diff --git a/java/res/layout/keyboard_popup.xml b/java/res/layout/keyboard_popup.xml
index 27388e06b..c6594f6bf 100644
--- a/java/res/layout/keyboard_popup.xml
+++ b/java/res/layout/keyboard_popup.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,6 @@
 
             latin:keyBackground="@drawable/btn_keyboard_key_gingerbread_popup"
             latin:keyHysteresisDistance="0dip"
-            latin:verticalCorrection="-20dip"
+            latin:verticalCorrection="@dimen/mini_keyboard_vertical_correction"
             />
 </LinearLayout>
diff --git a/java/res/values-land/dimens.xml b/java/res/values-land/dimens.xml
index ac0e030d4..1396bff9b 100644
--- a/java/res/values-land/dimens.xml
+++ b/java/res/values-land/dimens.xml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
     <dimen name="candidate_strip_fading_edge_length">63dip</dimen>
     <dimen name="spacebar_vertical_correction">2dip</dimen>
     <!-- Amount of allowance for selecting keys in a mini popup keyboard by sliding finger. -->
-    <!-- key_height * 1.7 -->
+    <!-- key_height x 1.7 -->
     <dimen name="mini_keyboard_slide_allowance">79.9dip</dimen>
+    <!-- -key_height x 1.0 -->
+    <dimen name="mini_keyboard_vertical_correction">-47dip</dimen>
 </resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values/dimens.xml b/java/res/values/dimens.xml
index b399af489..502157dcf 100644
--- a/java/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
     <dimen name="max_height_for_fullscreen">2.5in</dimen>
     <dimen name="key_text_size">22sp</dimen>
     <!-- Amount of allowance for selecting keys in a mini popup keyboard by sliding finger. -->
-    <!-- key_height * 1.7 -->
+    <!-- key_height x 1.7 -->
     <dimen name="mini_keyboard_slide_allowance">91.8dip</dimen>
+    <!-- -key_height x 1.0 -->
+    <dimen name="mini_keyboard_vertical_correction">-54dip</dimen>
 </resources>