diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/ViewCompatUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/ViewCompatUtils.java
index deb6809e7..afbe8c890 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/ViewCompatUtils.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/ViewCompatUtils.java
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ public final class ViewCompatUtils {
     private static final Method METHOD_setPaddingRelative = CompatUtils.getMethod(
             View.class, "setPaddingRelative",
             int.class, int.class, int.class, int.class);
+    // Note that View.setElevation(float) has been introduced in API level 21.
+    private static final Method METHOD_setElevation = CompatUtils.getMethod(
+            View.class, "setElevation", float.class);
 
     private ViewCompatUtils() {
         // This utility class is not publicly instantiable.
@@ -51,4 +54,11 @@ public final class ViewCompatUtils {
         }
         CompatUtils.invoke(view, null, METHOD_setPaddingRelative, start, top, end, bottom);
     }
+
+    public static void setElevation(final View view, final float elevation) {
+        if (METHOD_setElevation == null) {
+            return;
+        }
+        CompatUtils.invoke(view, null, METHOD_setElevation, elevation);
+    }
 }