diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSwitcher.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSwitcher.java
index 97609837e..b7521b998 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSwitcher.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSwitcher.java
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ public final class KeyboardSwitcher implements KeyboardState.SwitchActions {
     }
 
     public void saveKeyboardState() {
-        if (getKeyboard() != null || isShowingEmojiKeyboard()) {
+        if (getKeyboard() != null || isShowingEmojiPalettes()) {
             mState.onSaveKeyboardState();
         }
     }
@@ -316,19 +316,23 @@ public final class KeyboardSwitcher implements KeyboardState.SwitchActions {
         mState.onCodeInput(code, mLatinIME.getCurrentAutoCapsState());
     }
 
-    public boolean isShowingEmojiKeyboard() {
-        return mEmojiPalettesView != null && mEmojiPalettesView.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE;
+    private boolean isShowingMainKeyboard() {
+        return null != mKeyboardView && mKeyboardView.isShown();
+    }
+
+    public boolean isShowingEmojiPalettes() {
+        return mEmojiPalettesView != null && mEmojiPalettesView.isShown();
     }
 
     public boolean isShowingMoreKeysPanel() {
-        if (isShowingEmojiKeyboard()) {
+        if (isShowingEmojiPalettes()) {
             return false;
         }
         return mKeyboardView.isShowingMoreKeysPanel();
     }
 
     public View getVisibleKeyboardView() {
-        if (isShowingEmojiKeyboard()) {
+        if (isShowingEmojiPalettes()) {
             return mEmojiPalettesView;
         }
         return mKeyboardView;
@@ -348,6 +352,10 @@ public final class KeyboardSwitcher implements KeyboardState.SwitchActions {
         }
     }
 
+    public boolean isShowingMainKeyboardOrEmojiPalettes() {
+        return isShowingMainKeyboard() || isShowingEmojiPalettes();
+    }
+
     public View onCreateInputView(final boolean isHardwareAcceleratedDrawingEnabled) {
         if (mKeyboardView != null) {
             mKeyboardView.closing();
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 46b75121a..de8e26049 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -1261,9 +1261,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
             final boolean needsInputViewShown) {
         // TODO: Modify this if we support suggestions with hard keyboard
         if (onEvaluateInputViewShown() && mSuggestionStripView != null) {
-            final MainKeyboardView mainKeyboardView = mKeyboardSwitcher.getMainKeyboardView();
-            final boolean inputViewShown = (mainKeyboardView != null)
-                    ? mainKeyboardView.isShown() : false;
+            final boolean inputViewShown = mKeyboardSwitcher.isShowingMainKeyboardOrEmojiPalettes();
             final boolean shouldShowSuggestions = shown
                     && (needsInputViewShown ? inputViewShown : true);
             if (isFullscreenMode()) {
@@ -1329,7 +1327,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
         if (visibleKeyboardView.isShown()) {
             // Note that the height of Emoji layout is the same as the height of the main keyboard
             // and the suggestion strip
-            if (mKeyboardSwitcher.isShowingEmojiKeyboard()
+            if (mKeyboardSwitcher.isShowingEmojiPalettes()
                     || mSuggestionStripView.getVisibility() == View.VISIBLE) {
                 visibleTopY -= suggestionsHeight;
             }