diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/PointerTracker.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/PointerTracker.java
index 80f61b695..291cc8d96 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/PointerTracker.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/PointerTracker.java
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ import android.os.SystemClock;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
 
-import com.android.inputmethod.accessibility.AccessibilityUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.BogusMoveEventDetector;
+import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.GestureEnabler;
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.GestureStroke;
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.GestureStroke.GestureStrokeParams;
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.GestureStrokeWithPreviewPoints;
@@ -50,12 +50,6 @@ public final class PointerTracker implements PointerTrackerQueue.Element {
     private static final boolean DEBUG_LISTENER = false;
     private static boolean DEBUG_MODE = LatinImeLogger.sDBG || DEBUG_EVENT;
 
-    /** True if {@link PointerTracker}s should handle gesture events. */
-    private static boolean sShouldHandleGesture = false;
-    private static boolean sMainDictionaryAvailable = false;
-    private static boolean sGestureHandlingEnabledByInputField = false;
-    private static boolean sGestureHandlingEnabledByUser = false;
-
     public interface DrawingProxy {
         public void invalidateKey(Key key);
         public void showKeyPreview(Key key);
@@ -137,6 +131,8 @@ public final class PointerTracker implements PointerTrackerQueue.Element {
         }
     }
 
+    private static GestureEnabler sGestureEnabler = new GestureEnabler();
+
     // Parameters for pointer handling.
     private static PointerTrackerParams sParams;
     private static GestureStrokeParams sGestureStrokeParams;
@@ -229,22 +225,13 @@ public final class PointerTracker implements PointerTrackerQueue.Element {
         sDrawingProxy = drawingProxy;
     }
 
-    private static void updateGestureHandlingMode() {
-        sShouldHandleGesture = sMainDictionaryAvailable
-                && sGestureHandlingEnabledByInputField
-                && sGestureHandlingEnabledByUser
-                && !AccessibilityUtils.getInstance().isTouchExplorationEnabled();
-    }
-
     // Note that this method is called from a non-UI thread.
     public static void setMainDictionaryAvailability(final boolean mainDictionaryAvailable) {
-        sMainDictionaryAvailable = mainDictionaryAvailable;
-        updateGestureHandlingMode();
+        sGestureEnabler.setMainDictionaryAvailability(mainDictionaryAvailable);
     }
 
     public static void setGestureHandlingEnabledByUser(final boolean gestureHandlingEnabledByUser) {
-        sGestureHandlingEnabledByUser = gestureHandlingEnabledByUser;
-        updateGestureHandlingMode();
+        sGestureEnabler.setGestureHandlingEnabledByUser(gestureHandlingEnabledByUser);
     }
 
     public static PointerTracker getPointerTracker(final int id) {
@@ -278,8 +265,7 @@ public final class PointerTracker implements PointerTrackerQueue.Element {
             tracker.setKeyDetectorInner(keyDetector);
         }
         final Keyboard keyboard = keyDetector.getKeyboard();
-        sGestureHandlingEnabledByInputField = !keyboard.mId.passwordInput();
-        updateGestureHandlingMode();
+        sGestureEnabler.setPasswordMode(keyboard.mId.passwordInput());
     }
 
     public static void setReleasedKeyGraphicsToAllKeys() {
@@ -484,7 +470,7 @@ public final class PointerTracker implements PointerTrackerQueue.Element {
     }
 
     private static boolean needsToSuppressKeyPreviewPopup(final long eventTime) {
-        if (!sShouldHandleGesture) return false;
+        if (!sGestureEnabler.shouldHandleGesture()) return false;
         return sTypingTimeRecorder.needsToSuppressKeyPreviewPopup(eventTime);
     }
 
@@ -761,7 +747,7 @@ public final class PointerTracker implements PointerTrackerQueue.Element {
         }
         sPointerTrackerQueue.add(this);
         onDownEventInternal(x, y, eventTime);
-        if (!sShouldHandleGesture) {
+        if (!sGestureEnabler.shouldHandleGesture()) {
             return;
         }
         // A gesture should start only from a non-modifier key. Note that the gesture detection is
@@ -862,7 +848,7 @@ public final class PointerTracker implements PointerTrackerQueue.Element {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (sShouldHandleGesture && me != null) {
+        if (sGestureEnabler.shouldHandleGesture() && me != null) {
             // Add historical points to gesture path.
             final int pointerIndex = me.findPointerIndex(mPointerId);
             final int historicalSize = me.getHistorySize();
@@ -1014,7 +1000,7 @@ public final class PointerTracker implements PointerTrackerQueue.Element {
         final Key oldKey = mCurrentKey;
         final Key newKey = onMoveKey(x, y);
 
-        if (sShouldHandleGesture) {
+        if (sGestureEnabler.shouldHandleGesture()) {
             // Register move event on gesture tracker.
             onGestureMoveEvent(x, y, eventTime, true /* isMajorEvent */, newKey);
             if (sInGesture) {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/EmojiPageKeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/EmojiPageKeyboardView.java
index 5a996ff53..2e80f7962 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/EmojiPageKeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/EmojiPageKeyboardView.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public final class EmojiPageKeyboardView extends KeyboardView implements
         return true;
     }
 
-    // {@link GestureDetector#OnGestureListener} methods.
+    // {@link GestureEnabler#OnGestureListener} methods.
     private Key mCurrentKey;
 
     private Key getKey(final MotionEvent e) {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/GestureEnabler.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/GestureEnabler.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d14ae924
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/GestureEnabler.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 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.
+ */
+
+package com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal;
+
+import com.android.inputmethod.accessibility.AccessibilityUtils;
+
+public final class GestureEnabler {
+    /** True if we should handle gesture events. */
+    private boolean mShouldHandleGesture;
+    private boolean mMainDictionaryAvailable;
+    private boolean mGestureHandlingEnabledByInputField;
+    private boolean mGestureHandlingEnabledByUser;
+
+    private void updateGestureHandlingMode() {
+        mShouldHandleGesture = mMainDictionaryAvailable
+                && mGestureHandlingEnabledByInputField
+                && mGestureHandlingEnabledByUser
+                && !AccessibilityUtils.getInstance().isTouchExplorationEnabled();
+    }
+
+    // Note that this method is called from a non-UI thread.
+    public void setMainDictionaryAvailability(final boolean mainDictionaryAvailable) {
+        mMainDictionaryAvailable = mainDictionaryAvailable;
+        updateGestureHandlingMode();
+    }
+
+    public void setGestureHandlingEnabledByUser(final boolean gestureHandlingEnabledByUser) {
+        mGestureHandlingEnabledByUser = gestureHandlingEnabledByUser;
+        updateGestureHandlingMode();
+    }
+
+    public void setPasswordMode(final boolean passwordMode) {
+        mGestureHandlingEnabledByInputField = !passwordMode;
+        updateGestureHandlingMode();
+    }
+
+    public boolean shouldHandleGesture() {
+        return mShouldHandleGesture;
+    }
+}