diff --git a/java/res/values-xlarge/donottranslate.xml b/java/res/values-xlarge/donottranslate.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f4e9b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/res/values-xlarge/donottranslate.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/*
+**
+** Copyright 2010, 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.
+*/
+-->
+<resources xmlns:xliff="urn:oasis:names:tc:xliff:document:1.2">
+    <!--  Default value of the visibility of the suggestion strip -->
+    <string name="prefs_suggestion_visibility_default_value" translatable="false">1</string>
+</resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values/donottranslate.xml b/java/res/values/donottranslate.xml
index a7c1fcd..ffd6cce 100644
--- a/java/res/values/donottranslate.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/donottranslate.xml
@@ -32,4 +32,14 @@
     <string name="settings_key_mode_always_show" translatable="false">1</string>
     <!-- Always hide the settings key -->
     <string name="settings_key_mode_always_hide" translatable="false">2</string>
+
+    <!--  Always show the suggestion strip -->
+    <string name="prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_value" translatable="false">0</string>
+    <!--  Show the suggestion strip only on portrait mode -->
+    <string name="prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_only_portrait_value" translatable="false">1</string>
+    <!--  Always hide the suggestion strip -->
+    <string name="prefs_suggestion_visibility_hide_value" translatable="false">2</string>
+    <!--  Default value of the visibility of the suggestion strip -->
+    <string name="prefs_suggestion_visibility_default_value" translatable="false">0</string>
+
 </resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values/strings.xml b/java/res/values/strings.xml
index a1a8112..005fe5e 100644
--- a/java/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -82,10 +82,24 @@
     <string name="quick_fixes_summary">Corrects commonly typed mistakes</string>
     
     <!-- Option to enable showing suggestions -->
-    <string name="show_suggestions">Show suggestions</string>
+    <string name="prefs_show_suggestions">Show suggestions</string>
     <!-- Description for show suggestions -->
-    <string name="show_suggestions_summary">Display suggested words while typing</string>
-    
+    <string name="prefs_show_suggestions_summary">Display suggested words while typing</string>
+    <!--  Option to show/hide the suggestion strip -->
+    <string-array name="prefs_suggestion_visibility_values" translatable="false">
+       <item>@string/prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_value</item>
+       <item>@string/prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_only_portrait_value</item>
+       <item>@string/prefs_suggestion_visibility_hide_value</item>
+    </string-array>
+    <string name="prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_name">Always show</string>
+    <string name="prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_only_portrait_name">Show on portrait mode</string>
+    <string name="prefs_suggestion_visibility_hide_name">Always hide</string>
+    <string-array name="prefs_suggestion_visibilities" translatable="false">
+       <item>@string/prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_name</item>
+       <item>@string/prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_only_portrait_name</item>
+       <item>@string/prefs_suggestion_visibility_hide_name</item>
+    </string-array>
+
     <!-- Option to show/hide the settings key -->
     <string name="prefs_settings_key">Show settings key</string>
     <!-- Array of the settings key mode values -->
diff --git a/java/res/xml/prefs.xml b/java/res/xml/prefs.xml
index af1396c..2ca1af9 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/prefs.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/prefs.xml
@@ -90,12 +90,14 @@
             android:defaultValue="true"
             />
 
-        <CheckBoxPreference
-            android:key="show_suggestions"
-            android:title="@string/show_suggestions"
-            android:summary="@string/show_suggestions_summary"
+        <ListPreference
+            android:key="show_suggestions_setting"
+            android:summary="@string/prefs_show_suggestions_summary"
+            android:title="@string/prefs_show_suggestions"
             android:persistent="true"
-            android:defaultValue="true"
+            android:entryValues="@array/prefs_suggestion_visibility_values"
+            android:entries="@array/prefs_suggestion_visibilities"
+            android:defaultValue="@string/prefs_suggestion_visibility_default_value"
             />
 
         <ListPreference
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 4614df9..b3ac17b 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
     private static final String PREF_POPUP_ON = "popup_on";
     private static final String PREF_AUTO_CAP = "auto_cap";
     private static final String PREF_QUICK_FIXES = "quick_fixes";
-    private static final String PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS = "show_suggestions";
+    private static final String PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS_SETTING = "show_suggestions_setting";
     private static final String PREF_AUTO_COMPLETION_THRESHOLD = "auto_completion_threshold";
     private static final String PREF_BIGRAM_SUGGESTIONS = "bigram_suggestion";
     private static final String PREF_VOICE_MODE = "voice_mode";
@@ -155,6 +155,20 @@
     private static final int POS_METHOD = 0;
     private static final int POS_SETTINGS = 1;
 
+    private int mSuggestionVisibility;
+    private static final int SUGGESTION_VISIBILILTY_SHOW_VALUE
+            = R.string.prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_value;
+    private static final int SUGGESTION_VISIBILILTY_SHOW_ONLY_PORTRAIT_VALUE
+            = R.string.prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_only_portrait_value;
+    private static final int SUGGESTION_VISIBILILTY_HIDE_VALUE
+            = R.string.prefs_suggestion_visibility_hide_value;
+
+    private static final int[] SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_VALUE_ARRAY = new int[] {
+        SUGGESTION_VISIBILILTY_SHOW_VALUE,
+        SUGGESTION_VISIBILILTY_SHOW_ONLY_PORTRAIT_VALUE,
+        SUGGESTION_VISIBILILTY_HIDE_VALUE
+    };
+
     private LinearLayout mCandidateViewContainer;
     private CandidateView mCandidateView;
     private Suggest mSuggest;
@@ -206,7 +220,6 @@
     private boolean mHasUsedVoiceInput;
     private boolean mHasUsedVoiceInputUnsupportedLocale;
     private boolean mLocaleSupportedForVoiceInput;
-    private boolean mShowSuggestions;
     private boolean mIsShowingHint;
     private int     mCorrectionMode;
     private boolean mVoiceButtonEnabled;
@@ -674,7 +687,7 @@
 
         inputView.setPreviewEnabled(mPopupOn);
         inputView.setProximityCorrectionEnabled(true);
-        mPredictionOn = mPredictionOn && (mCorrectionMode > 0 || mShowSuggestions);
+        mPredictionOn = mPredictionOn && (mCorrectionMode > 0 || isSuggestionShown());
         // If we just entered a text field, maybe it has some old text that requires correction
         checkReCorrectionOnStart();
         checkTutorial(attribute.privateImeOptions);
@@ -819,9 +832,8 @@
                         abortCorrection(false);
                         // Show the punctuation suggestions list if the current one is not
                         // and if not showing "Touch again to save".
-                        if (mCandidateView != null
-                                && !mSuggestPuncList.equals(mCandidateView.getSuggestions())
-                                        && !mCandidateView.isShowingAddToDictionaryHint()) {
+                        if (mCandidateView != null && !isShowingPunctuationList()
+                                && !mCandidateView.isShowingAddToDictionaryHint()) {
                             setPunctuationSuggestions();
                         }
                     }
@@ -1574,9 +1586,21 @@
         return mPredictionOn;
     }
 
+    private boolean isShowingPunctuationList() {
+        return mSuggestPuncList.equals(mCandidateView.getSuggestions());
+    }
+
+    private boolean isSuggestionShown() {
+        return (mSuggestionVisibility == SUGGESTION_VISIBILILTY_SHOW_VALUE)
+                || (mSuggestionVisibility == SUGGESTION_VISIBILILTY_SHOW_ONLY_PORTRAIT_VALUE
+                        && mOrientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);
+    }
+
     private boolean isCandidateStripVisible() {
-        return (isPredictionOn() && mShowSuggestions) || mCompletionOn
-                || mCandidateView.isShowingAddToDictionaryHint() || TextEntryState.isCorrecting();
+        boolean forceVisible = mCandidateView.isShowingAddToDictionaryHint()
+                || TextEntryState.isCorrecting();
+        return forceVisible || (isSuggestionShown()
+                && (isPredictionOn() || mCompletionOn || isShowingPunctuationList()));
     }
 
     public void onCancelVoice() {
@@ -2470,6 +2494,18 @@
         mSuggest.setAutoTextEnabled(!different && mQuickFixes);
     }
 
+    private void updateSuggestionVisibility(SharedPreferences prefs) {
+        final String suggestionVisiblityStr = prefs.getString(
+                PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS_SETTING, mResources.getString(
+                        R.string.prefs_suggestion_visibility_default_value));
+        for (int visibility : SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_VALUE_ARRAY) {
+            if (suggestionVisiblityStr.equals(mResources.getString(visibility))) {
+                mSuggestionVisibility = visibility;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     protected void launchSettings() {
         launchSettings(LatinIMESettings.class);
     }
@@ -2515,8 +2551,7 @@
 
         mLocaleSupportedForVoiceInput = voiceInputSupportedLocales.contains(mInputLocale);
 
-        mShowSuggestions = sp.getBoolean(PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS, true);
-        mAutoCorrectEnabled = mShowSuggestions && isAutoCorrectEnabled(sp);
+        mAutoCorrectEnabled = isAutoCorrectEnabled(sp);
         mBigramSuggestionEnabled = mAutoCorrectEnabled && isBigramSuggestionEnabled(sp);
         loadAndSetAutoCompletionThreshold(sp);
 
@@ -2529,6 +2564,7 @@
         }
         updateCorrectionMode();
         updateAutoTextEnabled(mResources.getConfiguration().locale);
+        updateSuggestionVisibility(sp);
         mLanguageSwitcher.loadLocales(sp);
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIMESettings.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIMESettings.java
index d8f3ebc..0f0fe1e 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIMESettings.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIMESettings.java
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     private static final String QUICK_FIXES_KEY = "quick_fixes";
     private static final String PREDICTION_SETTINGS_KEY = "prediction_settings";
     private static final String VOICE_SETTINGS_KEY = "voice_mode";
-    private static final String PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS = "show_suggestions";
     private static final String PREF_AUTO_COMPLETION_THRESHOLD = "auto_completion_threshold";
     private static final String PREF_BIGRAM_SUGGESTIONS = "bigram_suggestion";
     /* package */ static final String PREF_SETTINGS_KEY = "settings_key";
@@ -58,7 +57,6 @@
     private CheckBoxPreference mQuickFixes;
     private ListPreference mVoicePreference;
     private ListPreference mSettingsKeyPreference;
-    private CheckBoxPreference mShowSuggestions;
     private ListPreference mAutoCompletionThreshold;
     private CheckBoxPreference mBigramSuggestion;
     private boolean mVoiceOn;
@@ -69,16 +67,10 @@
     private String mVoiceModeOff;
 
     private void ensureConsistencyOfAutoCompletionSettings() {
-        if (mShowSuggestions.isChecked()) {
-            mAutoCompletionThreshold.setEnabled(true);
-            final String autoCompletionOff = getResources().getString(
-                    R.string.auto_completion_threshold_mode_value_off);
-            final String currentSetting = mAutoCompletionThreshold.getValue();
-            mBigramSuggestion.setEnabled(!currentSetting.equals(autoCompletionOff));
-        } else {
-            mAutoCompletionThreshold.setEnabled(false);
-            mBigramSuggestion.setEnabled(false);
-        }
+        final String autoCompletionOff = getResources().getString(
+                R.string.auto_completion_threshold_mode_value_off);
+        final String currentSetting = mAutoCompletionThreshold.getValue();
+        mBigramSuggestion.setEnabled(!currentSetting.equals(autoCompletionOff));
     }
     @Override
     protected void onCreate(Bundle icicle) {
@@ -94,7 +86,6 @@
         mVoiceOn = !(prefs.getString(VOICE_SETTINGS_KEY, mVoiceModeOff).equals(mVoiceModeOff));
         mLogger = VoiceInputLogger.getLogger(this);
 
-        mShowSuggestions = (CheckBoxPreference) findPreference(PREF_SHOW_SUGGESTIONS);
         mAutoCompletionThreshold = (ListPreference) findPreference(PREF_AUTO_COMPLETION_THRESHOLD);
         mBigramSuggestion = (CheckBoxPreference) findPreference(PREF_BIGRAM_SUGGESTIONS);
         ensureConsistencyOfAutoCompletionSettings();