diff --git a/java/res/values/strings.xml b/java/res/values/strings.xml
index 390f72b..828ad6d 100644
--- a/java/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -457,6 +457,8 @@
 disposition that offers additional keys, but smaller keys compared to other common dispositions for
 mobile devices. [CHAR LIMIT=25] -->
     <string name="subtype_no_language_pcqwerty">Alphabet (PC)</string>
+    <!-- Description for Emoji keyboard subtype [CHAR LIMIT=25] -->
+    <string name="subtype_emoji">Emoji</string>
 
     <!-- Title of the preference settings for custom input styles (language and keyboard layout pairs) [CHAR LIMIT=35]-->
     <string name="custom_input_styles_title">Custom input styles</string>
diff --git a/java/res/xml/method.xml b/java/res/xml/method.xml
index 2c3ac57..689b270 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/method.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/method.xml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
     vi: Vietnamese/qwerty
     zu: Zulu/qwerty
     zz: QWERTY/qwerty
+    (zz: Emoji/emoji)
     -->
 <!-- TODO: use <lang>_keyboard icon instead of a common keyboard icon. -->
 <!-- Note: SupportTouchPositionCorrection extra value is obsolete and maintained for backward
@@ -510,4 +511,15 @@
             android:imeSubtypeMode="keyboard"
             android:imeSubtypeExtraValue="KeyboardLayoutSet=qwerty,AsciiCapable,EnabledWhenDefaultIsNotAsciiCapable"
     />
+    <!-- Emoji subtype has to be an addtional subtype added at boot time because ICS doesn't
+         support Emoji. -->
+    <!--
+    <subtype android:icon="@drawable/ic_subtype_keyboard"
+            android:label="@string/subtype_emoji"
+            android:subtypeId="0xc14d88b2"
+            android:imeSubtypeLocale="zz"
+            android:imeSubtypeMode="keyboard"
+            android:imeSubtypeExtraValue="KeyboardLayoutSet=emoji"
+    />
+    -->
 </input-method>