diff --git a/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java b/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
index 2a6fd56..924ef74 100644
--- a/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
+++ b/src/com/android/launcher2/Launcher.java
@@ -42,11 +42,14 @@
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
 import android.graphics.drawable.ColorDrawable;
+import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
 import android.os.SystemProperties;
+import android.provider.ContactsContract;
 import android.provider.LiveFolders;
+import android.telephony.PhoneNumberUtils;
 import android.text.Selection;
 import android.text.SpannableStringBuilder;
 import android.text.TextUtils;
@@ -201,6 +204,7 @@
 
     private ImageView mPreviousView;
     private ImageView mNextView;
+    private boolean mUtsTestMode;
 
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
@@ -409,6 +413,7 @@
         super.onResume();
 
         mPaused = false;
+        mUtsTestMode = SystemProperties.getInt("persist.sys.uts-test-mode", 0) == 1;
 
         if (mRestoring) {
             mWorkspaceLoading = true;
@@ -480,6 +485,10 @@
 
     @Override
     public boolean onKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
+        if (mUtsTestMode) {
+            return handleUtsTestModeKeyDown(keyCode, event);
+        }
+
         boolean handled = super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
         if (!handled && acceptFilter() && keyCode != KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER) {
             boolean gotKey = TextKeyListener.getInstance().onKeyDown(mWorkspace, mDefaultKeySsb,
@@ -503,6 +512,52 @@
         return handled;
     }
 
+    public boolean handleUtsTestModeKeyDown(int keyCode, KeyEvent event) {
+        Log.d(TAG, "UTS-TEST-MODE");
+        boolean handled = super.onKeyDown(keyCode, event);
+        if (!handled && acceptFilter() && keyCode != KeyEvent.KEYCODE_ENTER) {
+            boolean gotKey = TextKeyListener.getInstance().onKeyDown(mWorkspace, mDefaultKeySsb,
+                    keyCode, event);
+            if (gotKey && mDefaultKeySsb != null && mDefaultKeySsb.length() > 0) {
+                // something usable has been typed - dispatch it now.
+                final String str = mDefaultKeySsb.toString();
+
+                boolean isDialable = true;
+                final int count = str.length();
+                for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+                    if (!PhoneNumberUtils.isReallyDialable(str.charAt(i))) {
+                        isDialable = false;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                Intent intent;
+                if (isDialable) {
+                    intent = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_DIAL, Uri.fromParts("tel", str, null));
+                } else {
+                    intent = new Intent(ContactsContract.Intents.UI.FILTER_CONTACTS_ACTION);
+                    intent.putExtra(ContactsContract.Intents.UI.FILTER_TEXT_EXTRA_KEY, str);
+                }
+
+                intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK
+                        | Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_RESET_TASK_IF_NEEDED);
+
+                try {
+                    startActivity(intent);
+                } catch (android.content.ActivityNotFoundException ex) {
+                    // Oh well... no one knows how to filter/dial. Life goes on.
+                }
+
+                mDefaultKeySsb.clear();
+                mDefaultKeySsb.clearSpans();
+                Selection.setSelection(mDefaultKeySsb, 0);
+
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return handled;
+    }
+
     private String getTypedText() {
         return mDefaultKeySsb.toString();
     }