diff --git a/java/res/drawable-hdpi/emoji_category_tab_selected_lxx_dark.9.png b/java/res/drawable-hdpi/emoji_category_tab_selected_lxx_dark.9.png
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diff --git a/java/res/drawable-mdpi/emoji_category_tab_selected_lxx_dark.9.png b/java/res/drawable-mdpi/emoji_category_tab_selected_lxx_dark.9.png
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diff --git a/java/res/drawable-xhdpi/emoji_category_tab_selected_lxx_dark.9.png b/java/res/drawable-xhdpi/emoji_category_tab_selected_lxx_dark.9.png
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diff --git a/java/res/drawable-xxhdpi/emoji_category_tab_selected_lxx_dark.9.png b/java/res/drawable-xxhdpi/emoji_category_tab_selected_lxx_dark.9.png
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/java/res/drawable-xxhdpi/emoji_category_tab_unselected_lxx_dark.9.png b/java/res/drawable-xxhdpi/emoji_category_tab_unselected_lxx_dark.9.png
deleted file mode 100644
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diff --git a/java/res/layout/emoji_palettes_view.xml b/java/res/layout/emoji_palettes_view.xml
index e2933f96f..68fd37261 100644
--- a/java/res/layout/emoji_palettes_view.xml
+++ b/java/res/layout/emoji_palettes_view.xml
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@
                 android:id="@android:id/tabs"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="match_parent"
-                android:divider="@null"
-                android:tabStripEnabled="true"
-                style="?attr/emojiTabWidgetStyle" />
+                android:divider="@null" />
             <FrameLayout
                 android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
                 android:layout_width="0dip"
@@ -77,8 +75,7 @@
     <com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.emoji.EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView
         android:id="@+id/emoji_category_page_id_view"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="2dip"
-        style="?attr/emojiCategoryPageIndicatorViewStyle" />
+        android:layout_height="2dip" />
     <LinearLayout
         android:id="@+id/emoji_action_bar"
         android:orientation="horizontal"
diff --git a/java/res/values/attrs.xml b/java/res/values/attrs.xml
index 307ef1351..775a90c48 100644
--- a/java/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -30,10 +30,6 @@
         <attr name="keyPreviewTextViewStyle" format="reference"/>
         <!-- EmojiPalettesView style -->
         <attr name="emojiPalettesViewStyle" format="reference" />
-        <!-- TabWidget of EmojiPlettesView style -->
-        <attr name="emojiTabWidgetStyle" format="reference" />
-        <!-- EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView style -->
-        <attr name="emojiCategoryPageIndicatorViewStyle" format="reference" />
         <!-- MoreKeysKeyboard style -->
         <attr name="moreKeysKeyboardStyle" format="reference" />
         <!-- MoreKeysKeyboardView style -->
@@ -176,6 +172,11 @@
     </declare-styleable>
 
     <declare-styleable name="EmojiPalettesView">
+        <attr name="categoryIndicatorEnabled" format="boolean" />
+        <attr name="categoryIndicatorDrawable" format="reference" />
+        <attr name="categoryIndicatorBackground" format="reference" />
+        <attr name="categoryPageIndicatorColor" format="color" />
+        <attr name="categoryPageIndicatorBackground" format="color" />
         <attr name="iconEmojiRecentsTab" format="reference" />
         <attr name="iconEmojiCategory1Tab" format="reference" />
         <attr name="iconEmojiCategory2Tab" format="reference" />
@@ -185,10 +186,6 @@
         <attr name="iconEmojiCategory6Tab" format="reference" />
     </declare-styleable>
 
-    <declare-styleable name="EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView">
-        <attr name="emojiCategoryPageIndicatorColor" format="color" />
-    </declare-styleable>
-
     <declare-styleable name="SuggestionStripView">
         <attr name="suggestionStripOptions" format="integer">
             <!-- This should be aligned with SuggestionStripLayoutHelper.AUTO_CORRECT_* and etc. -->
diff --git a/java/res/values/themes-common.xml b/java/res/values/themes-common.xml
index c5d3f55a1..df26fb3b4 100644
--- a/java/res/values/themes-common.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/themes-common.xml
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@
     <!-- Though {@link EmojiPalettesView} doesn't extend {@link KeyboardView}, some views inside it,
          for instance delete button, need themed {@link KeyboardView} attributes. -->
     <style name="EmojiPalettesView" />
-    <style name="EmojiTabWidget" />
-    <style name="EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView" />
     <style name="MoreKeysKeyboard" />
     <style
         name="MoreKeysKeyboardView"
diff --git a/java/res/values/themes-ics.xml b/java/res/values/themes-ics.xml
index f7ca5a340..319b4aeed 100644
--- a/java/res/values/themes-ics.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/themes-ics.xml
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
         <item name="mainKeyboardViewStyle">@style/MainKeyboardView.ICS</item>
         <item name="keyPreviewTextViewStyle">@style/KeyPreviewTextView.ICS</item>
         <item name="emojiPalettesViewStyle">@style/EmojiPalettesView.ICS</item>
-        <item name="emojiTabWidgetStyle">@style/EmojiTabWidget.ICS</item>
-        <item name="emojiCategoryPageIndicatorViewStyle">@style/EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView.ICS</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboard.ICS</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardViewStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboardView.ICS</item>
         <item name="suggestionStripViewStyle">@style/SuggestionStripView.ICS</item>
@@ -89,6 +87,11 @@
         name="EmojiPalettesView.ICS"
         parent="MainKeyboardView.ICS"
     >
+        <item name="categoryIndicatorEnabled">true</item>
+        <item name="categoryIndicatorDrawable">@drawable/emoji_category_tab_selected_ics</item>
+        <item name="categoryIndicatorBackground">@drawable/emoji_category_tab_unselected_holo_dark</item>
+        <item name="categoryPageIndicatorColor">@color/highlight_color_ics</item>
+        <item name="categoryPageIndicatorBackground">@color/emoji_tab_page_indicator_background_holo</item>
         <item name="iconEmojiRecentsTab">@drawable/ic_emoji_recents_holo_dark</item>
         <item name="iconEmojiCategory1Tab">@drawable/ic_emoji_people_holo_dark</item>
         <item name="iconEmojiCategory2Tab">@drawable/ic_emoji_objects_holo_dark</item>
@@ -97,15 +100,6 @@
         <item name="iconEmojiCategory5Tab">@drawable/ic_emoji_symbols_holo_dark</item>
         <item name="iconEmojiCategory6Tab">@drawable/ic_emoji_emoticons_holo_dark</item>
     </style>
-    <style name="EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView.ICS">
-        <item name="android:background">@color/emoji_tab_page_indicator_background_holo</item>
-        <item name="emojiCategoryPageIndicatorColor">@color/highlight_color_ics</item>
-    </style>
-    <style name="EmojiTabWidget.ICS">
-        <item name="android:background">@drawable/emoji_category_tab_selected_ics</item>
-        <item name="android:tabStripLeft">@drawable/emoji_category_tab_unselected_holo_dark</item>
-        <item name="android:tabStripRight">@drawable/emoji_category_tab_unselected_holo_dark</item>
-    </style>
     <style
         name="MoreKeysKeyboard.ICS"
         parent="Keyboard.ICS"
diff --git a/java/res/values/themes-klp.xml b/java/res/values/themes-klp.xml
index 96d0478ba..208723dd3 100644
--- a/java/res/values/themes-klp.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/themes-klp.xml
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
         <item name="mainKeyboardViewStyle">@style/MainKeyboardView.KLP</item>
         <item name="keyPreviewTextViewStyle">@style/KeyPreviewTextView.KLP</item>
         <item name="emojiPalettesViewStyle">@style/EmojiPalettesView.KLP</item>
-        <item name="emojiTabWidgetStyle">@style/EmojiTabWidget.KLP</item>
-        <item name="emojiCategoryPageIndicatorViewStyle">@style/EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView.KLP</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboard.KLP</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardViewStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboardView.KLP</item>
         <item name="suggestionStripViewStyle">@style/SuggestionStripView.KLP</item>
@@ -89,6 +87,11 @@
         name="EmojiPalettesView.KLP"
         parent="MainKeyboardView.KLP"
     >
+        <item name="categoryIndicatorEnabled">true</item>
+        <item name="categoryIndicatorDrawable">@drawable/emoji_category_tab_selected_klp</item>
+        <item name="categoryIndicatorBackground">@drawable/emoji_category_tab_unselected_holo_dark</item>
+        <item name="categoryPageIndicatorColor">@color/highlight_color_klp</item>
+        <item name="categoryPageIndicatorBackground">@color/emoji_tab_page_indicator_background_holo</item>
         <item name="iconEmojiRecentsTab">@drawable/ic_emoji_recents_holo_dark</item>
         <item name="iconEmojiCategory1Tab">@drawable/ic_emoji_people_holo_dark</item>
         <item name="iconEmojiCategory2Tab">@drawable/ic_emoji_objects_holo_dark</item>
@@ -97,15 +100,6 @@
         <item name="iconEmojiCategory5Tab">@drawable/ic_emoji_symbols_holo_dark</item>
         <item name="iconEmojiCategory6Tab">@drawable/ic_emoji_emoticons_holo_dark</item>
     </style>
-    <style name="EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView.KLP">
-        <item name="android:background">@color/emoji_tab_page_indicator_background_holo</item>
-        <item name="emojiCategoryPageIndicatorColor">@color/highlight_color_klp</item>
-    </style>
-    <style name="EmojiTabWidget.KLP">
-        <item name="android:background">@drawable/emoji_category_tab_selected_klp</item>
-        <item name="android:tabStripLeft">@drawable/emoji_category_tab_unselected_holo_dark</item>
-        <item name="android:tabStripRight">@drawable/emoji_category_tab_unselected_holo_dark</item>
-    </style>
     <style
         name="MoreKeysKeyboard.KLP"
         parent="Keyboard.KLP"
diff --git a/java/res/values/themes-lxx-dark.xml b/java/res/values/themes-lxx-dark.xml
index 98c045def..e9a295c67 100644
--- a/java/res/values/themes-lxx-dark.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/themes-lxx-dark.xml
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
         <item name="mainKeyboardViewStyle">@style/MainKeyboardView.LXX_Dark</item>
         <item name="keyPreviewTextViewStyle">@style/KeyPreviewTextView.LXX_Dark</item>
         <item name="emojiPalettesViewStyle">@style/EmojiPalettesView.LXX_Dark</item>
-        <item name="emojiTabWidgetStyle">@style/EmojiTabWidget.LXX_Dark</item>
-        <item name="emojiCategoryPageIndicatorViewStyle">@style/EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView.LXX_Dark</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboard.LXX_Dark</item>
         <item name="moreKeysKeyboardViewStyle">@style/MoreKeysKeyboardView.LXX_Dark</item>
         <item name="suggestionStripViewStyle">@style/SuggestionStripView.LXX_Dark</item>
@@ -90,6 +88,9 @@
         name="EmojiPalettesView.LXX_Dark"
         parent="MainKeyboardView.LXX_Dark"
     >
+        <item name="categoryIndicatorEnabled">false</item>
+        <item name="categoryPageIndicatorColor">@color/highlight_color_lxx_dark</item>
+        <item name="categoryPageIndicatorBackground">@color/emoji_tab_page_indicator_background_lxx_dark</item>
         <!-- TODO: Update those icons to LXX_Dark theme. -->
         <item name="iconEmojiRecentsTab">@drawable/ic_emoji_recents_holo_dark</item>
         <item name="iconEmojiCategory1Tab">@drawable/ic_emoji_people_holo_dark</item>
@@ -99,15 +100,6 @@
         <item name="iconEmojiCategory5Tab">@drawable/ic_emoji_symbols_holo_dark</item>
         <item name="iconEmojiCategory6Tab">@drawable/ic_emoji_emoticons_holo_dark</item>
     </style>
-    <style name="EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView.LXX_Dark">
-        <item name="android:background">@color/emoji_tab_page_indicator_background_lxx_dark</item>
-        <item name="emojiCategoryPageIndicatorColor">@color/highlight_color_lxx_dark</item>
-    </style>
-    <style name="EmojiTabWidget.LXX_Dark">
-        <item name="android:background">@drawable/emoji_category_tab_selected_lxx_dark</item>
-        <item name="android:tabStripLeft">@drawable/emoji_category_tab_unselected_lxx_dark</item>
-        <item name="android:tabStripRight">@drawable/emoji_category_tab_unselected_lxx_dark</item>
-    </style>
     <style
         name="MoreKeysKeyboard.LXX_Dark"
         parent="Keyboard.LXX_Dark"
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/emoji/EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/emoji/EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView.java
index a6b089169..43d62c71a 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/emoji/EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/emoji/EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView.java
@@ -17,14 +17,11 @@
 package com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.emoji;
 
 import android.content.Context;
-import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.View;
 
-import com.android.inputmethod.latin.R;
-
 public final class EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView extends View {
     private static final float BOTTOM_MARGIN_RATIO = 1.0f;
     private final Paint mPaint = new Paint();
@@ -33,19 +30,17 @@ public final class EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView extends View {
     private float mOffset = 0.0f;
 
     public EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView(final Context context, final AttributeSet attrs) {
-        this(context, attrs, R.attr.emojiCategoryPageIndicatorViewStyle);
+        this(context, attrs, 0);
     }
 
     public EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView(final Context context, final AttributeSet attrs,
             final int defStyle) {
         super(context, attrs, defStyle);
-        final TypedArray indicatorViewAttr = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs,
-                R.styleable.EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView, defStyle,
-                R.style.EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView);
-        final int indicatorColor = indicatorViewAttr.getColor(
-                R.styleable.EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView_emojiCategoryPageIndicatorColor, 0);
-        indicatorViewAttr.recycle();
-        mPaint.setColor(indicatorColor);
+    }
+
+    public void setColors(final int foregroundColor, final int backgroundColor) {
+        mPaint.setColor(foregroundColor);
+        setBackgroundColor(backgroundColor);
     }
 
     public void setCategoryPageId(final int size, final int id, final float offset) {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/emoji/EmojiPalettesView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/emoji/EmojiPalettesView.java
index 6b9e880b9..7368f3c72 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/emoji/EmojiPalettesView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/emoji/EmojiPalettesView.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.TabHost;
 import android.widget.TabHost.OnTabChangeListener;
+import android.widget.TabWidget;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.Key;
@@ -68,6 +69,11 @@ public final class EmojiPalettesView extends LinearLayout implements OnTabChange
         EmojiPageKeyboardView.OnKeyEventListener {
     private final int mFunctionalKeyBackgroundId;
     private final int mSpacebarBackgroundId;
+    private final boolean mCategoryIndicatorEnabled;
+    private final int mCategoryIndicatorDrawableResId;
+    private final int mCategoryIndicatorBackgroundResId;
+    private final int mCategoryPageIndicatorColor;
+    private final int mCategoryPageIndicatorBackground;
     private final DeleteKeyOnTouchListener mDeleteKeyOnTouchListener;
     private EmojiPalettesAdapter mEmojiPalettesAdapter;
     private final EmojiLayoutParams mEmojiLayoutParams;
@@ -114,6 +120,16 @@ public final class EmojiPalettesView extends LinearLayout implements OnTabChange
                 R.styleable.EmojiPalettesView, defStyle, R.style.EmojiPalettesView);
         mEmojiCategory = new EmojiCategory(PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(context),
                 res, layoutSet, emojiPalettesViewAttr);
+        mCategoryIndicatorEnabled = emojiPalettesViewAttr.getBoolean(
+                R.styleable.EmojiPalettesView_categoryIndicatorEnabled, false);
+        mCategoryIndicatorDrawableResId = emojiPalettesViewAttr.getResourceId(
+                R.styleable.EmojiPalettesView_categoryIndicatorDrawable, 0);
+        mCategoryIndicatorBackgroundResId = emojiPalettesViewAttr.getResourceId(
+                R.styleable.EmojiPalettesView_categoryIndicatorBackground, 0);
+        mCategoryPageIndicatorColor = emojiPalettesViewAttr.getColor(
+                R.styleable.EmojiPalettesView_categoryPageIndicatorColor, 0);
+        mCategoryPageIndicatorBackground = emojiPalettesViewAttr.getColor(
+                R.styleable.EmojiPalettesView_categoryPageIndicatorBackground, 0);
         emojiPalettesViewAttr.recycle();
         mDeleteKeyOnTouchListener = new DeleteKeyOnTouchListener(context);
     }
@@ -152,7 +168,15 @@ public final class EmojiPalettesView extends LinearLayout implements OnTabChange
             addTab(mTabHost, properties.mCategoryId);
         }
         mTabHost.setOnTabChangedListener(this);
-        mTabHost.getTabWidget().setStripEnabled(true);
+        final TabWidget tabWidget = mTabHost.getTabWidget();
+        tabWidget.setStripEnabled(mCategoryIndicatorEnabled);
+        if (mCategoryIndicatorEnabled) {
+            // On TabWidget's strip, what looks like an indicator is actually a background.
+            // And what looks like a background are actually left and right drawables.
+            tabWidget.setBackgroundResource(mCategoryIndicatorDrawableResId);
+            tabWidget.setLeftStripDrawable(mCategoryIndicatorBackgroundResId);
+            tabWidget.setRightStripDrawable(mCategoryIndicatorBackgroundResId);
+        }
 
         mEmojiPalettesAdapter = new EmojiPalettesAdapter(mEmojiCategory, this);
 
@@ -165,6 +189,8 @@ public final class EmojiPalettesView extends LinearLayout implements OnTabChange
 
         mEmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView =
                 (EmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView)findViewById(R.id.emoji_category_page_id_view);
+        mEmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView.setColors(
+                mCategoryPageIndicatorColor, mCategoryPageIndicatorBackground);
         mEmojiLayoutParams.setCategoryPageIdViewProperties(mEmojiCategoryPageIndicatorView);
 
         setCurrentCategoryId(mEmojiCategory.getCurrentCategoryId(), true /* force */);