diff --git a/java/res/values/strings.xml b/java/res/values/strings.xml
index b1cb6a7..574c2c7 100644
--- a/java/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
     <!-- Title for Latin keyboard input options dialog [CHAR LIMIT=25] -->
     <string name="english_ime_input_options">Input options</string>
 
+    <!-- Title for Latin Keyboard spell checker service -->
+    <string name="spell_checker_service_name">Android correction</string>
+
     <!-- Option to provide vibrate/haptic feedback on keypress -->
     <string name="vibrate_on_keypress">Vibrate on keypress</string>
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerService.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..156510b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not
+ * use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of
+ * the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+ * WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+ * License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under
+ * the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.inputmethod.latin.spellcheck;
+
+import android.service.textservice.SpellCheckerService;
+import android.view.textservice.SuggestionsInfo;
+import android.view.textservice.TextInfo;
+
+/**
+ * Service for spell checking, using LatinIME's dictionaries and mechanisms.
+ */
+public class AndroidSpellCheckerService extends SpellCheckerService {
+    @Override
+    public SuggestionsInfo getSuggestions(TextInfo textInfo, int suggestionsLimit,
+            String locale) {
+        // TODO: implement this
+        String[] candidates = new String[] {"candidate1", "candidate2", "candidate3"};
+        return new SuggestionsInfo(0, candidates);
+    }
+}