diff --git a/java/res/values/attrs.xml b/java/res/values/attrs.xml
index 721df5ec3..e10bdb16d 100644
--- a/java/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@
 
         <!-- Amount to offset the touch Y coordinate by, for bias correction. -->
         <attr name="verticalCorrection" format="dimension" />
-
-        <attr name="backgroundDimAlpha" format="integer" />
     </declare-styleable>
 
     <declare-styleable name="MainKeyboardView">
@@ -105,6 +103,7 @@
         <attr name="keyPreviewLingerTimeout" format="integer" />
         <!-- Layout resource for more keys keyboard -->
         <attr name="moreKeysKeyboardLayout" format="reference" />
+        <attr name="backgroundDimAlpha" format="integer" />
         <!-- More keys keyboard will shown at touched point. -->
         <attr name="showMoreKeysKeyboardAtTouchedPoint" format="boolean" />
         <!-- Delay after gesture trail starts fading out in millisecond. -->
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
index 54c3e7c91..670564c39 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
  * @attr ref R.styleable#KeyboardView_keyPopupHintLetterPadding
  * @attr ref R.styleable#KeyboardView_keyShiftedLetterHintPadding
  * @attr ref R.styleable#KeyboardView_keyTextShadowRadius
- * @attr ref R.styleable#KeyboardView_backgroundDimAlpha
  * @attr ref R.styleable#KeyboardView_verticalCorrection
  * @attr ref R.styleable#Keyboard_Key_keyTypeface
  * @attr ref R.styleable#Keyboard_Key_keyLetterSize
@@ -83,7 +82,6 @@ public class KeyboardView extends View {
     protected final float mVerticalCorrection;
     protected final Drawable mKeyBackground;
     protected final Rect mKeyBackgroundPadding = new Rect();
-    private final int mBackgroundDimAlpha;
 
     // HORIZONTAL ELLIPSIS "...", character for popup hint.
     private static final String POPUP_HINT_CHAR = "\u2026";
@@ -101,8 +99,6 @@ public class KeyboardView extends View {
     protected final KeyDrawParams mKeyDrawParams = new KeyDrawParams();
 
     // Drawing
-    /** True if the entire keyboard needs to be dimmed. */
-    private boolean mNeedsToDimEntireKeyboard;
     /** True if all keys should be drawn */
     private boolean mInvalidateAllKeys;
     /** The keys that should be drawn */
@@ -147,8 +143,6 @@ public class KeyboardView extends View {
                 R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyTextShadowRadius, 0.0f);
         mVerticalCorrection = keyboardViewAttr.getDimension(
                 R.styleable.KeyboardView_verticalCorrection, 0);
-        mBackgroundDimAlpha = keyboardViewAttr.getInt(
-                R.styleable.KeyboardView_backgroundDimAlpha, 0);
         keyboardViewAttr.recycle();
 
         final TypedArray keyAttr = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs,
@@ -203,7 +197,7 @@ public class KeyboardView extends View {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void onDraw(final Canvas canvas) {
+    protected void onDraw(final Canvas canvas) {
         super.onDraw(canvas);
         if (canvas.isHardwareAccelerated()) {
             onDrawKeyboard(canvas);
@@ -293,15 +287,6 @@ public class KeyboardView extends View {
             }
         }
 
-        // TODO: Move this code block to MainKeyboardView.onDraw
-        // Overlay a dark rectangle to dim.
-        if (mNeedsToDimEntireKeyboard) {
-            paint.setColor(Color.BLACK);
-            paint.setAlpha(mBackgroundDimAlpha);
-            // Note: clipRegion() above is in effect if it was called.
-            canvas.drawRect(0, 0, width, height, paint);
-        }
-
         // ResearchLogging indicator.
         // TODO: Reimplement using a keyboard background image specific to the ResearchLogger,
         // and remove this call.
@@ -313,15 +298,6 @@ public class KeyboardView extends View {
         mInvalidateAllKeys = false;
     }
 
-    // TODO: Move this method to MainKeyboardView.
-    public void dimEntireKeyboard(final boolean dimmed) {
-        final boolean needsRedrawing = mNeedsToDimEntireKeyboard != dimmed;
-        mNeedsToDimEntireKeyboard = dimmed;
-        if (needsRedrawing) {
-            invalidateAllKeys();
-        }
-    }
-
     private void onDrawKey(final Key key, final Canvas canvas, final Paint paint) {
         final int keyDrawX = key.getDrawX() + getPaddingLeft();
         final int keyDrawY = key.mY + getPaddingTop();
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
index 83b37f1b1..ba9cb1f1e 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MainKeyboardView.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
+import android.graphics.Color;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Paint.Align;
 import android.graphics.Typeface;
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ import java.util.WeakHashMap;
  * @attr ref R.styleable#MainKeyboardView_keyPreviewHeight
  * @attr ref R.styleable#MainKeyboardView_keyPreviewLingerTimeout
  * @attr ref R.styleable#MainKeyboardView_moreKeysKeyboardLayout
+ * @attr ref R.styleable#MainKeyboardView_backgroundDimAlpha
  * @attr ref R.styleable#MainKeyboardView_showMoreKeysKeyboardAtTouchPoint
  * @attr ref R.styleable#MainKeyboardView_gestureFloatingPreviewTextLingerTimeout
  * @attr ref R.styleable#MainKeyboardView_gestureStaticTimeThresholdAfterFastTyping
@@ -164,6 +166,8 @@ public final class MainKeyboardView extends KeyboardView implements PointerTrack
     private int mKeyPreviewLingerTimeout;
 
     // More keys keyboard
+    private final Paint mBackgroundDimAlphaPaint = new Paint();
+    private boolean mNeedsToDimEntireKeyboard;
     private final WeakHashMap<Key, MoreKeysPanel> mMoreKeysPanelCache =
             new WeakHashMap<Key, MoreKeysPanel>();
     private final int mMoreKeysLayout;
@@ -492,6 +496,10 @@ public final class MainKeyboardView extends KeyboardView implements PointerTrack
 
         final TypedArray mainKeyboardViewAttr = context.obtainStyledAttributes(
                 attrs, R.styleable.MainKeyboardView, defStyle, R.style.MainKeyboardView);
+        final int backgroundDimAlpha = mainKeyboardViewAttr.getInt(
+                R.styleable.MainKeyboardView_backgroundDimAlpha, 0);
+        mBackgroundDimAlphaPaint.setColor(Color.BLACK);
+        mBackgroundDimAlphaPaint.setAlpha(backgroundDimAlpha);
         mAutoCorrectionSpacebarLedEnabled = mainKeyboardViewAttr.getBoolean(
                 R.styleable.MainKeyboardView_autoCorrectionSpacebarLedEnabled, false);
         mAutoCorrectionSpacebarLedIcon = mainKeyboardViewAttr.getDrawable(
@@ -1306,6 +1314,24 @@ public final class MainKeyboardView extends KeyboardView implements PointerTrack
         invalidateKey(mSpaceKey);
     }
 
+    public void dimEntireKeyboard(final boolean dimmed) {
+        final boolean needsRedrawing = mNeedsToDimEntireKeyboard != dimmed;
+        mNeedsToDimEntireKeyboard = dimmed;
+        if (needsRedrawing) {
+            invalidateAllKeys();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void onDraw(final Canvas canvas) {
+        super.onDraw(canvas);
+
+        // Overlay a dark rectangle to dim.
+        if (mNeedsToDimEntireKeyboard) {
+            canvas.drawRect(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight(), mBackgroundDimAlphaPaint);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     protected void onDrawKeyTopVisuals(final Key key, final Canvas canvas, final Paint paint,
             final KeyDrawParams params) {