diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/event/Event.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/event/Event.java
index a1226dc..e3b1afc 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/event/Event.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/event/Event.java
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@
     final public static int EVENT_TYPE_SUGGESTION_PICKED = 5;
     // An event corresponding to a string generated by some software process.
     final public static int EVENT_TYPE_SOFTWARE_GENERATED_STRING = 6;
+    // An event corresponding to a cursor move
+    final public static int EVENT_TYPE_CURSOR_MOVE = 7;
 
     // 0 is a valid code point, so we use -1 here.
     final public static int NOT_A_CODE_POINT = -1;
@@ -234,6 +236,18 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Creates an input event representing moving the cursor. The relative move amount is stored
+     * in mX.
+     * @param moveAmount the relative move amount.
+     * @return an event for this cursor move.
+     */
+    @Nonnull
+    public static Event createCursorMovedEvent(final int moveAmount) {
+        return new Event(EVENT_TYPE_CURSOR_MOVE, null, NOT_A_CODE_POINT, NOT_A_KEY_CODE,
+                moveAmount, Constants.NOT_A_COORDINATE, null, FLAG_NONE, null);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Creates an event identical to the passed event, but that has already been consumed.
      * @param source the event to copy the properties of.
      * @return an identical event marked as consumed.
@@ -291,6 +305,7 @@
         case EVENT_TYPE_MODE_KEY:
         case EVENT_TYPE_NOT_HANDLED:
         case EVENT_TYPE_TOGGLE:
+        case EVENT_TYPE_CURSOR_MOVE:
             return "";
         case EVENT_TYPE_INPUT_KEYPRESS:
             return StringUtils.newSingleCodePointString(mCodePoint);
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java
index 78860d8..e605bfe 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/WordComposer.java
@@ -231,8 +231,6 @@
      * @return true if the cursor is still inside the composing word, false otherwise.
      */
     public boolean moveCursorByAndReturnIfInsideComposingWord(final int expectedMoveAmount) {
-        // TODO: should uncommit the composing feedback
-        mCombinerChain.reset();
         int actualMoveAmountWithinWord = 0;
         int cursorPos = mCursorPositionWithinWord;
         // TODO: Don't make that copy. We can do this directly from mTypedWordCache.
@@ -256,6 +254,8 @@
         // so the result would not be inside the composing word.
         if (actualMoveAmountWithinWord != expectedMoveAmount) return false;
         mCursorPositionWithinWord = cursorPos;
+        mCombinerChain.applyProcessedEvent(mCombinerChain.processEvent(mEvents,
+                Event.createCursorMovedEvent(cursorPos)));
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTestsLanguageWithoutSpaces.java b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTestsLanguageWithoutSpaces.java
index 6e6f551..12461c9 100644
--- a/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTestsLanguageWithoutSpaces.java
+++ b/tests/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/InputLogicTestsLanguageWithoutSpaces.java
@@ -89,6 +89,34 @@
                 BaseInputConnection.getComposingSpanEnd(mEditText.getText()));
     }
 
+    public void testMovingCursorInsideWordAndType() {
+        final String WORD_TO_TYPE = "abcdefgh";
+        final int typedLength = WORD_TO_TYPE.length();
+        final int CURSOR_POS = 4;
+        changeKeyboardLocaleAndDictLocale("th", "en_US");
+        type(WORD_TO_TYPE);
+        mLatinIME.onUpdateSelection(0, 0, typedLength, typedLength, 0, typedLength);
+        sleep(DELAY_TO_WAIT_FOR_PREDICTIONS_MILLIS);
+        runMessages();
+        mInputConnection.setSelection(CURSOR_POS, CURSOR_POS);
+        mLatinIME.onUpdateSelection(typedLength, typedLength,
+                CURSOR_POS, CURSOR_POS, 0, typedLength);
+        sleep(DELAY_TO_WAIT_FOR_PREDICTIONS_MILLIS);
+        runMessages();
+        assertEquals("move cursor inside text", 0,
+                BaseInputConnection.getComposingSpanStart(mEditText.getText()));
+        assertEquals("move cursor inside text", typedLength,
+                BaseInputConnection.getComposingSpanEnd(mEditText.getText()));
+        type("x");
+        sleep(DELAY_TO_WAIT_FOR_PREDICTIONS_MILLIS);
+        sleep(DELAY_TO_WAIT_FOR_PREDICTIONS_MILLIS);
+        runMessages();
+        assertEquals("start typing while cursor inside composition", CURSOR_POS,
+                BaseInputConnection.getComposingSpanStart(mEditText.getText()));
+        assertEquals("start typing while cursor inside composition", CURSOR_POS + 1,
+                BaseInputConnection.getComposingSpanEnd(mEditText.getText()));
+    }
+
     public void testPredictions() {
         final String WORD_TO_TYPE = "Barack ";
         changeKeyboardLocaleAndDictLocale("th", "en_US");