diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/CapsModeUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/CapsModeUtils.java
index 0db63fd9f..0dbc7c858 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/CapsModeUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/CapsModeUtils.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import com.android.inputmethod.latin.common.Constants;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.common.StringUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.settings.SpacingAndPunctuations;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
 public final class CapsModeUtils {
@@ -326,4 +327,31 @@ public final class CapsModeUtils {
         // Here we arrived at the start of the line. This should behave exactly like whitespace.
         return (START == state || LETTER == state) ? noCaps : caps;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Convert capitalize mode flags into human readable text.
+     *
+     * @param capsFlags The modes flags to be converted. It may be any combination of
+     * {@link TextUtils#CAP_MODE_CHARACTERS}, {@link TextUtils#CAP_MODE_WORDS}, and
+     * {@link TextUtils#CAP_MODE_SENTENCES}.
+     * @return the text that describe the <code>capsMode</code>.
+     */
+    public static String flagsToString(final int capsFlags) {
+        final int capsFlagsMask = TextUtils.CAP_MODE_CHARACTERS | TextUtils.CAP_MODE_WORDS
+                | TextUtils.CAP_MODE_SENTENCES;
+        if ((capsFlags & ~capsFlagsMask) != 0) {
+            return "unknown<0x" + Integer.toHexString(capsFlags) + ">";
+        }
+        final ArrayList<String> builder = new ArrayList<>();
+        if ((capsFlags & android.text.TextUtils.CAP_MODE_CHARACTERS) != 0) {
+            builder.add("characters");
+        }
+        if ((capsFlags & android.text.TextUtils.CAP_MODE_WORDS) != 0) {
+            builder.add("words");
+        }
+        if ((capsFlags & android.text.TextUtils.CAP_MODE_SENTENCES) != 0) {
+            builder.add("sentences");
+        }
+        return builder.isEmpty() ? "none" : TextUtils.join("|", builder);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/RecapitalizeStatus.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/RecapitalizeStatus.java
index 21daddce7..a381649a4 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/RecapitalizeStatus.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/utils/RecapitalizeStatus.java
@@ -51,6 +51,17 @@ public class RecapitalizeStatus {
         }
     }
 
+    public static String modeToString(final int recapitalizeMode) {
+        switch (recapitalizeMode) {
+        case NOT_A_RECAPITALIZE_MODE: return "undefined";
+        case CAPS_MODE_ORIGINAL_MIXED_CASE: return "mixedCase";
+        case CAPS_MODE_ALL_LOWER: return "allLower";
+        case CAPS_MODE_FIRST_WORD_UPPER: return "firstWordUpper";
+        case CAPS_MODE_ALL_UPPER: return "allUpper";
+        default: return "unknown<" + recapitalizeMode + ">";
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * We store the location of the cursor and the string that was there before the recapitalize
      * action was done, and the location of the cursor and the string that was there after.