diff --git a/java/res/layout/suggestion_info.xml b/java/res/layout/suggestion_info.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0aa26000d..000000000
--- a/java/res/layout/suggestion_info.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-/*
-**
-** Copyright 2011, The Android Open Source Project
-**
-** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-** You may obtain a copy of the License at
-**
-**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-**
-** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-** limitations under the License.
-*/
--->
-
-<TextView
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-    android:textSize="6dp"
-    android:textColor="@android:color/white"
-    style="?attr/suggestionWordStyle" />
diff --git a/java/res/layout/suggestion_word.xml b/java/res/layout/suggestion_word.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 47d2bd864..000000000
--- a/java/res/layout/suggestion_word.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,39 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-/*
-**
-** Copyright 2011, The Android Open Source Project
-**
-** Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
-** you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
-** You may obtain a copy of the License at
-**
-**     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-**
-** Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-** distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
-** WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
-** See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
-** limitations under the License.
-*/
--->
-
-<!-- Provide a haptic feedback by ourselves based on the keyboard settings.
-     We just need to ignore the system's haptic feedback settings. -->
-<TextView
-    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
-    android:layout_width="match_parent"
-    android:layout_height="match_parent"
-    android:minWidth="@dimen/config_suggestion_min_width"
-    android:textSize="@dimen/config_suggestion_text_size"
-    android:gravity="center"
-    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/config_suggestion_text_horizontal_padding"
-    android:paddingTop="0dp"
-    android:paddingRight="@dimen/config_suggestion_text_horizontal_padding"
-    android:paddingBottom="0dp"
-    android:hapticFeedbackEnabled="false"
-    android:focusable="false"
-    android:clickable="false"
-    android:singleLine="true"
-    android:ellipsize="none"
-    style="?attr/suggestionWordStyle" />
diff --git a/java/res/layout/suggestions_strip.xml b/java/res/layout/suggestions_strip.xml
index 85d60e681..d8a65f6e5 100644
--- a/java/res/layout/suggestions_strip.xml
+++ b/java/res/layout/suggestions_strip.xml
@@ -31,13 +31,17 @@
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         android:visibility="invisible">
-        <include
-            layout="@layout/suggestion_word"
-            android:id="@+id/word_to_save" />
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/word_to_save"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            style="?attr/suggestionWordStyle" />
         <include
             layout="@layout/suggestion_divider" />
-        <include
-            layout="@layout/suggestion_word"
-            android:id="@+id/hint_add_to_dictionary" />
+        <TextView
+            android:id="@+id/hint_add_to_dictionary"
+            android:layout_width="match_parent"
+            android:layout_height="match_parent"
+            style="?attr/suggestionWordStyle" />
     </LinearLayout>
 </merge>
diff --git a/java/res/values/themes-common.xml b/java/res/values/themes-common.xml
index 7c9b51c0a..3bfd73a55 100644
--- a/java/res/values/themes-common.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/themes-common.xml
@@ -127,7 +127,22 @@
         <item name="maxMoreSuggestionsRow">@integer/config_max_more_suggestions_row</item>
         <item name="minMoreSuggestionsWidth">@fraction/config_min_more_suggestions_width</item>
     </style>
-    <style name="SuggestionWord" />
+    <style name="SuggestionWord">
+        <item name="android:minWidth">@dimen/config_suggestion_min_width</item>
+        <item name="android:textSize">@dimen/config_suggestion_text_size</item>
+        <item name="android:gravity">center</item>
+        <item name="android:paddingLeft">@dimen/config_suggestion_text_horizontal_padding</item>
+        <item name="android:paddingTop">0dp</item>
+        <item name="android:paddingRight">@dimen/config_suggestion_text_horizontal_padding</item>
+        <item name="android:paddingBottom">0dp</item>
+        <!-- Provide a haptic feedback by ourselves based on the keyboard settings.
+             We just need to ignore the system's haptic feedback settings. -->
+        <item name="android:hapticFeedbackEnabled">false</item>
+        <item name="android:focusable">false</item>
+        <item name="android:clickable">false</item>
+        <item name="android:singleLine">true</item>
+        <item name="android:ellipsize">none</item>
+    </style>
     <style name="MoreKeysKeyboardAnimation">
         <item name="android:windowEnterAnimation">@anim/more_keys_keyboard_fadein</item>
         <item name="android:windowExitAnimation">@anim/more_keys_keyboard_fadeout</item>
diff --git a/java/res/values/themes-gb.xml b/java/res/values/themes-gb.xml
index 52ecafd62..a460d4f7f 100644
--- a/java/res/values/themes-gb.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/themes-gb.xml
@@ -140,7 +140,11 @@
         <item name="colorSuggested">@color/highlight_color_gb</item>
         <item name="alphaObsoleted">50%</item>
     </style>
-    <style name="SuggestionWord.GB">
+    <style
+        name="SuggestionWord.GB"
+        parent="SuggestionWord"
+    >
         <item name="android:background">@drawable/btn_suggestion_gb</item>
+        <item name="android:textColor">@color/highlight_color_gb</item>
     </style>
 </resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values/themes-ics.xml b/java/res/values/themes-ics.xml
index 125b640b6..caea92186 100644
--- a/java/res/values/themes-ics.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/themes-ics.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,11 @@
         <item name="colorSuggested">@color/suggested_word_color_ics</item>
         <item name="alphaObsoleted">70%</item>
     </style>
-    <style name="SuggestionWord.ICS">
+    <style
+        name="SuggestionWord.ICS"
+        parent="SuggestionWord"
+    >
         <item name="android:background">@drawable/btn_suggestion_ics</item>
+        <item name="android:textColor">@color/highlight_color_ics</item>
     </style>
 </resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values/themes-klp.xml b/java/res/values/themes-klp.xml
index f6c076767..0599fb65e 100644
--- a/java/res/values/themes-klp.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/themes-klp.xml
@@ -119,7 +119,11 @@
         <item name="colorSuggested">@color/suggested_word_color_klp</item>
         <item name="alphaObsoleted">70%</item>
     </style>
-    <style name="SuggestionWord.KLP">
+    <style
+        name="SuggestionWord.KLP"
+        parent="SuggestionWord"
+    >
         <item name="android:background">@drawable/btn_suggestion_klp</item>
+        <item name="android:textColor">@color/highlight_color_klp</item>
     </style>
 </resources>
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
index 0ebf5cba5..5469ced7a 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ package com.android.inputmethod.latin.suggestions;
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.support.v4.view.ViewCompat;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.util.TypedValue;
 import android.view.GestureDetector;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ public final class SuggestionStripView extends RelativeLayout implements OnClick
     }
 
     static final boolean DBG = LatinImeLogger.sDBG;
+    private static final float DEBUG_INFO_TEXT_SIZE_IN_DIP = 6.0f;
 
     private final ViewGroup mSuggestionsStrip;
     private final ViewGroup mAddToDictionaryStrip;
@@ -128,14 +131,17 @@ public final class SuggestionStripView extends RelativeLayout implements OnClick
         mStripVisibilityGroup = new StripVisibilityGroup(mSuggestionsStrip, mAddToDictionaryStrip);
 
         for (int pos = 0; pos < SuggestedWords.MAX_SUGGESTIONS; pos++) {
-            final TextView word = (TextView)inflater.inflate(R.layout.suggestion_word, null);
+            final TextView word = new TextView(context, null, R.attr.suggestionWordStyle);
             word.setOnClickListener(this);
             word.setOnLongClickListener(this);
             mWordViews.add(word);
             final View divider = inflater.inflate(R.layout.suggestion_divider, null);
             divider.setOnClickListener(this);
             mDividerViews.add(divider);
-            mDebugInfoViews.add((TextView)inflater.inflate(R.layout.suggestion_info, null));
+            final TextView info = new TextView(context, null, R.attr.suggestionWordStyle);
+            info.setTextColor(Color.WHITE);
+            info.setTextSize(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP, DEBUG_INFO_TEXT_SIZE_IN_DIP);
+            mDebugInfoViews.add(info);
         }
 
         mLayoutHelper = new SuggestionStripLayoutHelper(