diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index c35c960..3d32ee6 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -2059,10 +2059,12 @@
         if (ic == null) return false;
         CharSequence before = ic.getTextBeforeCursor(1, 0);
         CharSequence after = ic.getTextAfterCursor(1, 0);
-        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(before) && !mSettingsValues.isWordSeparator(before.charAt(0))) {
+        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(before) && !mSettingsValues.isWordSeparator(before.charAt(0))
+                && !mSettingsValues.isSymbolExcludedFromWordSeparators(before.charAt(0))) {
             return true;
         }
-        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(after) && !mSettingsValues.isWordSeparator(after.charAt(0))) {
+        if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(after) && !mSettingsValues.isWordSeparator(after.charAt(0))
+                && !mSettingsValues.isSymbolExcludedFromWordSeparators(after.charAt(0))) {
             return true;
         }
         return false;
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTests.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTests.java
index a6a4d93..595fe5b 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTests.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTests.java
@@ -554,6 +554,22 @@
                 EXPECTED_RESULT, mTextView.getText().toString());
     }
 
+    public void testAutoCorrectionWithSingleQuoteInside() {
+        final String WORD_TO_TYPE = "you'f ";
+        final String EXPECTED_RESULT = "you'd ";
+        type(WORD_TO_TYPE);
+        assertEquals("auto-correction with single quote inside",
+                EXPECTED_RESULT, mTextView.getText().toString());
+    }
+
+    public void testAutoCorrectionWithSingleQuotesAround() {
+        final String WORD_TO_TYPE = "'tgis' ";
+        final String EXPECTED_RESULT = "'this' ";
+        type(WORD_TO_TYPE);
+        assertEquals("auto-correction with single quotes around",
+                EXPECTED_RESULT, mTextView.getText().toString());
+    }
+
     // A helper class to ease span tests
     private static class Span {
         final SpannableStringBuilder mInputText;