diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 71fd10e83..258f21f7c 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -1089,7 +1089,10 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements KeyboardActionListen
                 - keyboardHeight;
 
         final LayoutParams params = mKeyPreviewBackingView.getLayoutParams();
-        params.height = mSuggestionStripView.setMoreSuggestionsHeight(remainingHeight);
+        mSuggestionStripView.setMoreSuggestionsHeight(remainingHeight);
+
+        // Let the backing cover the remaining region entirely.
+        params.height = remainingHeight;
         mKeyPreviewBackingView.setLayoutParams(params);
         return params.height;
     }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripLayoutHelper.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripLayoutHelper.java
index c5f062d5b..7307ca1ba 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripLayoutHelper.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripLayoutHelper.java
@@ -167,16 +167,14 @@ final class SuggestionStripLayoutHelper {
         return mMaxMoreSuggestionsRow * mMoreSuggestionsRowHeight + mMoreSuggestionsBottomGap;
     }
 
-    public int setMoreSuggestionsHeight(final int remainingHeight) {
+    public void setMoreSuggestionsHeight(final int remainingHeight) {
         final int currentHeight = getMoreSuggestionsHeight();
         if (currentHeight <= remainingHeight) {
-            return currentHeight;
+            return;
         }
 
         mMaxMoreSuggestionsRow = (remainingHeight - mMoreSuggestionsBottomGap)
                 / mMoreSuggestionsRowHeight;
-        final int newHeight = getMoreSuggestionsHeight();
-        return newHeight;
     }
 
     private static Drawable getMoreSuggestionsHint(final Resources res, final float textSize,
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
index 6c4d80ecb..9b8c38a2d 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
@@ -219,8 +219,8 @@ public final class SuggestionStripView extends RelativeLayout implements OnClick
         mStripVisibilityGroup.showSuggestionsStrip();
     }
 
-    public int setMoreSuggestionsHeight(final int remainingHeight) {
-        return mLayoutHelper.setMoreSuggestionsHeight(remainingHeight);
+    public void setMoreSuggestionsHeight(final int remainingHeight) {
+        mLayoutHelper.setMoreSuggestionsHeight(remainingHeight);
     }
 
     public boolean isShowingAddToDictionaryHint() {