diff --git a/java/AndroidManifest.xml b/java/AndroidManifest.xml
index 80cd08569..17d11c01d 100644
--- a/java/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/java/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@
             </intent-filter>
         </receiver>
 
+        <receiver android:name=".DictionaryPackInstallBroadcastReceiver">
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="com.android.inputmethod.dictionarypack.UNKNOWN_CLIENT" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </receiver>
+
         <provider android:name="com.android.inputmethod.dictionarypack.DictionaryProvider"
                   android:grantUriPermissions="true"
                   android:exported="false"
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/DictionaryPackConstants.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/DictionaryPackConstants.java
index 0c8b466a4..69615887f 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/DictionaryPackConstants.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/DictionaryPackConstants.java
@@ -24,17 +24,35 @@ package com.android.inputmethod.dictionarypack;
  * is needed in particular to cleanly compile regression tests.
  */
 public class DictionaryPackConstants {
+    /**
+     * The root domain for the dictionary pack, upon which authorities and actions will append
+     * their own distinctive strings.
+     */
+    private static final String DICTIONARY_DOMAIN = "com.android.inputmethod.dictionarypack";
+
     /**
      * Authority for the ContentProvider protocol.
      */
     // TODO: find some way to factorize this string with the one in the resources
-    public static final String AUTHORITY = "com.android.inputmethod.dictionarypack.aosp";
+    public static final String AUTHORITY = DICTIONARY_DOMAIN + ".aosp";
 
     /**
      * The action of the intent for publishing that new dictionary data is available.
      */
     // TODO: make this different across different packages. A suggested course of action is
     // to use the package name inside this string.
-    public static final String NEW_DICTIONARY_INTENT_ACTION =
-            "com.android.inputmethod.dictionarypack.newdict";
+    // NOTE: The appended string should be uppercase like all other actions, but it's not for
+    // historical reasons.
+    public static final String NEW_DICTIONARY_INTENT_ACTION = DICTIONARY_DOMAIN + ".newdict";
+
+    /**
+     * The action of the intent sent by the dictionary pack to ask for a client to make
+     * itself known. This is used when the settings activity is brought up for a client the
+     * dictionary pack does not know about.
+     */
+    public static final String UNKNOWN_DICTIONARY_PROVIDER_CLIENT = DICTIONARY_DOMAIN
+            + ".UNKNOWN_CLIENT";
+    // In the above intents, the name of the string extra that contains the name of the client
+    // we want information about.
+    public static final String DICTIONARY_PROVIDER_CLIENT_EXTRA = "client";
 }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/DictionaryProvider.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/DictionaryProvider.java
index 77b3b8e2e..f8d1c4fc9 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/DictionaryProvider.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/DictionaryProvider.java
@@ -509,6 +509,11 @@ public final class DictionaryProvider extends ContentProvider {
                 } catch (final BadFormatException e) {
                     Log.w(TAG, "Not enough information to insert this dictionary " + values, e);
                 }
+                // We just received new information about the list of dictionary for this client.
+                // For all intents and purposes, this is new metadata, so we should publish it
+                // so that any listeners (like the Settings interface for example) can update
+                // themselves.
+                UpdateHandler.publishUpdateMetadataCompleted(getContext(), true);
                 break;
             case DICTIONARY_V1_WHOLE_LIST:
             case DICTIONARY_V1_DICT_INFO:
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/DictionarySettingsFragment.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/DictionarySettingsFragment.java
index e85bb0d4a..9e27c1f3f 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/DictionarySettingsFragment.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/DictionarySettingsFragment.java
@@ -110,6 +110,15 @@ public final class DictionarySettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment
         super.onResume();
         mChangedSettings = false;
         UpdateHandler.registerUpdateEventListener(this);
+        final Activity activity = getActivity();
+        if (!MetadataDbHelper.isClientKnown(activity, mClientId)) {
+            Log.i(TAG, "Unknown dictionary pack client: " + mClientId + ". Requesting info.");
+            final Intent unknownClientBroadcast =
+                    new Intent(DictionaryPackConstants.UNKNOWN_DICTIONARY_PROVIDER_CLIENT);
+            unknownClientBroadcast.putExtra(
+                    DictionaryPackConstants.DICTIONARY_PROVIDER_CLIENT_EXTRA, mClientId);
+            activity.sendBroadcast(unknownClientBroadcast);
+        }
         final IntentFilter filter = new IntentFilter();
         filter.addAction(ConnectivityManager.CONNECTIVITY_ACTION);
         getActivity().registerReceiver(mConnectivityChangedReceiver, filter);
@@ -363,7 +372,12 @@ public final class DictionarySettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragment
                             getActivity(), android.R.anim.fade_out));
                     preferenceView.startAnimation(AnimationUtils.loadAnimation(
                             getActivity(), android.R.anim.fade_in));
-                    mUpdateNowMenu.setTitle(R.string.check_for_updates_now);
+                    // The menu is created by the framework asynchronously after the activity,
+                    // which means it's possible to have the activity running but the menu not
+                    // created yet - hence the necessity for a null check here.
+                    if (null != mUpdateNowMenu) {
+                        mUpdateNowMenu.setTitle(R.string.check_for_updates_now);
+                    }
                 }
             });
     }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/EventHandler.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/EventHandler.java
index 96c4a8305..d8aa33bb8 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/EventHandler.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/EventHandler.java
@@ -16,13 +16,9 @@
 
 package com.android.inputmethod.dictionarypack;
 
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.LatinIME;
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.R;
-
 import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
-import android.util.Log;
 
 public final class EventHandler extends BroadcastReceiver {
     private static final String TAG = EventHandler.class.getName();
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/UpdateHandler.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/UpdateHandler.java
index b4727509c..e05a79b7b 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/UpdateHandler.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/dictionarypack/UpdateHandler.java
@@ -444,7 +444,19 @@ public final class UpdateHandler {
         manager.remove(fileId);
     }
 
-    private static void publishUpdateMetadataCompleted(final Context context,
+    /**
+     * Sends a broadcast informing listeners that the dictionaries were updated.
+     *
+     * This will call all local listeners through the UpdateEventListener#downloadedMetadata
+     * callback (for example, the dictionary provider interface uses this to stop the Loading
+     * animation) and send a broadcast about the metadata having been updated. For a client of
+     * the dictionary pack like Latin IME, this means it should re-query the dictionary pack
+     * for any relevant new data.
+     *
+     * @param context the context, to send the broadcast.
+     * @param downloadSuccessful whether the download of the metadata was successful or not.
+     */
+    public static void publishUpdateMetadataCompleted(final Context context,
             final boolean downloadSuccessful) {
         // We need to warn all listeners of what happened. But some listeners may want to
         // remove themselves or re-register something in response. Hence we should take a
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryFileDumper.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryFileDumper.java
index 4bec99c04..562e1d0b7 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryFileDumper.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/BinaryDictionaryFileDumper.java
@@ -450,4 +450,25 @@ public final class BinaryDictionaryFileDumper {
                     info.toContentValues());
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize a client record with the dictionary content provider.
+     *
+     * This merely acquires the content provider and calls
+     * #reinitializeClientRecordInDictionaryContentProvider.
+     *
+     * @param context the context for resources and providers.
+     * @param clientId the client ID to use.
+     */
+    public static void initializeClientRecordHelper(final Context context,
+            final String clientId) {
+        try {
+            final ContentProviderClient client = context.getContentResolver().
+                    acquireContentProviderClient(getProviderUriBuilder("").build());
+            if (null == client) return;
+            reinitializeClientRecordInDictionaryContentProvider(context, client, clientId);
+        } catch (RemoteException e) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Cannot contact the dictionary content provider", e);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/DictionaryPackInstallBroadcastReceiver.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/DictionaryPackInstallBroadcastReceiver.java
index 35f3119ea..41fcb83e6 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/DictionaryPackInstallBroadcastReceiver.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/DictionaryPackInstallBroadcastReceiver.java
@@ -25,14 +25,35 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.pm.ProviderInfo;
 import android.net.Uri;
+import android.util.Log;
 
 /**
- * Takes action to reload the necessary data when a dictionary pack was added/removed.
+ * Receives broadcasts pertaining to dictionary management and takes the appropriate action.
+ *
+ * This object receives three types of broadcasts.
+ * - Package installed/added. When a dictionary provider application is added or removed, we
+ * need to query the dictionaries.
+ * - New dictionary broadcast. The dictionary provider broadcasts new dictionary availability. When
+ * this happens, we need to re-query the dictionaries.
+ * - Unknown client. If the dictionary provider is in urgent need of data about some client that
+ * it does not know, it sends this broadcast. When we receive this, we need to tell the dictionary
+ * provider about ourselves. This happens when the settings for the dictionary pack are accessed,
+ * but Latin IME never got a chance to register itself.
  */
 public final class DictionaryPackInstallBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastReceiver {
+    private static final String TAG = DictionaryPackInstallBroadcastReceiver.class.getSimpleName();
 
     final LatinIME mService;
 
+    public DictionaryPackInstallBroadcastReceiver() {
+        // This empty constructor is necessary for the system to instantiate this receiver.
+        // This happens when the dictionary pack says it can't find a record for our client,
+        // which happens when the dictionary pack settings are called before the keyboard
+        // was ever started once.
+        Log.i(TAG, "Latin IME dictionary broadcast receiver instantiated from the framework.");
+        mService = null;
+    }
+
     public DictionaryPackInstallBroadcastReceiver(final LatinIME service) {
         mService = service;
     }
@@ -44,6 +65,11 @@ public final class DictionaryPackInstallBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastRecei
 
         // We need to reread the dictionary if a new dictionary package is installed.
         if (action.equals(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_ADDED)) {
+            if (null == mService) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "Called with intent " + action + " but we don't know the service: this "
+                        + "should never happen");
+                return;
+            }
             final Uri packageUri = intent.getData();
             if (null == packageUri) return; // No package name : we can't do anything
             final String packageName = packageUri.getSchemeSpecificPart();
@@ -71,6 +97,11 @@ public final class DictionaryPackInstallBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastRecei
             return;
         } else if (action.equals(Intent.ACTION_PACKAGE_REMOVED)
                 && !intent.getBooleanExtra(Intent.EXTRA_REPLACING, false)) {
+            if (null == mService) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "Called with intent " + action + " but we don't know the service: this "
+                        + "should never happen");
+                return;
+            }
             // When the dictionary package is removed, we need to reread dictionary (to use the
             // next-priority one, or stop using a dictionary at all if this was the only one,
             // since this is the user request).
@@ -82,7 +113,28 @@ public final class DictionaryPackInstallBroadcastReceiver extends BroadcastRecei
             // read dictionary from?
             mService.resetSuggestMainDict();
         } else if (action.equals(DictionaryPackConstants.NEW_DICTIONARY_INTENT_ACTION)) {
+            if (null == mService) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "Called with intent " + action + " but we don't know the service: this "
+                        + "should never happen");
+                return;
+            }
             mService.resetSuggestMainDict();
+        } else if (action.equals(DictionaryPackConstants.UNKNOWN_DICTIONARY_PROVIDER_CLIENT)) {
+            if (null != mService) {
+                // Careful! This is returning if the service is NOT null. This is because we
+                // should come here instantiated by the framework in reaction to a broadcast of
+                // the above action, so we should gave gone through the no-args constructor.
+                Log.e(TAG, "Called with intent " + action + " but we have a reference to the "
+                        + "service: this should never happen");
+                return;
+            }
+            // The dictionary provider does not know about some client. We check that it's really
+            // us that it needs to know about, and if it's the case, we register with the provider.
+            final String wantedClientId =
+                    intent.getStringExtra(DictionaryPackConstants.DICTIONARY_PROVIDER_CLIENT_EXTRA);
+            final String myClientId = context.getString(R.string.dictionary_pack_client_id);
+            if (!wantedClientId.equals(myClientId)) return; // Not for us
+            BinaryDictionaryFileDumper.initializeClientRecordHelper(context, myClientId);
         }
     }
 }