diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
index 5b7d658..22445a4 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -102,21 +102,6 @@
      */
     private static final String SCHEME_PACKAGE = "package";
 
-    // TODO: migrate this to SettingsValues
-    private int mSuggestionVisibility;
-    private static final int SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_VALUE
-            = R.string.prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_value;
-    private static final int SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_ONLY_PORTRAIT_VALUE
-            = R.string.prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_only_portrait_value;
-    private static final int SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_HIDE_VALUE
-            = R.string.prefs_suggestion_visibility_hide_value;
-
-    private static final int[] SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_VALUE_ARRAY = new int[] {
-        SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_VALUE,
-        SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_ONLY_PORTRAIT_VALUE,
-        SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_HIDE_VALUE
-    };
-
     private static final int SPACE_STATE_NONE = 0;
     // Double space: the state where the user pressed space twice quickly, which LatinIME
     // resolved as period-space. Undoing this converts the period to a space.
@@ -694,7 +679,6 @@
         mSpaceState = SPACE_STATE_NONE;
 
         loadSettings();
-        updateSuggestionVisibility(mResources);
 
         if (mSuggest != null && mSettingsValues.mAutoCorrectEnabled) {
             mSuggest.setAutoCorrectionThreshold(mSettingsValues.mAutoCorrectionThreshold);
@@ -1650,9 +1634,7 @@
     }
 
     public boolean isShowingSuggestionsStrip() {
-        return (mSuggestionVisibility == SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_VALUE)
-                || (mSuggestionVisibility == SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_ONLY_PORTRAIT_VALUE
-                        && mDisplayOrientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);
+        return mSettingsValues.isSuggestionStripVisibleInOrientation(mDisplayOrientation);
     }
 
     public boolean isSuggestionsStripVisible() {
@@ -2257,16 +2239,6 @@
         }
     };
 
-    private void updateSuggestionVisibility(final Resources res) {
-        final String suggestionVisiblityStr = mSettingsValues.mShowSuggestionsSetting;
-        for (int visibility : SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_VALUE_ARRAY) {
-            if (suggestionVisiblityStr.equals(res.getString(visibility))) {
-                mSuggestionVisibility = visibility;
-                break;
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     private void launchSettings() {
         launchSettingsClass(SettingsActivity.class);
     }
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SettingsValues.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SettingsValues.java
index fb3c039..9985d2f 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SettingsValues.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/SettingsValues.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
+import android.content.res.Configuration;
 import android.content.res.Resources;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo;
@@ -37,6 +38,19 @@
 public class SettingsValues {
     private static final String TAG = SettingsValues.class.getSimpleName();
 
+    private static final int SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_VALUE
+            = R.string.prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_value;
+    private static final int SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_ONLY_PORTRAIT_VALUE
+            = R.string.prefs_suggestion_visibility_show_only_portrait_value;
+    private static final int SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_HIDE_VALUE
+            = R.string.prefs_suggestion_visibility_hide_value;
+
+    private static final int[] SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_VALUE_ARRAY = new int[] {
+        SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_VALUE,
+        SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_ONLY_PORTRAIT_VALUE,
+        SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_HIDE_VALUE
+    };
+
     // From resources:
     public final int mDelayUpdateOldSuggestions;
     public final String mWeakSpaceStrippers;
@@ -80,6 +94,7 @@
     public final boolean mAutoCorrectEnabled;
     public final float mAutoCorrectionThreshold;
     public final int mCorrectionMode;
+    public final int mSuggestionVisibility;
     private final boolean mVoiceKeyEnabled;
     private final boolean mVoiceKeyOnMain;
 
@@ -153,6 +168,7 @@
         mAdditionalSubtypes = AdditionalSubtype.createAdditionalSubtypesArray(
                 getPrefAdditionalSubtypes(prefs, res));
         mCorrectionMode = createCorrectionMode(inputAttributes);
+        mSuggestionVisibility = createSuggestionVisibility(res);
     }
 
     // Helper functions to create member values.
@@ -193,6 +209,16 @@
         return shouldAutoCorrect ? Suggest.CORRECTION_FULL : Suggest.CORRECTION_NONE;
     }
 
+    private int createSuggestionVisibility(final Resources res) {
+        final String suggestionVisiblityStr = mShowSuggestionsSetting;
+        for (int visibility : SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_VALUE_ARRAY) {
+            if (suggestionVisiblityStr.equals(res.getString(visibility))) {
+                return visibility;
+            }
+        }
+        throw new RuntimeException("Bug: visibility string is not configured correctly");
+    }
+
     private static boolean isVibrateOn(final Context context, final SharedPreferences prefs,
             final Resources res) {
         final boolean hasVibrator = VibratorUtils.getInstance(context).hasVibrator();
@@ -200,6 +226,12 @@
                 res.getBoolean(R.bool.config_default_vibration_enabled));
     }
 
+    public boolean isSuggestionStripVisibleInOrientation(final int orientation) {
+        return (mSuggestionVisibility == SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_VALUE)
+                || (mSuggestionVisibility == SUGGESTION_VISIBILITY_SHOW_ONLY_PORTRAIT_VALUE
+                        && orientation == Configuration.ORIENTATION_PORTRAIT);
+    }
+
     public boolean isWordSeparator(int code) {
         return mWordSeparators.contains(String.valueOf((char)code));
     }