diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 592db35dd..cebc93c18 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -2369,9 +2369,11 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
         // Please note that if mSuggest is null, it means that everything is off: suggestion
         // and correction, so we shouldn't try to show the hint
         final boolean showingAddToDictionaryHint =
-                SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_TYPED == suggestionInfo.mKind && mSuggest != null
-                // If the suggestion is not in the dictionary, the hint should be shown.
-                && !AutoCorrection.isValidWord(mSuggest, suggestion, true);
+                (SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_TYPED == suggestionInfo.mKind
+                        || SuggestedWordInfo.KIND_OOV_CORRECTION == suggestionInfo.mKind)
+                        && mSuggest != null
+                        // If the suggestion is not in the dictionary, the hint should be shown.
+                        && !AutoCorrection.isValidWord(mSuggest, suggestion, true);
 
         if (mSettings.isInternal()) {
             Stats.onSeparator((char)Constants.CODE_SPACE,
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
index dfddb0ffe..1f453273b 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SuggestedWords.java
@@ -132,7 +132,10 @@ public final class SuggestedWords {
         public static final int KIND_APP_DEFINED = 6; // Suggested by the application
         public static final int KIND_SHORTCUT = 7; // A shortcut
         public static final int KIND_PREDICTION = 8; // A prediction (== a suggestion with no input)
-        public static final int KIND_RESUMED = 9; // A resumed suggestion (comes from a span)
+        // KIND_RESUMED: A resumed suggestion (comes from a span, currently this type is used only
+        // in java for re-correction)
+        public static final int KIND_RESUMED = 9;
+        public static final int KIND_OOV_CORRECTION = 10; // Most probable string correction
 
         public static final int KIND_MASK_FLAGS = 0xFFFFFF00; // Mask to get the flags
         public static final int KIND_FLAG_POSSIBLY_OFFENSIVE = 0x80000000;