diff --git a/tools/makedict/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/XmlDictInputOutput.java b/tools/makedict/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/XmlDictInputOutput.java
index 838cda535..4720e9d10 100644
--- a/tools/makedict/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/XmlDictInputOutput.java
+++ b/tools/makedict/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/XmlDictInputOutput.java
@@ -180,6 +180,26 @@ public class XmlDictInputOutput {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * SAX handler for a shortcut XML file.
+     */
+    static private class ShortcutHandler extends AssociativeListHandler {
+        private final static String ENTRY_TAG = "entry";
+        private final static String ENTRY_ATTRIBUTE = "shortcut";
+        private final static String TARGET_TAG = "target";
+        private final static String REPLACEMENT_ATTRIBUTE = "replacement";
+        private final static String TARGET_PRIORITY_ATTRIBUTE = "priority";
+
+        public ShortcutHandler() {
+            super(ENTRY_TAG, ENTRY_ATTRIBUTE, TARGET_TAG, REPLACEMENT_ATTRIBUTE,
+                    TARGET_PRIORITY_ATTRIBUTE);
+        }
+
+        public HashMap<String, ArrayList<WeightedString>> getShortcutMap() {
+            return getAssocMap();
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Reads a dictionary from an XML file.
      *