton.cs
index a3fcce745a6..51fce0a1429 100644
--- a/Assets/HoloToolkit-Examples/Input/Scripts/DictationRecordButton.cs
+++ b/Assets/HoloToolkit-Examples/Input/Scripts/DictationRecordButton.cs
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ private void ToggleRecording()
             else
             {
                 isRecording = true;
-                StartCoroutine(DictationInputManager.StartRecording(initialSilenceTimeout, autoSilenceTimeout, recordingTime));
+                StartCoroutine(DictationInputManager.StartRecording(
+                    gameObject,
+                    initialSilenceTimeout,
+                    autoSilenceTimeout,
+                    recordingTime));
                 speechToTextOutput.color = Color.green;
                 recordLight.SetActive(true);
                 buttonRenderer.enabled = false;
diff --git a/Assets/HoloToolkit/Input/Scripts/InputSources/DictationInputManager.cs b/Assets/HoloToolkit/Input/Scripts/InputSources/DictationInputManager.cs
index 6d337a87f4a..d8a2f98b33d 100644
--- a/Assets/HoloToolkit/Input/Scripts/InputSources/DictationInputManager.cs
+++ b/Assets/HoloToolkit/Input/Scripts/InputSources/DictationInputManager.cs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ public class DictationInputManager : Singleton<DictationInputManager>, IInputSou
 
         private static bool isTransitioning;
         private static bool hasFailed;
+        private static bool hasListener;
 #endif
 
         #region Unity Methods
@@ -103,11 +104,12 @@ protected override void OnDestroy()
         /// <summary>
         /// Turns on the dictation recognizer and begins recording audio from the default microphone.
         /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="listener">GameObject listening for the dictation input.</param>
         /// <param name="initialSilenceTimeout">The time length in seconds before dictation recognizer session ends due to lack of audio input in case there was no audio heard in the current session.</param>
         /// <param name="autoSilenceTimeout">The time length in seconds before dictation recognizer session ends due to lack of audio input.</param>
         /// <param name="recordingTime">Length in seconds for the manager to listen.</param>
         /// <returns></returns>
-        public static IEnumerator StartRecording(float initialSilenceTimeout = 5f, float autoSilenceTimeout = 20f, int recordingTime = 10)
+        public static IEnumerator StartRecording(GameObject listener = null, float initialSilenceTimeout = 5f, float autoSilenceTimeout = 20f, int recordingTime = 10)
         {
 #if UNITY_WSA || UNITY_STANDALONE_WIN
             if (IsListening || isTransitioning)
@@ -119,6 +121,12 @@ public static IEnumerator StartRecording(float initialSilenceTimeout = 5f, float
             IsListening = true;
             isTransitioning = true;
 
+            if (listener != null)
+            {
+                hasListener = true;
+                InputManager.Instance.PushModalInputHandler(listener);
+            }
+
             if (PhraseRecognitionSystem.Status == SpeechSystemStatus.Running)
             {
                 PhraseRecognitionSystem.Shutdown();
@@ -149,6 +157,7 @@ public static IEnumerator StartRecording(float initialSilenceTimeout = 5f, float
             textSoFar = new StringBuilder();
             isTransitioning = false;
 #else
+            Debug.LogWarning("Unable to start recording!  Dictation is unsupported for this platform.");
             return null;
 #endif
         }
@@ -168,6 +177,12 @@ public static IEnumerator StopRecording()
             IsListening = false;
             isTransitioning = true;
 
+            if (hasListener)
+            {
+                InputManager.Instance.PopModalInputHandler();
+                hasListener = false;
+            }
+
             Microphone.End(DeviceName);
 
             if (dictationRecognizer.Status == SpeechSystemStatus.Running)
diff --git a/Assets/HoloToolkit/UX/Scripts/Keyboard.cs b/Assets/HoloToolkit/UX/Scripts/Keyboard.cs
index f0e45e0c83e..fc479f9b9f9 100644
--- a/Assets/HoloToolkit/UX/Scripts/Keyboard.cs
+++ b/Assets/HoloToolkit/UX/Scripts/Keyboard.cs
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ private void ActivateSpecificKeyboard(LayoutType keyboardType)
         private void BeginDictation()
         {
             ResetClosingTime();
-            StartCoroutine(DictationInputManager.StartRecording());
+            StartCoroutine(DictationInputManager.StartRecording(gameObject));
             SetMicrophoneRecording();
         }