diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/SuggestionSpanUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/SuggestionSpanUtils.java
index 876bd65f6..2766cc3f1 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/SuggestionSpanUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/SuggestionSpanUtils.java
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ public class SuggestionSpanUtils {
             Log.w(TAG, "Suggestion span was not created.");
             return text;
         }
-        spannable.setSpan(ss, 0, text.length(), Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE);
+        spannable.setSpan(ss, 0, text.length(),
+                Spanned.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE | Spanned.SPAN_COMPOSING);
         return spannable;
     }