diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Constants.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Constants.java
index c4f96016c..9a9653094 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Constants.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Constants.java
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ public final class Constants {
     public static final int CODE_SLASH = '/';
     public static final int CODE_COMMERCIAL_AT = '@';
     public static final int CODE_PLUS = '+';
+    public static final int CODE_PERCENT = '%';
     public static final int CODE_CLOSING_PARENTHESIS = ')';
     public static final int CODE_CLOSING_SQUARE_BRACKET = ']';
     public static final int CODE_CLOSING_CURLY_BRACKET = '}';
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index b668a7770..46b75121a 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -1503,6 +1503,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
                 || codePoint == Constants.CODE_CLOSING_CURLY_BRACKET
                 || codePoint == Constants.CODE_CLOSING_ANGLE_BRACKET
                 || codePoint == Constants.CODE_PLUS
+                || codePoint == Constants.CODE_PERCENT
                 || Character.getType(codePoint) == Character.OTHER_SYMBOL;
     }