diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
index d7693af41..38fcb683d 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package com.android.inputmethod.latin;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 import android.view.inputmethod.CompletionInfo;
 
+import com.android.inputmethod.annotations.UsedForTesting;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.define.DebugFlags;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.StringUtils;
 
@@ -420,4 +421,18 @@ public class SuggestedWords {
                 mWillAutoCorrect, mIsObsoleteSuggestions, mIsPrediction,
                 INPUT_STYLE_TAIL_BATCH);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @return the {@link SuggestedWordInfo} which corresponds to the word that is originally
+     * typed by the user. Otherwise returns {@code null}. Note that gesture input is not
+     * considered to be a typed word.
+     */
+    @UsedForTesting
+    public SuggestedWordInfo getTypedWordInfoOrNull() {
+        if (this == EMPTY) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        final SuggestedWordInfo info = getInfo(SuggestedWords.INDEX_OF_TYPED_WORD);
+        return (info.getKind() == SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_TYPED) ? info : null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWordsTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWordsTests.java
index a5f20b565..2785dec43 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWordsTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWordsTests.java
@@ -23,24 +23,49 @@ import com.android.inputmethod.latin.SuggestedWords.SuggestedWordInfo;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Locale;
-import java.util.Random;
 
 @SmallTest
 public class SuggestedWordsTests extends AndroidTestCase {
+
+    /**
+     * Helper method to create a dummy {@link SuggestedWordInfo} with specifying
+     * {@link SuggestedWordInfo#KIND_TYPED}.
+     *
+     * @param word the word to be used to create {@link SuggestedWordInfo}.
+     * @return a new instance of {@link SuggestedWordInfo}.
+     */
+    private static SuggestedWordInfo createTypedWordInfo(final String word) {
+        // Use 100 as the frequency because the numerical value does not matter as
+        // long as it's > 1 and < INT_MAX.
+        return new SuggestedWordInfo(word, 100 /* score */,
+                SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_TYPED,
+                null /* sourceDict */,
+                SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */,
+                1 /* autoCommitFirstWordConfidence */);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Helper method to create a dummy {@link SuggestedWordInfo} with specifying
+     * {@link SuggestedWordInfo#KIND_CORRECTION}.
+     *
+     * @param word the word to be used to create {@link SuggestedWordInfo}.
+     * @return a new instance of {@link SuggestedWordInfo}.
+     */
+    private static SuggestedWordInfo createCorrectionWordInfo(final String word) {
+        return new SuggestedWordInfo(word, 1 /* score */,
+                SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_CORRECTION,
+                null /* sourceDict */,
+                SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */,
+                SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_A_CONFIDENCE /* autoCommitFirstWordConfidence */);
+    }
+
     public void testGetSuggestedWordsExcludingTypedWord() {
         final String TYPED_WORD = "typed";
-        final int TYPED_WORD_FREQ = 5;
         final int NUMBER_OF_ADDED_SUGGESTIONS = 5;
         final ArrayList<SuggestedWordInfo> list = new ArrayList<>();
-        list.add(new SuggestedWordInfo(TYPED_WORD, TYPED_WORD_FREQ,
-                SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_TYPED, null /* sourceDict */,
-                SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */,
-                SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_A_CONFIDENCE /* autoCommitFirstWordConfidence */));
+        list.add(createTypedWordInfo(TYPED_WORD));
         for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_ADDED_SUGGESTIONS; ++i) {
-            list.add(new SuggestedWordInfo("" + i, 1, SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_CORRECTION,
-                    null /* sourceDict */,
-                    SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */,
-                    SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_A_CONFIDENCE /* autoCommitFirstWordConfidence */));
+            list.add(createCorrectionWordInfo(Integer.toString(i)));
         }
 
         final SuggestedWords words = new SuggestedWords(
@@ -65,20 +90,10 @@ public class SuggestedWordsTests extends AndroidTestCase {
         assertTrue(wordsWithoutTyped.getInfo(0).isKindOf(SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_CORRECTION));
     }
 
-    // Helper for testGetTransformedWordInfo
-    private SuggestedWordInfo createWordInfo(final String s) {
-        // Use 100 as the frequency because the numerical value does not matter as
-        // long as it's > 1 and < INT_MAX.
-        return new SuggestedWordInfo(s, 100,
-                SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_TYPED, null /* sourceDict */,
-                SuggestedWordInfo.NOT_AN_INDEX /* indexOfTouchPointOfSecondWord */,
-                new Random().nextInt(1000000) /* autoCommitFirstWordConfidence */);
-    }
-
     // Helper for testGetTransformedWordInfo
     private SuggestedWordInfo transformWordInfo(final String info,
             final int trailingSingleQuotesCount) {
-        final SuggestedWordInfo suggestedWordInfo = createWordInfo(info);
+        final SuggestedWordInfo suggestedWordInfo = createTypedWordInfo(info);
         final SuggestedWordInfo returnedWordInfo =
                 Suggest.getTransformedSuggestedWordInfo(suggestedWordInfo,
                 Locale.ENGLISH, false /* isAllUpperCase */, false /* isFirstCharCapitalized */,
@@ -102,4 +117,35 @@ public class SuggestedWordsTests extends AndroidTestCase {
         result = transformWordInfo("didn't", 3);
         assertEquals(result.mWord, "didn't''");
     }
+
+    public void testGetTypedWordInfoOrNull() {
+        final String TYPED_WORD = "typed";
+        final int NUMBER_OF_ADDED_SUGGESTIONS = 5;
+        final ArrayList<SuggestedWordInfo> list = new ArrayList<>();
+        list.add(createTypedWordInfo(TYPED_WORD));
+        for (int i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_ADDED_SUGGESTIONS; ++i) {
+            list.add(createCorrectionWordInfo(Integer.toString(i)));
+        }
+
+        // Make sure getTypedWordInfoOrNull() returns non-null object.
+        final SuggestedWords wordsWithTypedWord = new SuggestedWords(
+                list, null /* rawSuggestions */,
+                false /* typedWordValid */,
+                false /* willAutoCorrect */,
+                false /* isObsoleteSuggestions */,
+                false /* isPrediction*/,
+                SuggestedWords.INPUT_STYLE_NONE);
+        final SuggestedWordInfo typedWord = wordsWithTypedWord.getTypedWordInfoOrNull();
+        assertNotNull(typedWord);
+        assertEquals(TYPED_WORD, typedWord.mWord);
+
+        // Make sure getTypedWordInfoOrNull() returns null.
+        final SuggestedWords wordsWithoutTypedWord =
+                wordsWithTypedWord.getSuggestedWordsExcludingTypedWord(
+                        SuggestedWords.INPUT_STYLE_NONE);
+        assertNull(wordsWithoutTypedWord.getTypedWordInfoOrNull());
+
+        // Make sure getTypedWordInfoOrNull() returns null.
+        assertNull(SuggestedWords.EMPTY.getTypedWordInfoOrNull());
+    }
 }