diff --git a/java/res/xml/method.xml b/java/res/xml/method.xml
index c9c920378..7aaf57b47 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/method.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/method.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
             android:label="@string/subtype_mode_en_US_keyboard"
             android:imeSubtypeLocale="en_US"
             android:imeSubtypeMode="keyboard"
+            android:imeSubtypeExtraValue="TrySuppressingImeSwitcher"
     />
 <!--     <subtype android:icon="@drawable/ic_subtype_mic" -->
 <!--             android:label="@string/subtype_mode_en_voice" -->
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
             android:label="@string/subtype_mode_en_GB_keyboard"
             android:imeSubtypeLocale="en_GB"
             android:imeSubtypeMode="keyboard"
+            android:imeSubtypeExtraValue="TrySuppressingImeSwitcher"
     />
     <!-- The file for Arabic layout is an alpha version. It needs to be run through UX. -->
     <subtype android:icon="@drawable/ic_subtype_keyboard"