diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
index e1c841de7..810bd9150 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ public final class MainKeyboardView extends KeyboardView implements PointerTrack
      */
     @Override
     public void setKeyboard(final Keyboard keyboard) {
-        // Remove any pending messages.
-        mKeyTimerHandler.cancelAllKeyTimers();
+        // Remove any pending messages, except dismissing preview and key repeat.
+        mKeyTimerHandler.cancelLongPressTimers();
         super.setKeyboard(keyboard);
         mKeyDetector.setKeyboard(
                 keyboard, -getPaddingLeft(), -getPaddingTop() + getVerticalCorrection());
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/TimerHandler.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/TimerHandler.java
index 3298a3f24..ec7b9b024 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/TimerHandler.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/TimerHandler.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public final class TimerHandler extends LeakGuardHandlerWrapper<Callbacks> imple
         removeMessages(MSG_LONGPRESS_SHIFT_KEY);
     }
 
-    private void cancelLongPressTimers() {
+    public void cancelLongPressTimers() {
         removeMessages(MSG_LONGPRESS_KEY);
         removeMessages(MSG_LONGPRESS_SHIFT_KEY);
     }