diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index e8ea5e39d..46f2b3c2b 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -1538,6 +1538,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
         }
     }
 
+    // [IL] TODO: remove the second argument
     public void unsetIsAutoCorrectionIndicatorOnAndCallShowSuggestionStrip(
             final SuggestedWords suggestedWords, final String typedWord) {
         // Note that it's very important here that suggestedWords.mWillAutoCorrect is false.
@@ -1547,7 +1548,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
         // the text to adapt it.
         // TODO: remove mIsAutoCorrectionIndicatorOn (see comment on definition)
         mInputLogic.mIsAutoCorrectionIndicatorOn = false;
-        mHandler.showSuggestionStripWithTypedWord(suggestedWords, typedWord);
+        mHandler.showSuggestionStripWithTypedWord(suggestedWords, suggestedWords.mTypedWord);
     }
 
     // TODO: Make this private
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
index 982a97a5e..dbaf822e4 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
@@ -68,6 +68,21 @@ public final class SuggestedWords {
             final boolean isObsoleteSuggestions,
             final boolean isPrediction,
             final int sequenceNumber) {
+        this(suggestedWordInfoList,
+                suggestedWordInfoList.isEmpty() ? null
+                        : suggestedWordInfoList.get(INDEX_OF_TYPED_WORD).mWord,
+                typedWordValid, willAutoCorrect, isPunctuationSuggestions,
+                isObsoleteSuggestions, isPrediction, sequenceNumber);
+    }
+
+    public SuggestedWords(final ArrayList<SuggestedWordInfo> suggestedWordInfoList,
+            final String typedWord,
+            final boolean typedWordValid,
+            final boolean willAutoCorrect,
+            final boolean isPunctuationSuggestions,
+            final boolean isObsoleteSuggestions,
+            final boolean isPrediction,
+            final int sequenceNumber) {
         mSuggestedWordInfoList = suggestedWordInfoList;
         mTypedWordValid = typedWordValid;
         mWillAutoCorrect = willAutoCorrect;
@@ -75,7 +90,7 @@ public final class SuggestedWords {
         mIsObsoleteSuggestions = isObsoleteSuggestions;
         mIsPrediction = isPrediction;
         mSequenceNumber = sequenceNumber;
-        mTypedWord = suggestedWordInfoList.isEmpty() ? null : getWord(INDEX_OF_TYPED_WORD);
+        mTypedWord = typedWord;
     }
 
     public boolean isEmpty() {
@@ -279,17 +294,21 @@ public final class SuggestedWords {
     // words from the member ArrayList as some other parties may expect the object to never change.
     public SuggestedWords getSuggestedWordsExcludingTypedWord() {
         final ArrayList<SuggestedWordInfo> newSuggestions = CollectionUtils.newArrayList();
+        String typedWord = null;
         for (int i = 0; i < mSuggestedWordInfoList.size(); ++i) {
             final SuggestedWordInfo info = mSuggestedWordInfoList.get(i);
             if (SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_TYPED != info.mKind) {
                 newSuggestions.add(info);
+            } else {
+                assert(null == typedWord);
+                typedWord = info.mWord;
             }
         }
         // We should never autocorrect, so we say the typed word is valid. Also, in this case,
         // no auto-correction should take place hence willAutoCorrect = false.
-        return new SuggestedWords(newSuggestions, true /* typedWordValid */,
+        return new SuggestedWords(newSuggestions, typedWord, true /* typedWordValid */,
                 false /* willAutoCorrect */, mIsPunctuationSuggestions, mIsObsoleteSuggestions,
-                mIsPrediction);
+                mIsPrediction, NOT_A_SEQUENCE_NUMBER);
     }
 
     // Creates a new SuggestedWordInfo from the currently suggested words that removes all but the
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
index ce3ef5374..c02f7318a 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
@@ -1225,11 +1225,10 @@ public final class InputLogic {
         } else {
             // We found suggestion spans in the word. We'll create the SuggestedWords out of
             // them, and make willAutoCorrect false.
-            final SuggestedWords suggestedWords = new SuggestedWords(suggestions,
+            final SuggestedWords suggestedWords = new SuggestedWords(suggestions, typedWord,
                     true /* typedWordValid */, false /* willAutoCorrect */,
                     false /* isPunctuationSuggestions */, false /* isObsoleteSuggestions */,
-                    false /* isPrediction */);
-            // We need to pass typedWord because mWordComposer.mTypedWord may differ from typedWord.
+                    false /* isPrediction */, SuggestedWords.NOT_A_SEQUENCE_NUMBER);
             mLatinIME.unsetIsAutoCorrectionIndicatorOnAndCallShowSuggestionStrip(suggestedWords,
                     typedWord);
         }