diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/InputMethodSubtypeCompatUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/InputMethodSubtypeCompatUtils.java
index 3abfa3fc9..b9a536721 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/InputMethodSubtypeCompatUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/InputMethodSubtypeCompatUtils.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import android.os.Build;
 import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodSubtype;
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.annotations.UsedForTesting;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Constants;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.RichInputMethodSubtype;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
@@ -69,7 +70,8 @@ public final class InputMethodSubtypeCompatUtils {
     }
 
     public static boolean isAsciiCapable(final InputMethodSubtype subtype) {
-        return InputMethodSubtypeCompatUtils.isAsciiCapableWithAPI(subtype);
+        return isAsciiCapableWithAPI(subtype)
+                || subtype.containsExtraValueKey(Constants.Subtype.ExtraValue.ASCII_CAPABLE);
     }
 
     @UsedForTesting
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SubtypeSwitcher.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SubtypeSwitcher.java
index c39c2542c..45d67ff88 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SubtypeSwitcher.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SubtypeSwitcher.java
@@ -315,9 +315,12 @@ public final class SubtypeSwitcher {
 
     public RichInputMethodSubtype getEmojiSubtype() {
         if (mEmojiSubtype == null) {
-            mEmojiSubtype = new RichInputMethodSubtype(
+            final InputMethodSubtype rawEmojiSubtype =
                     mRichImm.findSubtypeByLocaleAndKeyboardLayoutSet(
-                            SubtypeLocaleUtils.NO_LANGUAGE, SubtypeLocaleUtils.EMOJI));
+                        SubtypeLocaleUtils.NO_LANGUAGE, SubtypeLocaleUtils.EMOJI);
+            if (null != rawEmojiSubtype) {
+                mEmojiSubtype = new RichInputMethodSubtype(rawEmojiSubtype);
+            }
         }
         if (mEmojiSubtype != null) {
             return mEmojiSubtype;
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/AdditionalSubtypeUtilsTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/AdditionalSubtypeUtilsTests.java
index 91c9c3775..66a12b99b 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/AdditionalSubtypeUtilsTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/AdditionalSubtypeUtilsTests.java
@@ -151,25 +151,25 @@ public class AdditionalSubtypeUtilsTests extends AndroidTestCase {
     }
 
     public void testRestorable() {
-        final InputMethodSubtype EN_UK_DVORAK =
+        final InputMethodSubtype EN_US_DVORAK =
                 AdditionalSubtypeUtils.createAsciiEmojiCapableAdditionalSubtype(
                         Locale.US.toString(), "dvorak");
         final InputMethodSubtype ZZ_AZERTY =
                 AdditionalSubtypeUtils.createAsciiEmojiCapableAdditionalSubtype(
                         SubtypeLocaleUtils.NO_LANGUAGE, "azerty");
-        assertEnUsDvorak(EN_UK_DVORAK);
+        assertEnUsDvorak(EN_US_DVORAK);
         assertAzerty(ZZ_AZERTY);
 
         // Make sure the subtype can be stored and restored in a deterministic manner.
-        final InputMethodSubtype[] subtypes = { EN_UK_DVORAK, ZZ_AZERTY };
+        final InputMethodSubtype[] subtypes = { EN_US_DVORAK, ZZ_AZERTY };
         final String prefSubtype = AdditionalSubtypeUtils.createPrefSubtypes(subtypes);
         final InputMethodSubtype[] restoredSubtypes =
                 AdditionalSubtypeUtils.createAdditionalSubtypesArray(prefSubtype);
         assertEquals(2, restoredSubtypes.length);
-        final InputMethodSubtype restored_EN_UK_DVORAK = restoredSubtypes[0];
+        final InputMethodSubtype restored_EN_US_DVORAK = restoredSubtypes[0];
         final InputMethodSubtype restored_ZZ_AZERTY = restoredSubtypes[1];
 
-        assertEnUsDvorak(restored_EN_UK_DVORAK);
+        assertEnUsDvorak(restored_EN_US_DVORAK);
         assertAzerty(restored_ZZ_AZERTY);
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/SubtypeLocaleUtilsTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/SubtypeLocaleUtilsTests.java
index 40e298c0b..5afbbbe6c 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/SubtypeLocaleUtilsTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/SubtypeLocaleUtilsTests.java
@@ -310,9 +310,11 @@ public class SubtypeLocaleUtilsTests extends AndroidTestCase {
         assertNotNull("Hebrew", HEBREW);
 
         for (final RichInputMethodSubtype subtype : mSubtypesList) {
+            final InputMethodSubtype rawSubtype = subtype.getRawSubtype();
             final String subtypeName = SubtypeLocaleUtils
-                    .getSubtypeDisplayNameInSystemLocale(subtype.getRawSubtype());
-            if (subtype.equals(ARABIC) || subtype.equals(FARSI) || subtype.equals(HEBREW)) {
+                    .getSubtypeDisplayNameInSystemLocale(rawSubtype);
+            if (rawSubtype.equals(ARABIC) || rawSubtype.equals(FARSI)
+                    || rawSubtype.equals(HEBREW)) {
                 assertTrue(subtypeName, SubtypeLocaleUtils.isRtlLanguage(subtype));
             } else {
                 assertFalse(subtypeName, SubtypeLocaleUtils.isRtlLanguage(subtype));