diff --git a/java-overridable/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/define/DecoderSpecificConstants.java b/java-overridable/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/define/DecoderSpecificConstants.java
index a82abdbc1..7f57ce858 100644
--- a/java-overridable/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/define/DecoderSpecificConstants.java
+++ b/java-overridable/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/define/DecoderSpecificConstants.java
@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@ public class DecoderSpecificConstants {
     public static final boolean SHOULD_VERIFY_CHECKSUM = true;
     public static final boolean SHOULD_USE_DICT_VERSION = true;
     public static final boolean SHOULD_AUTO_CORRECT_USING_NON_WHITE_LISTED_SUGGESTION = false;
+    public static final boolean SHOULD_REMOVE_PREVIOUSLY_REJECTED_SUGGESTION = true;
 }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java
index 660b64cdf..8562acd83 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/Suggest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package com.android.inputmethod.latin;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
 
 import static com.android.inputmethod.latin.define.DecoderSpecificConstants.SHOULD_AUTO_CORRECT_USING_NON_WHITE_LISTED_SUGGESTION;
+import static com.android.inputmethod.latin.define.DecoderSpecificConstants.SHOULD_REMOVE_PREVIOUSLY_REJECTED_SUGGESTION;
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.Keyboard;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.SuggestedWords.SuggestedWordInfo;
@@ -311,8 +312,10 @@ public final class Suggest {
             }
         }
 
-        if (suggestionsContainer.size() > 1 && TextUtils.equals(suggestionsContainer.get(0).mWord,
-                wordComposer.getRejectedBatchModeSuggestion())) {
+        if (SHOULD_REMOVE_PREVIOUSLY_REJECTED_SUGGESTION
+                && suggestionsContainer.size() > 1
+                && TextUtils.equals(suggestionsContainer.get(0).mWord,
+                   wordComposer.getRejectedBatchModeSuggestion())) {
             final SuggestedWordInfo rejected = suggestionsContainer.remove(0);
             suggestionsContainer.add(1, rejected);
         }