diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
index da738b24c..58360275d 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ import java.util.WeakHashMap;
  */
 public class KeyboardView extends View implements PointerTracker.UIProxy {
     private static final String TAG = KeyboardView.class.getSimpleName();
-    private static final boolean DEBUG_SHOW_ALIGN = false;
+    private static final boolean DEBUG_SHOW_ALIGN = LatinImeLogger.sVISUALDEBUG;
     private static final boolean DEBUG_KEYBOARD_GRID = false;
 
     private static final boolean ENABLE_CAPSLOCK_BY_LONGPRESS = true;
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinImeLogger.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinImeLogger.java
index e460471a5..ae8eb374b 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinImeLogger.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinImeLogger.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 public class LatinImeLogger implements SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener {
 
     public static boolean sDBG = false;
+    public static boolean sVISUALDEBUG = false;
 
     @Override
     public void onSharedPreferenceChanged(SharedPreferences sharedPreferences, String key) {