diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictInputOutput.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictInputOutput.java
index 68d8bc553..3a5f24c86 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictInputOutput.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictInputOutput.java
@@ -370,6 +370,9 @@ public class BinaryDictInputOutput {
             g.mCachedSize = groupSize;
             size += groupSize;
         }
+        if (options.mHasLinkedListNode) {
+            size += FormatSpec.FORWARD_LINK_ADDRESS_SIZE;
+        }
         node.mCachedSize = size;
     }
 
@@ -521,6 +524,9 @@ public class BinaryDictInputOutput {
             group.mCachedSize = groupSize;
             size += groupSize;
         }
+        if (formatOptions.mHasLinkedListNode) {
+            size += FormatSpec.FORWARD_LINK_ADDRESS_SIZE;
+        }
         if (node.mCachedSize != size) {
             node.mCachedSize = size;
             changed = true;
@@ -532,9 +538,11 @@ public class BinaryDictInputOutput {
      * Computes the byte size of a list of nodes and updates each node cached position.
      *
      * @param flatNodes the array of nodes.
+     * @param formatOptions file format options.
      * @return the byte size of the entire stack.
      */
-    private static int stackNodes(final ArrayList<Node> flatNodes) {
+    private static int stackNodes(final ArrayList<Node> flatNodes,
+            final FormatOptions formatOptions) {
         int nodeOffset = 0;
         for (Node n : flatNodes) {
             n.mCachedAddress = nodeOffset;
@@ -544,7 +552,9 @@ public class BinaryDictInputOutput {
                 g.mCachedAddress = groupCountSize + nodeOffset + groupOffset;
                 groupOffset += g.mCachedSize;
             }
-            if (groupOffset + groupCountSize != n.mCachedSize) {
+            final int nodeSize = groupCountSize + groupOffset
+                    + (formatOptions.mHasLinkedListNode ? FormatSpec.FORWARD_LINK_ADDRESS_SIZE : 0);
+            if (nodeSize != n.mCachedSize) {
                 throw new RuntimeException("Bug : Stored and computed node size differ");
             }
             nodeOffset += n.mCachedSize;
@@ -571,7 +581,7 @@ public class BinaryDictInputOutput {
             final ArrayList<Node> flatNodes, final FormatOptions formatOptions) {
         // First get the worst sizes and offsets
         for (Node n : flatNodes) setNodeMaximumSize(n, formatOptions);
-        final int offset = stackNodes(flatNodes);
+        final int offset = stackNodes(flatNodes, formatOptions);
 
         MakedictLog.i("Compressing the array addresses. Original size : " + offset);
         MakedictLog.i("(Recursively seen size : " + offset + ")");
@@ -587,7 +597,7 @@ public class BinaryDictInputOutput {
                 if (oldNodeSize < newNodeSize) throw new RuntimeException("Increased size ?!");
                 changesDone |= changed;
             }
-            stackNodes(flatNodes);
+            stackNodes(flatNodes, formatOptions);
             ++passes;
             if (passes > MAX_PASSES) throw new RuntimeException("Too many passes - probably a bug");
         } while (changesDone);
@@ -910,6 +920,11 @@ public class BinaryDictInputOutput {
             }
 
         }
+        if (formatOptions.mHasLinkedListNode) {
+            buffer[index] = buffer[index + 1] = buffer[index + 2]
+                    = FormatSpec.NO_FORWARD_LINK_ADDRESS;
+            index += FormatSpec.FORWARD_LINK_ADDRESS_SIZE;
+        }
         if (index != node.mCachedAddress + node.mCachedSize) throw new RuntimeException(
                 "Not the same size : written "
                 + (index - node.mCachedAddress) + " bytes out of a node that should have "
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictIOTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictIOTests.java
index 328784b1a..a87146ee2 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictIOTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/makedict/BinaryDictIOTests.java
@@ -65,9 +65,12 @@ public class BinaryDictIOTests extends AndroidTestCase {
 
     private static final FormatSpec.FormatOptions VERSION2 = new FormatSpec.FormatOptions(2);
     private static final FormatSpec.FormatOptions VERSION3_WITHOUT_PARENTADDRESS =
-            new FormatSpec.FormatOptions(3, false);
+            new FormatSpec.FormatOptions(3, false /* hasParentAddress */);
     private static final FormatSpec.FormatOptions VERSION3_WITH_PARENTADDRESS =
-            new FormatSpec.FormatOptions(3, true);
+            new FormatSpec.FormatOptions(3, true /* hasParentAddress */);
+    private static final FormatSpec.FormatOptions VERSION3_WITH_LINKEDLIST_NODE =
+            new FormatSpec.FormatOptions(3, true /* hasParentAddress */,
+                    true /* hasLinkedListNode */);
 
     private static final String[] CHARACTERS = {
         "a", "b", "c", "d", "e", "f", "g", "h", "i", "j", "k", "l", "m",
@@ -236,7 +239,8 @@ public class BinaryDictIOTests extends AndroidTestCase {
         String result = " : buffer type = "
                 + ((bufferType == USE_BYTE_BUFFER) ? "byte buffer" : "byte array");
         result += " : version = " + formatOptions.mVersion;
-        return result + ", hasParentAddress = " + formatOptions.mHasParentAddress;
+        return result + ", hasParentAddress = " + formatOptions.mHasParentAddress
+                + ", hasLinkedListNode = " + formatOptions.mHasLinkedListNode;
     }
 
     // Tests for readDictionaryBinary and writeDictionaryBinary
@@ -305,6 +309,7 @@ public class BinaryDictIOTests extends AndroidTestCase {
         runReadAndWriteTests(results, USE_BYTE_BUFFER, VERSION2);
         runReadAndWriteTests(results, USE_BYTE_BUFFER, VERSION3_WITHOUT_PARENTADDRESS);
         runReadAndWriteTests(results, USE_BYTE_BUFFER, VERSION3_WITH_PARENTADDRESS);
+        runReadAndWriteTests(results, USE_BYTE_BUFFER, VERSION3_WITH_LINKEDLIST_NODE);
 
         for (final String result : results) {
             Log.d(TAG, result);
@@ -317,6 +322,7 @@ public class BinaryDictIOTests extends AndroidTestCase {
         runReadAndWriteTests(results, USE_BYTE_ARRAY, VERSION2);
         runReadAndWriteTests(results, USE_BYTE_ARRAY, VERSION3_WITHOUT_PARENTADDRESS);
         runReadAndWriteTests(results, USE_BYTE_ARRAY, VERSION3_WITH_PARENTADDRESS);
+        runReadAndWriteTests(results, USE_BYTE_ARRAY, VERSION3_WITH_LINKEDLIST_NODE);
 
         for (final String result : results) {
             Log.d(TAG, result);
@@ -450,6 +456,7 @@ public class BinaryDictIOTests extends AndroidTestCase {
         runReadUnigramsAndBigramsTests(results, USE_BYTE_BUFFER, VERSION2);
         runReadUnigramsAndBigramsTests(results, USE_BYTE_BUFFER, VERSION3_WITHOUT_PARENTADDRESS);
         runReadUnigramsAndBigramsTests(results, USE_BYTE_BUFFER, VERSION3_WITH_PARENTADDRESS);
+        runReadUnigramsAndBigramsTests(results, USE_BYTE_BUFFER, VERSION3_WITH_LINKEDLIST_NODE);
 
         for (final String result : results) {
             Log.d(TAG, result);
@@ -462,6 +469,7 @@ public class BinaryDictIOTests extends AndroidTestCase {
         runReadUnigramsAndBigramsTests(results, USE_BYTE_ARRAY, VERSION2);
         runReadUnigramsAndBigramsTests(results, USE_BYTE_ARRAY, VERSION3_WITHOUT_PARENTADDRESS);
         runReadUnigramsAndBigramsTests(results, USE_BYTE_ARRAY, VERSION3_WITH_PARENTADDRESS);
+        runReadUnigramsAndBigramsTests(results, USE_BYTE_ARRAY, VERSION3_WITH_LINKEDLIST_NODE);
 
         for (final String result : results) {
             Log.d(TAG, result);