diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
index a5205d8ba..a1eed73e4 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
@@ -1370,4 +1370,8 @@ public final class MainKeyboardView extends KeyboardView implements PointerTrack
             drawIcon(canvas, mSpaceIcon, x, y, iconWidth, iconHeight);
         }
     }
+
+    public void deallocateMemory() {
+        mGestureTrailsPreview.deallocateMemory();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/GestureTrailsPreview.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/GestureTrailsPreview.java
index dff5177ce..d4c25941c 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/GestureTrailsPreview.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/GestureTrailsPreview.java
@@ -104,7 +104,12 @@ public final class GestureTrailsPreview extends AbstractDrawingPreview {
         freeOffscreenBuffer();
     }
 
+    public void deallocateMemory() {
+        freeOffscreenBuffer();
+    }
+
     private void freeOffscreenBuffer() {
+        mOffscreenCanvas.setBitmap(null);
         if (mOffscreenBuffer != null) {
             mOffscreenBuffer.recycle();
             mOffscreenBuffer = null;
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 093d87dac..614c14308 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -894,6 +894,7 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
         final MainKeyboardView mainKeyboardView = mKeyboardSwitcher.getMainKeyboardView();
         if (mainKeyboardView != null) {
             mainKeyboardView.cancelAllOngoingEvents();
+            mainKeyboardView.deallocateMemory();
         }
         // Remove pending messages related to update suggestions
         mHandler.cancelUpdateSuggestionStrip();