diff --git a/java/res/values-hdpi/keyboard_key_feedback_background_holo.xml b/java/res/values-hdpi/keyboard_key_feedback_background_holo.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 8ab3226..0000000
--- a/java/res/values-hdpi/keyboard_key_feedback_background_holo.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-/*
-**
-** Copyright 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.
-*/
--->
-
-<resources>
-    <dimen name="keyboard_key_feedback_background_holo_width">46.67dp</dimen>
-    <dimen name="keyboard_key_feedback_background_holo_height">58.67dp</dimen>
-</resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values-land/dimens.xml b/java/res/values-land/dimens.xml
index 1157b27..6259725 100644
--- a/java/res/values-land/dimens.xml
+++ b/java/res/values-land/dimens.xml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
     <fraction name="key_uppercase_letter_ratio">40%</fraction>
     <fraction name="key_preview_text_ratio">90%</fraction>
     <fraction name="spacebar_text_ratio">40.000%</fraction>
-    <dimen name="key_preview_offset">12.8dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="key_preview_offset">0.0dp</dimen>
 
     <dimen name="key_preview_offset_ics">1.6dp</dimen>
     <!-- popup_key_height x -0.5 -->
diff --git a/java/res/values-mdpi/keyboard_key_feedback_background_holo.xml b/java/res/values-mdpi/keyboard_key_feedback_background_holo.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 10fef3d..0000000
--- a/java/res/values-mdpi/keyboard_key_feedback_background_holo.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-/*
-**
-** Copyright 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.
-*/
--->
-
-<resources>
-    <dimen name="keyboard_key_feedback_background_holo_width">46dp</dimen>
-    <dimen name="keyboard_key_feedback_background_holo_height">58dp</dimen>
-</resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values-xhdpi/keyboard_key_feedback_background_holo.xml b/java/res/values-xhdpi/keyboard_key_feedback_background_holo.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index fba6026..0000000
--- a/java/res/values-xhdpi/keyboard_key_feedback_background_holo.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!--
-/*
-**
-** Copyright 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.
-*/
--->
-
-<resources>
-    <dimen name="keyboard_key_feedback_background_holo_width">47dp</dimen>
-    <dimen name="keyboard_key_feedback_background_holo_height">57dp</dimen>
-</resources>
diff --git a/java/res/values/attrs.xml b/java/res/values/attrs.xml
index 844b8e9..4bf5414 100644
--- a/java/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -91,10 +91,6 @@
         <attr name="keyPreviewLeftBackground" format="reference" />
         <!-- The background for the right edge key press feedback. -->
         <attr name="keyPreviewRightBackground" format="reference" />
-        <!-- The width of rectangle part of the key press feedback background. -->
-        <attr name="keyPreviewBackgroundWidth" format="dimension" />
-        <!-- The height of rectangle part of the key press feedback background. -->
-        <attr name="keyPreviewBackgroundHeight" format="dimension" />
         <!-- The text color for key press feedback. -->
         <attr name="keyPreviewTextColor" format="color" />
         <!-- Vertical offset of the key press feedback from the key. -->
diff --git a/java/res/values/dimens.xml b/java/res/values/dimens.xml
index 7eb57c3..d8d58df 100644
--- a/java/res/values/dimens.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/dimens.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
     <dimen name="popup_key_height">52.8dp</dimen>
 
-    <dimen name="more_keys_keyboard_horizontal_edges_padding">16dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="more_keys_keyboard_key_horizontal_padding">8dp</dimen>
 
     <fraction name="keyboard_top_padding">1.556%p</fraction>
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@
     <fraction name="key_preview_text_ratio">82%</fraction>
     <fraction name="spacebar_text_ratio">33.735%</fraction>
     <dimen name="key_preview_height">80dp</dimen>
-    <dimen name="key_preview_offset">16.0dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="key_preview_offset">-8.0dp</dimen>
 
     <dimen name="key_label_horizontal_padding">4dp</dimen>
     <dimen name="key_hint_letter_padding">1dp</dimen>
diff --git a/java/res/values/styles.xml b/java/res/values/styles.xml
index 1f8c375..b3c921e 100644
--- a/java/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@
     </style>
     <style name="MoreKeysKeyboardPanelStyle">
         <item name="android:background">@drawable/keyboard_popup_panel_background</item>
-        <item name="android:paddingLeft">@dimen/more_keys_keyboard_horizontal_edges_padding</item>
-        <item name="android:paddingRight">@dimen/more_keys_keyboard_horizontal_edges_padding</item>
     </style>
     <style name="SuggestionsStripBackgroundStyle">
         <item name="android:background">@drawable/keyboard_suggest_strip</item>
@@ -311,8 +309,6 @@
         <item name="keyPreviewBackground">@drawable/keyboard_key_feedback_ics</item>
         <item name="keyPreviewLeftBackground">@drawable/keyboard_key_feedback_left_ics</item>
         <item name="keyPreviewRightBackground">@drawable/keyboard_key_feedback_right_ics</item>
-        <item name="keyPreviewBackgroundWidth">@dimen/keyboard_key_feedback_background_holo_width</item>
-        <item name="keyPreviewBackgroundHeight">@dimen/keyboard_key_feedback_background_holo_height</item>
         <item name="keyPreviewTextColor">#FFFFFFFF</item>
         <item name="keyPreviewOffset">@dimen/key_preview_offset_ics</item>
         <item name="shadowColor">#00000000</item>
@@ -346,8 +342,6 @@
     </style>
     <style name="MoreKeysKeyboardPanelStyle.IceCreamSandwich">
         <item name="android:background">@drawable/keyboard_popup_panel_background_holo</item>
-        <item name="android:paddingLeft">@dimen/more_keys_keyboard_horizontal_edges_padding_ics</item>
-        <item name="android:paddingRight">@dimen/more_keys_keyboard_horizontal_edges_padding_ics</item>
     </style>
     <style name="SuggestionsStripBackgroundStyle.IceCreamSandwich">
         <item name="android:background">@drawable/keyboard_suggest_strip_holo</item>
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
index 0d2e9f0..9be193b 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/KeyboardView.java
@@ -272,8 +272,6 @@
         public final Drawable mPreviewBackground;
         public final Drawable mPreviewLeftBackground;
         public final Drawable mPreviewRightBackground;
-        public final int mPreviewBackgroundWidth;
-        public final int mPreviewBackgroundHeight;
         public final int mPreviewTextColor;
         public final int mPreviewOffset;
         public final int mPreviewHeight;
@@ -283,6 +281,31 @@
         private final float mPreviewTextRatio;
         private final float mKeyLetterRatio;
 
+        // The graphical geometry of the key preview.
+        // <-width->
+        // +-------+   ^
+        // |       |   |
+        // |preview| height (visible)
+        // |       |   |
+        // +       + ^ v
+        //  \     /  |offset
+        // +-\   /-+ v
+        // |  +-+  |
+        // |parent |
+        // |    key|
+        // +-------+
+        // The background of a {@link TextView} being used for a key preview may have invisible
+        // paddings. To align the more keys keyboard panel's visible part with the visible part of
+        // the background, we need to record the width and height of key preview that don't include
+        // invisible paddings.
+        public int mPreviewVisibleWidth;
+        public int mPreviewVisibleHeight;
+        // The key preview may have an arbitrary offset and its background that may have a bottom
+        // padding. To align the more keys keyboard and the key preview we also need to record the
+        // offset between the top edge of parent key and the bottom of the visible part of key
+        // preview background.
+        public int mPreviewVisibleOffset;
+
         public int mPreviewTextSize;
         public int mKeyLetterSize;
         public final int[] mCoordinates = new int[2];
@@ -298,10 +321,6 @@
             setAlpha(mPreviewBackground, PREVIEW_ALPHA);
             setAlpha(mPreviewLeftBackground, PREVIEW_ALPHA);
             setAlpha(mPreviewRightBackground, PREVIEW_ALPHA);
-            mPreviewBackgroundWidth = a.getDimensionPixelSize(
-                    R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyPreviewBackgroundWidth, 0);
-            mPreviewBackgroundHeight = a.getDimensionPixelSize(
-                    R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyPreviewBackgroundHeight, 0);
             mPreviewOffset = a.getDimensionPixelOffset(
                     R.styleable.KeyboardView_keyPreviewOffset, 0);
             mPreviewHeight = a.getDimensionPixelSize(
@@ -839,13 +858,6 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void showKeyPreview(PointerTracker tracker) {
-        if (mShowKeyPreviewPopup) {
-            showKey(tracker);
-        }
-    }
-
-    @Override
     public void dismissKeyPreview(PointerTracker tracker) {
         mDrawingHandler.dismissKeyPreview(mDelayAfterPreview, tracker);
     }
@@ -861,7 +873,10 @@
                 keyPreview, ViewLayoutUtils.newLayoutParam(mPreviewPlacer, 0, 0));
     }
 
-    private void showKey(PointerTracker tracker) {
+    @Override
+    public void showKeyPreview(PointerTracker tracker) {
+        if (!mShowKeyPreviewPopup) return;
+
         final TextView previewText = tracker.getKeyPreviewText();
         // If the key preview has no parent view yet, add it to the ViewGroup which can place
         // key preview absolutely in SoftInputWindow.
@@ -878,8 +893,6 @@
             return;
 
         final KeyPreviewDrawParams params = mKeyPreviewDrawParams;
-        final int keyDrawX = key.mX + key.mVisualInsetsLeft;
-        final int keyDrawWidth = key.mWidth - key.mVisualInsetsLeft - key.mVisualInsetsRight;
         final String label = key.isShiftedLetterActivated() ? key.mHintLabel : key.mLabel;
         // What we show as preview should match what we show on a key top in onBufferDraw().
         if (label != null) {
@@ -902,13 +915,24 @@
 
         previewText.measure(
                 ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
-        final int previewWidth = Math.max(previewText.getMeasuredWidth(), keyDrawWidth
-                + previewText.getPaddingLeft() + previewText.getPaddingRight());
+        final int keyDrawWidth = key.mWidth - key.mVisualInsetsLeft - key.mVisualInsetsRight;
+        final int previewWidth = previewText.getMeasuredWidth();
         final int previewHeight = params.mPreviewHeight;
+        // The width and height of visible part of the key preview background. The content marker
+        // of the background 9-patch have to cover the visible part of the background.
+        params.mPreviewVisibleWidth = previewWidth - previewText.getPaddingLeft()
+                - previewText.getPaddingRight();
+        params.mPreviewVisibleHeight = previewHeight - previewText.getPaddingTop()
+                - previewText.getPaddingBottom();
+        // The distance between the top edge of the parent key and the bottom of the visible part
+        // of the key preview background.
+        params.mPreviewVisibleOffset = params.mPreviewOffset - previewText.getPaddingBottom();
         getLocationInWindow(params.mCoordinates);
-        int previewX = keyDrawX - (previewWidth - keyDrawWidth) / 2 + params.mCoordinates[0];
-        final int previewY = key.mY - previewHeight
-                + params.mCoordinates[1] + params.mPreviewOffset;
+        // The key preview is horizontally aligned with the center of the visible part of the
+        // parent key. If it doesn't fit in this {@link KeyboardView}, it is moved inward to fit and
+        // the left/right background is used if such background is specified.
+        int previewX = key.mX + key.mVisualInsetsLeft - (previewWidth - keyDrawWidth) / 2
+                + params.mCoordinates[0];
         if (previewX < 0) {
             previewX = 0;
             if (params.mPreviewLeftBackground != null) {
@@ -920,6 +944,10 @@
                 previewText.setBackgroundDrawable(params.mPreviewRightBackground);
             }
         }
+        // The key preview is placed vertically above the top edge of the parent key with an
+        // arbitrary offset.
+        final int previewY = key.mY - previewHeight + params.mPreviewOffset
+                + params.mCoordinates[1];
 
         // Set the preview background state
         previewText.getBackground().setState(
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/LatinKeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/LatinKeyboardView.java
index 84564c8..aeca839 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/LatinKeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/LatinKeyboardView.java
@@ -527,9 +527,8 @@
 
         final MoreKeysKeyboardView moreKeysKeyboardView =
                 (MoreKeysKeyboardView)container.findViewById(R.id.more_keys_keyboard_view);
-        final Keyboard parentKeyboard = getKeyboard();
-        final Keyboard moreKeysKeyboard = new MoreKeysKeyboard.Builder(
-                this, parentKeyboard.mMoreKeysTemplate, parentKey, parentKeyboard).build();
+        final Keyboard moreKeysKeyboard = new MoreKeysKeyboard.Builder(container, parentKey, this)
+                .build();
         moreKeysKeyboardView.setKeyboard(moreKeysKeyboard);
         container.measure(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
 
@@ -598,10 +597,19 @@
         mMoreKeysPanel = moreKeysPanel;
         mMoreKeysPanelPointerTrackerId = tracker.mPointerId;
 
-        final Keyboard keyboard = getKeyboard();
-        final int pointX = (mConfigShowMoreKeysKeyboardAtTouchedPoint) ? tracker.getLastX()
+        final boolean keyPreviewEnabled = isKeyPreviewPopupEnabled() && !parentKey.noKeyPreview();
+        // The more keys keyboard is usually horizontally aligned with the center of the parent key.
+        // If showMoreKeysKeyboardAtTouchedPoint is true and the key preview is disabled, the more
+        // keys keyboard is placed at the touch point of the parent key.
+        final int pointX = (mConfigShowMoreKeysKeyboardAtTouchedPoint && !keyPreviewEnabled)
+                ? tracker.getLastX()
                 : parentKey.mX + parentKey.mWidth / 2;
-        final int pointY = parentKey.mY - keyboard.mVerticalGap;
+        // The more keys keyboard is usually vertically aligned with the top edge of the parent key
+        // (plus vertical gap). If the key preview is enabled, the more keys keyboard is vertically
+        // aligned with the bottom edge of the visible part of the key preview.
+        final int pointY = parentKey.mY + (keyPreviewEnabled
+                ? mKeyPreviewDrawParams.mPreviewVisibleOffset
+                : -parentKey.mVerticalGap);
         moreKeysPanel.showMoreKeysPanel(
                 this, this, pointX, pointY, mMoreKeysWindow, mKeyboardActionListener);
         final int translatedX = moreKeysPanel.translateX(tracker.getLastX());
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysKeyboard.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysKeyboard.java
index 7154086..b6a06e1 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysKeyboard.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysKeyboard.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.view.View;
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.KeySpecParser.MoreKeySpec;
 import com.android.inputmethod.keyboard.internal.KeyboardIconsSet;
@@ -251,30 +252,38 @@
             }
         }
 
-        public Builder(KeyboardView view, int xmlId, Key parentKey, Keyboard parentKeyboard) {
-            super(view.getContext(), new MoreKeysKeyboardParams());
-            load(xmlId, parentKeyboard.mId);
+        /**
+         * The builder of MoreKeysKeyboard.
+         * @param containerView the container of {@link MoreKeysKeyboardView}.
+         * @param parentKey the {@link Key} that invokes more keys keyboard.
+         * @param parentKeyboardView the {@link KeyboardView} that contains the parentKey.
+         */
+        public Builder(View containerView, Key parentKey, KeyboardView parentKeyboardView) {
+            super(containerView.getContext(), new MoreKeysKeyboardParams());
+            final Keyboard parentKeyboard = parentKeyboardView.getKeyboard();
+            load(parentKeyboard.mMoreKeysTemplate, parentKeyboard.mId);
 
             // TODO: More keys keyboard's vertical gap is currently calculated heuristically.
             // Should revise the algorithm.
             mParams.mVerticalGap = parentKeyboard.mVerticalGap / 2;
             mParentKey = parentKey;
 
-            final int previewWidth = view.mKeyPreviewDrawParams.mPreviewBackgroundWidth;
-            final int previewHeight = view.mKeyPreviewDrawParams.mPreviewBackgroundHeight;
             final int width, height;
-            // Use pre-computed width and height if these values are available and more keys
-            // keyboard has only one key to mitigate visual flicker between key preview and more
-            // keys keyboard.
-            final boolean validKeyPreview = view.isKeyPreviewPopupEnabled()
-                    && !parentKey.noKeyPreview() && (previewWidth > 0) && (previewHeight > 0);
-            final boolean singleMoreKeyWithPreview = validKeyPreview
-                    && parentKey.mMoreKeys.length == 1;
+            final boolean singleMoreKeyWithPreview = parentKeyboardView.isKeyPreviewPopupEnabled()
+                    && !parentKey.noKeyPreview() && parentKey.mMoreKeys.length == 1;
             if (singleMoreKeyWithPreview) {
-                width = previewWidth;
-                height = previewHeight + mParams.mVerticalGap;
+                // Use pre-computed width and height if this more keys keyboard has only one key to
+                // mitigate visual flicker between key preview and more keys keyboard.
+                // Caveats for the visual assets: To achieve this effect, both the key preview
+                // backgrounds and the more keys keyboard panel background have the exact same
+                // left/right/top paddings. The bottom paddings of both backgrounds don't need to
+                // be considered because the vertical positions of both backgrounds were already
+                // adjusted with their bottom paddings deducted.
+                width = parentKeyboardView.mKeyPreviewDrawParams.mPreviewVisibleWidth;
+                height = parentKeyboardView.mKeyPreviewDrawParams.mPreviewVisibleHeight
+                        + mParams.mVerticalGap;
             } else {
-                width = getMaxKeyWidth(view, parentKey, mParams.mDefaultKeyWidth);
+                width = getMaxKeyWidth(parentKeyboardView, parentKey, mParams.mDefaultKeyWidth);
                 height = parentKeyboard.mMostCommonKeyHeight;
             }
             final int dividerWidth;
@@ -288,8 +297,9 @@
                 dividerWidth = 0;
             }
             mParams.setParameters(parentKey.mMoreKeys.length, parentKey.getMoreKeysColumn(),
-                    width, height, parentKey.mX + parentKey.mWidth / 2, view.getMeasuredWidth(),
-                    parentKey.isFixedColumnOrderMoreKeys(), dividerWidth);
+                    width, height, parentKey.mX + parentKey.mWidth / 2,
+                    parentKeyboardView.getMeasuredWidth(), parentKey.isFixedColumnOrderMoreKeys(),
+                    dividerWidth);
         }
 
         private static int getMaxKeyWidth(KeyboardView view, Key parentKey, int minKeyWidth) {
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysKeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysKeyboardView.java
index e60fc95..b4fa86d 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysKeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/MoreKeysKeyboardView.java
@@ -141,10 +141,8 @@
         final MoreKeysKeyboard pane = (MoreKeysKeyboard)getKeyboard();
         final int defaultCoordX = pane.getDefaultCoordX();
         // The coordinates of panel's left-top corner in parentView's coordinate system.
-        final int x = pointX - defaultCoordX - container.getPaddingLeft()
-                + parentView.getPaddingLeft();
-        final int y = pointY - container.getMeasuredHeight() + container.getPaddingBottom()
-                + parentView.getPaddingTop();
+        final int x = pointX - defaultCoordX - container.getPaddingLeft();
+        final int y = pointY - container.getMeasuredHeight() + container.getPaddingBottom();
 
         window.setContentView(container);
         window.setWidth(container.getMeasuredWidth());
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/MoreSuggestionsView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/MoreSuggestionsView.java
index e64e7a6..8a29dcc 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/MoreSuggestionsView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/MoreSuggestionsView.java
@@ -149,10 +149,8 @@
         final MoreSuggestions pane = (MoreSuggestions)getKeyboard();
         final int defaultCoordX = pane.mOccupiedWidth / 2;
         // The coordinates of panel's left-top corner in parentView's coordinate system.
-        final int x = pointX - defaultCoordX - container.getPaddingLeft()
-                + parentView.getPaddingLeft();
-        final int y = pointY - container.getMeasuredHeight() + container.getPaddingBottom()
-                + parentView.getPaddingTop();
+        final int x = pointX - defaultCoordX - container.getPaddingLeft();
+        final int y = pointY - container.getMeasuredHeight() + container.getPaddingBottom();
 
         window.setContentView(container);
         window.setWidth(container.getMeasuredWidth());