diff --git a/sc/inc/scmod.hxx b/sc/inc/scmod.hxx
index 59329047bf64..a90a0b309137 100644
--- a/sc/inc/scmod.hxx
+++ b/sc/inc/scmod.hxx
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ SC_DLLPUBLIC    void                    SetAppOptions   ( const ScAppOptions& rO
     void                InputGetSelection( sal_Int32& rStart, sal_Int32& rEnd );
     void                InputSetSelection( sal_Int32 nStart, sal_Int32 nEnd );
     void                InputReplaceSelection( const OUString& rStr );
+    void                InputTurnOffWinEngine();
     OUString            InputGetFormulaStr();
     void                ActivateInputWindow( const OUString* pStr = NULL,
                                                 sal_Bool bMatrix = false );
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/app/inputhdl.cxx b/sc/source/ui/app/inputhdl.cxx
index 9e06c6bf80bf..00bcf3cb48cc 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/app/inputhdl.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/app/inputhdl.cxx
@@ -3904,6 +3904,20 @@ void ScInputHandler::InputReplaceSelection( const OUString& rStr )
     bModified = true;
 }
 
+void ScInputHandler::InputTurnOffWinEngine()
+{
+    bInOwnChange = true;                // disable ModifyHdl (reset below)
+
+    eMode = SC_INPUT_NONE;
+    /* TODO: it would be better if there was some way to reset the input bar
+     * engine instead of deleting and having it recreate through
+     * GetFuncEditView(), but first least invasively let this fix fdo#71667 and
+     * fdo#72278 without reintroducing fdo#69971. */
+    StopInputWinEngine(true);
+
+    bInOwnChange = false;
+}
+
 //========================================================================
 //  ScInputHdlState
 //========================================================================
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/app/scmod.cxx b/sc/source/ui/app/scmod.cxx
index 59e8fcfb042d..dfeeba9d30af 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/app/scmod.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/app/scmod.cxx
@@ -1543,6 +1543,13 @@ void ScModule::InputReplaceSelection( const OUString& rStr )
         pHdl->InputReplaceSelection( rStr );
 }
 
+void ScModule::InputTurnOffWinEngine()
+{
+    ScInputHandler* pHdl = GetInputHdl();
+    if (pHdl)
+        pHdl->InputTurnOffWinEngine();
+}
+
 OUString ScModule::InputGetFormulaStr()
 {
     ScInputHandler* pHdl = GetInputHdl();
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/formdlg/formula.cxx b/sc/source/ui/formdlg/formula.cxx
index f3b05d55a783..3dccb81fe1ed 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/formdlg/formula.cxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/formdlg/formula.cxx
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ void ScFormulaDlg::setCurrentFormula(const OUString& _sReplacement)
         //ScMultiTextWnd::Paint a new editengine will have been created via
         //GetEditView with its default Modification handler enabled. So ensure
         //its off when we will access it via InputReplaceSelection
-        pScMod->InputEnterHandler();
+        pScMod->InputTurnOffWinEngine();
     }
     pScMod->InputReplaceSelection(_sReplacement);
 }
diff --git a/sc/source/ui/inc/inputhdl.hxx b/sc/source/ui/inc/inputhdl.hxx
index 03a7da167622..d3fc3b9f151f 100644
--- a/sc/source/ui/inc/inputhdl.hxx
+++ b/sc/source/ui/inc/inputhdl.hxx
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ public:
     void            InputGetSelection       ( sal_Int32& rStart, sal_Int32& rEnd );
     void            InputSetSelection       ( sal_Int32 nStart, sal_Int32 nEnd );
     void            InputReplaceSelection   ( const OUString& rStr );
+    void            InputTurnOffWinEngine();
 
     bool            IsFormulaMode() const                   { return bFormulaMode; }
     ScInputWindow*  GetInputWindow()                        { return pInputWin; }