diff --git a/java/res/values/gesture-input.xml b/java/res/values/gesture-input.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..235616f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/res/values/gesture-input.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<!--
+/*
+**
+** Copyright 2012, 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>
+    <bool name="config_gesture_input_enabled_by_build_config">false</bool>
+</resources>
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/LatinKeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/LatinKeyboardView.java
index 7714ba8..1eae2c1 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/LatinKeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/LatinKeyboardView.java
@@ -341,10 +341,14 @@
 
         mHasDistinctMultitouch = context.getPackageManager()
                 .hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_TOUCHSCREEN_MULTITOUCH_DISTINCT);
+        final Resources res = getResources();
         final boolean needsPhantomSuddenMoveEventHack = Boolean.parseBoolean(
-                Utils.getDeviceOverrideValue(context.getResources(),
+                Utils.getDeviceOverrideValue(res,
                         R.array.phantom_sudden_move_event_device_list, "false"));
-        PointerTracker.init(mHasDistinctMultitouch, needsPhantomSuddenMoveEventHack);
+        final boolean gestureInputEnabledByBuildConfig = res.getBoolean(
+                R.bool.config_gesture_input_enabled_by_build_config);
+        PointerTracker.init(mHasDistinctMultitouch, needsPhantomSuddenMoveEventHack,
+                gestureInputEnabledByBuildConfig);
 
         final TypedArray a = context.obtainStyledAttributes(
                 attrs, R.styleable.LatinKeyboardView, defStyle, R.style.LatinKeyboardView);
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/PointerTracker.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/PointerTracker.java
index cc6789d..c925227 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/PointerTracker.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/PointerTracker.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
+import com.android.inputmethod.accessibility.AccessibilityUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.GestureStroke;
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.PointerTrackerQueue;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.InputPointers;
@@ -39,7 +40,8 @@
     private static boolean DEBUG_MODE = LatinImeLogger.sDBG;
 
     // TODO: There should be an option to turn on/off the gesture input.
-    private static final boolean GESTURE_ON = true;
+    private static boolean sIsGestureEnabled = true;
+
     private static final int MIN_RECOGNITION_TIME = 100; // msec
 
     public interface KeyEventHandler {
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@
     private static LatinKeyboardView.PointerTrackerParams sParams;
     private static int sTouchNoiseThresholdDistanceSquared;
     private static boolean sNeedsPhantomSuddenMoveEventHack;
+    private static boolean sConfigGestureInputEnabledByBuildConfig;
 
     private static final ArrayList<PointerTracker> sTrackers = new ArrayList<PointerTracker>();
     private static PointerTrackerQueue sPointerTrackerQueue;
@@ -177,15 +180,18 @@
     private final GestureStroke mGestureStroke;
 
     public static void init(boolean hasDistinctMultitouch,
-            boolean needsPhantomSuddenMoveEventHack) {
+            boolean needsPhantomSuddenMoveEventHack,
+            boolean gestureInputEnabledByBuildConfig) {
         if (hasDistinctMultitouch) {
             sPointerTrackerQueue = new PointerTrackerQueue();
         } else {
             sPointerTrackerQueue = null;
         }
         sNeedsPhantomSuddenMoveEventHack = needsPhantomSuddenMoveEventHack;
+        sConfigGestureInputEnabledByBuildConfig = gestureInputEnabledByBuildConfig;
 
         setParameters(LatinKeyboardView.PointerTrackerParams.DEFAULT);
+        updateGestureInputEnabledState(null);
     }
 
     public static void setParameters(LatinKeyboardView.PointerTrackerParams params) {
@@ -194,6 +200,16 @@
                 params.mTouchNoiseThresholdDistance * params.mTouchNoiseThresholdDistance);
     }
 
+    private static void updateGestureInputEnabledState(Keyboard keyboard) {
+        if (!sConfigGestureInputEnabledByBuildConfig
+                || AccessibilityUtils.getInstance().isTouchExplorationEnabled()
+                || (keyboard != null && keyboard.mId.passwordInput())) {
+            sIsGestureEnabled = false;
+        } else {
+            sIsGestureEnabled = true;
+        }
+    }
+
     public static PointerTracker getPointerTracker(final int id, KeyEventHandler handler) {
         final ArrayList<PointerTracker> trackers = sTrackers;
 
@@ -222,6 +238,8 @@
             // Mark that keyboard layout has been changed.
             tracker.mKeyboardLayoutHasBeenChanged = true;
         }
+        final Keyboard keyboard = keyDetector.getKeyboard();
+        updateGestureInputEnabledState(keyboard);
     }
 
     public static void dismissAllKeyPreviews() {
@@ -611,7 +629,7 @@
         if (queue != null && queue.size() == 1) {
             mIsPossibleGesture = false;
             // A gesture should start only from the letter key.
-            if (GESTURE_ON && mIsAlphabetKeyboard && key != null
+            if (sIsGestureEnabled && mIsAlphabetKeyboard && key != null
                     && Keyboard.isLetterCode(key.mCode)) {
                 mIsPossibleGesture = true;
                 mGestureStroke.addPoint(x, y, 0, false);
@@ -654,7 +672,7 @@
     private void onGestureMoveEvent(PointerTracker tracker, int x, int y, long eventTime,
             boolean isHistorical, Key key) {
         final int gestureTime = (int)(eventTime - tracker.getDownTime());
-        if (GESTURE_ON && mIsPossibleGesture) {
+        if (sIsGestureEnabled && mIsPossibleGesture) {
             final GestureStroke stroke = mGestureStroke;
             stroke.addPoint(x, y, gestureTime, isHistorical);
             if (!mInGesture && stroke.isStartOfAGesture(gestureTime)) {