diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/SuggestionsInfoCompatUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/SuggestionsInfoCompatUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a0d4dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/SuggestionsInfoCompatUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2011 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.compat;
+
+import android.view.textservice.SuggestionsInfo;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Field;
+
+public class SuggestionsInfoCompatUtils {
+    private static final Field FIELD_RESULT_ATTR_HAS_RECOMMENDED_SUGGESTIONS = CompatUtils.getField(
+            SuggestionsInfo.class, "RESULT_ATTR_HAS_RECOMMENDED_SUGGESTIONS");
+    private static final Integer OBJ_RESULT_ATTR_HAS_RECOMMENDED_SUGGESTIONS = (Integer) CompatUtils
+            .getFieldValue(null, null, FIELD_RESULT_ATTR_HAS_RECOMMENDED_SUGGESTIONS);;
+    private static final int RESULT_ATTR_HAS_RECOMMENDED_SUGGESTIONS =
+            OBJ_RESULT_ATTR_HAS_RECOMMENDED_SUGGESTIONS != null
+                    ? OBJ_RESULT_ATTR_HAS_RECOMMENDED_SUGGESTIONS : 0;
+
+    private SuggestionsInfoCompatUtils() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the flag value of the attributes of the suggestions that can be obtained by
+     * {@link #getSuggestionsAttributes}: this tells that the text service thinks
+     * the result suggestions include highly recommended ones.
+     */
+    public static int getValueOf_RESULT_ATTR_HAS_RECOMMENDED_SUGGESTIONS() {
+        return RESULT_ATTR_HAS_RECOMMENDED_SUGGESTIONS;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerService.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerService.java
index 8b6ecbe..1ffee0d 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerService.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/spellcheck/AndroidSpellCheckerService.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import android.view.textservice.TextInfo;
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.compat.ArraysCompatUtils;
+import com.android.inputmethod.compat.SuggestionsInfoCompatUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.ProximityInfo;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.BinaryDictionary;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.Dictionary;
@@ -632,7 +633,8 @@
                         (isInDict ? SuggestionsInfo.RESULT_ATTR_IN_THE_DICTIONARY
                                 : SuggestionsInfo.RESULT_ATTR_LOOKS_LIKE_TYPO)
                         | (result.mHasRecommendedSuggestions
-                                ? SuggestionsInfo.RESULT_ATTR_HAS_RECOMMENDED_SUGGESTIONS
+                                ? SuggestionsInfoCompatUtils
+                                        .getValueOf_RESULT_ATTR_HAS_RECOMMENDED_SUGGESTIONS()
                                 : 0);
                 return new SuggestionsInfo(flags, result.mSuggestions);
             } catch (RuntimeException e) {