diff --git a/java/res/xml/keyboard_layout_set_qwerty.xml b/java/res/xml/keyboard_layout_set_qwerty.xml
index 1aa6f01..7c9a140 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/keyboard_layout_set_qwerty.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/keyboard_layout_set_qwerty.xml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         latin:elementName="alphabet"
         latin:elementKeyboard="@xml/kbd_qwerty"
         latin:enableProximityCharsCorrection="true"
-        latin:supportsSplitLayout="false" />
+        latin:supportsSplitLayout="true" />
     <Element
         latin:elementName="symbols"
         latin:elementKeyboard="@xml/kbd_symbols" />
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardId.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardId.java
index 43c6144..f9cf353 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardId.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardId.java
@@ -77,8 +77,7 @@
 
     private final int mHashCode;
 
-    public KeyboardId(final int elementId, final KeyboardLayoutSet.Params params,
-        boolean isSplitLayout) {
+    public KeyboardId(final int elementId, final KeyboardLayoutSet.Params params) {
         mSubtype = params.mSubtype;
         mLocale = SubtypeLocaleUtils.getSubtypeLocale(mSubtype);
         mWidth = params.mKeyboardWidth;
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@
         mCustomActionLabel = (mEditorInfo.actionLabel != null)
                 ? mEditorInfo.actionLabel.toString() : null;
         mHasShortcutKey = params.mVoiceInputKeyEnabled;
-        mIsSplitLayout = isSplitLayout;
+        mIsSplitLayout = params.mIsSplitLayoutEnabled;
 
         mHashCode = computeHashCode(this);
     }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardLayoutSet.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardLayoutSet.java
index 1dbecdc..47fb7b3 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardLayoutSet.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardLayoutSet.java
@@ -115,6 +115,12 @@
         int mKeyboardWidth;
         int mKeyboardHeight;
         int mScriptId = ScriptUtils.SCRIPT_LATIN;
+        // Indicates if the user has enabled the split-layout preference
+        // and the required ProductionFlags are enabled.
+        boolean mIsSplitLayoutEnabledByUser;
+        // Indicates if split layout is actually enabled, taking into account
+        // whether the user has enabled it, and the keyboard layout supports it.
+        boolean mIsSplitLayoutEnabled;
         // Sparse array of KeyboardLayoutSet element parameters indexed by element's id.
         final SparseArray<ElementParams> mKeyboardLayoutSetElementIdToParamsMap =
                 new SparseArray<>();
@@ -170,9 +176,9 @@
         // specified as an elementKeyboard attribute in the file.
         // The KeyboardId is an internal key for a Keyboard object.
 
-        // TODO: AND mSupportsSplitLayout with the user preference that forces a split.
-        final KeyboardId id = new KeyboardId(keyboardLayoutSetElementId, mParams,
-                elementParams.mSupportsSplitLayout);
+        mParams.mIsSplitLayoutEnabled = mParams.mIsSplitLayoutEnabledByUser
+                && elementParams.mSupportsSplitLayout;
+        final KeyboardId id = new KeyboardId(keyboardLayoutSetElementId, mParams);
         try {
             return getKeyboard(elementParams, id);
         } catch (final RuntimeException e) {
@@ -290,12 +296,19 @@
             return this;
         }
 
-        public void disableTouchPositionCorrectionData() {
+        public Builder disableTouchPositionCorrectionData() {
             mParams.mDisableTouchPositionCorrectionDataForTest = true;
+            return this;
         }
 
-        public void setScriptId(final int scriptId) {
+        public Builder setScriptId(final int scriptId) {
             mParams.mScriptId = scriptId;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder setSplitLayoutEnabledByUser(final boolean enabled) {
+            mParams.mIsSplitLayoutEnabledByUser = enabled;
+            return this;
         }
 
         public KeyboardLayoutSet build() {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSwitcher.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSwitcher.java
index 6cd7955..246d11b 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSwitcher.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardSwitcher.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.RichInputMethodManager;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.SubtypeSwitcher;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.WordComposer;
+import com.android.inputmethod.latin.define.ProductionFlags;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.settings.Settings;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.settings.SettingsValues;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.ResourceUtils;
@@ -114,6 +115,8 @@
         builder.setSubtype(mSubtypeSwitcher.getCurrentSubtype());
         builder.setVoiceInputKeyEnabled(settingsValues.mShowsVoiceInputKey);
         builder.setLanguageSwitchKeyEnabled(mLatinIME.shouldShowLanguageSwitchKey());
+        builder.setSplitLayoutEnabledByUser(ProductionFlags.IS_SPLIT_KEYBOARD_SUPPORTED
+                && settingsValues.mIsSplitKeyboardEnabled);
         mKeyboardLayoutSet = builder.build();
         try {
             mState.onLoadKeyboard(currentAutoCapsState, currentRecapitalizeState);
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeyboardBuilder.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeyboardBuilder.java
index fa41927..2056a0b 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeyboardBuilder.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/internal/KeyboardBuilder.java
@@ -674,15 +674,18 @@
                     R.styleable.Keyboard_Case_languageCode, id.mLocale.getLanguage());
             final boolean countryCodeMatched = matchString(caseAttr,
                     R.styleable.Keyboard_Case_countryCode, id.mLocale.getCountry());
+            final boolean splitLayoutMatched = matchBoolean(caseAttr,
+                    R.styleable.Keyboard_Case_isSplitLayout, id.mIsSplitLayout);
             final boolean selected = keyboardLayoutSetMatched && keyboardLayoutSetElementMatched
                     && keyboardThemeMacthed && modeMatched && navigateNextMatched
                     && navigatePreviousMatched && passwordInputMatched && clobberSettingsKeyMatched
                     && hasShortcutKeyMatched  && languageSwitchKeyEnabledMatched
                     && isMultiLineMatched && imeActionMatched && isIconDefinedMatched
-                    && localeCodeMatched && languageCodeMatched && countryCodeMatched;
+                    && localeCodeMatched && languageCodeMatched && countryCodeMatched
+                    && splitLayoutMatched;
 
             if (DEBUG) {
-                startTag("<%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s>%s", TAG_CASE,
+                startTag("<%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s%s>%s", TAG_CASE,
                         textAttr(caseAttr.getString(
                                 R.styleable.Keyboard_Case_keyboardLayoutSet), "keyboardLayoutSet"),
                         textAttr(caseAttr.getString(
@@ -707,6 +710,8 @@
                                 "languageSwitchKeyEnabled"),
                         booleanAttr(caseAttr, R.styleable.Keyboard_Case_isMultiLine,
                                 "isMultiLine"),
+                        booleanAttr(caseAttr, R.styleable.Keyboard_Case_isSplitLayout,
+                                "splitLayout"),
                         textAttr(caseAttr.getString(R.styleable.Keyboard_Case_isIconDefined),
                                 "isIconDefined"),
                         textAttr(caseAttr.getString(R.styleable.Keyboard_Case_localeCode),
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardLayoutSetTestsBase.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardLayoutSetTestsBase.java
index b64ab8c..5bca2dc 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardLayoutSetTestsBase.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardLayoutSetTestsBase.java
@@ -117,12 +117,12 @@
     protected KeyboardLayoutSet createKeyboardLayoutSet(final InputMethodSubtype subtype,
             final EditorInfo editorInfo) {
         return createKeyboardLayoutSet(subtype, editorInfo, false /* voiceInputKeyEnabled */,
-                false /* languageSwitchKeyEnabled */);
+                false /* languageSwitchKeyEnabled */, false /* splitLayoutEnabled */);
     }
 
     protected KeyboardLayoutSet createKeyboardLayoutSet(final InputMethodSubtype subtype,
             final EditorInfo editorInfo, final boolean voiceInputKeyEnabled,
-            final boolean languageSwitchKeyEnabled) {
+            final boolean languageSwitchKeyEnabled, final boolean splitLayoutEnabled) {
         final Context context = getContext();
         final Resources res = context.getResources();
         final int keyboardWidth = ResourceUtils.getDefaultKeyboardWidth(res);
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@
         builder.setKeyboardGeometry(keyboardWidth, keyboardHeight)
                 .setSubtype(new RichInputMethodSubtype(subtype))
                 .setVoiceInputKeyEnabled(voiceInputKeyEnabled)
-                .setLanguageSwitchKeyEnabled(languageSwitchKeyEnabled);
+                .setLanguageSwitchKeyEnabled(languageSwitchKeyEnabled)
+                .setSplitLayoutEnabledByUser(splitLayoutEnabled);
         return builder.build();
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/EnglishSplitCustomizer.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/EnglishSplitCustomizer.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6d57d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/EnglishSplitCustomizer.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 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.keyboard.layout.tests;
+
+import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.layout.LayoutBase;
+import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.layout.expected.ExpectedKey;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+public class EnglishSplitCustomizer extends EnglishCustomizer {
+
+    EnglishSplitCustomizer(Locale locale) {
+        super(locale);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ExpectedKey[] getSpaceKeys(final boolean isPhone) {
+        return LayoutBase.joinKeys(
+                LayoutBase.LANGUAGE_SWITCH_KEY, LayoutBase.SPACE_KEY, LayoutBase.SPACE_KEY);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/LayoutTestsBase.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/LayoutTestsBase.java
index a22ed60..a8c4ac8 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/LayoutTestsBase.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/LayoutTestsBase.java
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
                 + (isPhone() ? "phone" : "tablet");
         // TODO: Test with language switch key enabled and disabled.
         mKeyboardLayoutSet = createKeyboardLayoutSet(mSubtype, null /* editorInfo */,
-                true /* voiceInputKeyEnabled */, true /* languageSwitchKeyEnabled */);
+                true /* voiceInputKeyEnabled */, true /* languageSwitchKeyEnabled */,
+                false /* splitLayoutEnabled */);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsDvorakEmail.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsDvorakEmail.java
index 37ca092..b25b846 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsDvorakEmail.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsDvorakEmail.java
@@ -44,12 +44,13 @@
     @Override
     protected KeyboardLayoutSet createKeyboardLayoutSet(final InputMethodSubtype subtype,
             final EditorInfo editorInfo, final boolean voiceInputKeyEnabled,
-            final boolean languageSwitchKeyEnabled) {
+            final boolean languageSwitchKeyEnabled, final boolean splitLayoutEnabled) {
         final EditorInfo emailField = new EditorInfo();
         emailField.inputType =
                 InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_EMAIL_ADDRESS;
         return super.createKeyboardLayoutSet(
-                subtype, emailField, voiceInputKeyEnabled, languageSwitchKeyEnabled);
+                subtype, emailField, voiceInputKeyEnabled, languageSwitchKeyEnabled,
+                splitLayoutEnabled);
     }
 
     private static class DvorakEmailCustomizer extends EnglishDvorakCustomizer {
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsDvorakUrl.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsDvorakUrl.java
index 3bcae0c..ba22f37 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsDvorakUrl.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsDvorakUrl.java
@@ -44,12 +44,13 @@
     @Override
     protected KeyboardLayoutSet createKeyboardLayoutSet(final InputMethodSubtype subtype,
             final EditorInfo editorInfo, final boolean voiceInputKeyEnabled,
-            final boolean languageSwitchKeyEnabled) {
+            final boolean languageSwitchKeyEnabled, final boolean splitLayoutEnabled) {
         final EditorInfo emailField = new EditorInfo();
         emailField.inputType =
                 InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_URI;
         return super.createKeyboardLayoutSet(
-                subtype, emailField, voiceInputKeyEnabled, languageSwitchKeyEnabled);
+                subtype, emailField, voiceInputKeyEnabled, languageSwitchKeyEnabled,
+                splitLayoutEnabled);
     }
 
     private static class DvorakUrlCustomizer extends EnglishDvorakCustomizer {
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsQwertyEmail.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsQwertyEmail.java
index 8563d69..f898632 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsQwertyEmail.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsQwertyEmail.java
@@ -42,12 +42,13 @@
     @Override
     protected KeyboardLayoutSet createKeyboardLayoutSet(final InputMethodSubtype subtype,
             final EditorInfo editorInfo, final boolean voiceInputKeyEnabled,
-            final boolean languageSwitchKeyEnabled) {
+            final boolean languageSwitchKeyEnabled, final boolean splitLayoutEnabled) {
         final EditorInfo emailField = new EditorInfo();
         emailField.inputType =
                 InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_EMAIL_ADDRESS;
         return super.createKeyboardLayoutSet(
-                subtype, emailField, voiceInputKeyEnabled, languageSwitchKeyEnabled);
+                subtype, emailField, voiceInputKeyEnabled, languageSwitchKeyEnabled,
+                splitLayoutEnabled);
     }
 
     private static class EnglishEmailCustomizer extends EnglishCustomizer {
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsQwertyUrl.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsQwertyUrl.java
index 1c1a2bb..0b69c7b 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsQwertyUrl.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsQwertyUrl.java
@@ -42,12 +42,13 @@
     @Override
     protected KeyboardLayoutSet createKeyboardLayoutSet(final InputMethodSubtype subtype,
             final EditorInfo editorInfo, final boolean voiceInputKeyEnabled,
-            final boolean languageSwitchKeyEnabled) {
+            final boolean languageSwitchKeyEnabled, final boolean splitLayoutEnabled) {
         final EditorInfo emailField = new EditorInfo();
         emailField.inputType =
                 InputType.TYPE_CLASS_TEXT | InputType.TYPE_TEXT_VARIATION_URI;
         return super.createKeyboardLayoutSet(
-                subtype, emailField, voiceInputKeyEnabled, languageSwitchKeyEnabled);
+                subtype, emailField, voiceInputKeyEnabled, languageSwitchKeyEnabled,
+                splitLayoutEnabled);
     }
 
     private static class EnglishUrlCustomizer extends EnglishCustomizer {
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsSplitLayoutQwertyEnglishUS.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsSplitLayoutQwertyEnglishUS.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9e40e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/layout/tests/TestsSplitLayoutQwertyEnglishUS.java
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 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.keyboard.layout.tests;
+
+import android.test.suitebuilder.annotation.SmallTest;
+import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo;
+import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodSubtype;
+
+import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.KeyboardLayoutSet;
+import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.layout.LayoutBase;
+import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.layout.Qwerty;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+/**
+ * en_US: English (United States)/qwerty - split layout
+ */
+@SmallTest
+public class TestsSplitLayoutQwertyEnglishUS extends LayoutTestsBase {
+    private static final Locale LOCALE = new Locale("en", "US");
+    private static final LayoutBase LAYOUT = new Qwerty(new EnglishSplitCustomizer(LOCALE));
+
+    @Override
+    protected KeyboardLayoutSet createKeyboardLayoutSet(final InputMethodSubtype subtype,
+            final EditorInfo editorInfo, final boolean voiceInputKeyEnabled,
+            final boolean languageSwitchKeyEnabled, final boolean splitLayoutEnabled) {
+        return super.createKeyboardLayoutSet(subtype, editorInfo, voiceInputKeyEnabled,
+            languageSwitchKeyEnabled, true /* splitLayoutEnabled */);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    LayoutBase getLayout() { return LAYOUT; }
+}