diff --git a/java/res/anim/language_on_spacebar_fadeout.xml b/java/res/anim/language_on_spacebar_fadeout.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f66e162
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/res/anim/language_on_spacebar_fadeout.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+<?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.
+*/
+-->
+
+<animator
+    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:valueType="intType"
+    android:startOffset="1200"
+    android:duration="200"
+    android:valueFrom="255"
+    android:valueTo="128" />
diff --git a/java/res/values/attrs.xml b/java/res/values/attrs.xml
index 8df51d6..e56778a 100644
--- a/java/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -132,14 +132,8 @@
         <attr name="spacebarTextRatio" format="fraction" />
         <attr name="spacebarTextColor" format="color" />
         <attr name="spacebarTextShadowColor" format="color" />
-        <!-- Animation parameters for spacebar language label. -->
-        <attr name="durationOfFadeoutLanguageOnSpacebar" format="integer|enum">
-            <!-- This should be aligned with LatinKeyboardView.LANGUAGE_ON_SPACEBAR_* -->
-            <enum name="neverDisplay" value="0" />
-            <enum name="alwaysDisplay" value="-1" />
-        </attr>
-        <attr name="delayBeforeFadeoutLangageOnSpacebar" format="integer" />
-        <attr name="finalAlphaOfLanguageOnSpacebar" format="integer" />
+        <!-- Fadeout animator for spacebar language label. -->
+        <attr name="languageOnSpacebarFadeoutAnimator" format="reference" />
         <!-- Key detection hysteresis distance. -->
         <attr name="keyHysteresisDistance" format="dimension" />
         <!-- Touch noise threshold time in millisecond -->
diff --git a/java/res/values/styles.xml b/java/res/values/styles.xml
index eaca642..741ad99 100644
--- a/java/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/java/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -78,9 +78,7 @@
         <item name="longPressSpaceKeyTimeout">@integer/config_long_press_space_key_timeout</item>
         <item name="ignoreSpecialKeyTimeout">@integer/config_ignore_special_key_timeout</item>
         <item name="showMoreKeysKeyboardAtTouchedPoint">@bool/config_show_more_keys_keyboard_at_touched_point</item>
-        <item name="durationOfFadeoutLanguageOnSpacebar">200</item>
-        <item name="delayBeforeFadeoutLangageOnSpacebar">1200</item>
-        <item name="finalAlphaOfLanguageOnSpacebar">128</item>
+        <item name="languageOnSpacebarFadeoutAnimator">@anim/language_on_spacebar_fadeout</item>
     </style>
     <style
         name="LatinKeyboardView"
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/LatinKeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/LatinKeyboardView.java
index f4e766c..e320330 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/LatinKeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/LatinKeyboardView.java
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
 
 package com.android.inputmethod.keyboard;
 
+import android.animation.Animator;
+import android.animation.AnimatorInflater;
+import android.animation.AnimatorListenerAdapter;
 import android.animation.ValueAnimator;
+import android.animation.ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.pm.PackageManager;
 import android.content.res.TypedArray;
@@ -75,12 +79,9 @@
     private Key mSpaceKey;
     private Drawable mSpaceIcon;
     // Stuff to draw language name on spacebar.
-    private ValueAnimator mLanguageOnSpacebarAnimator;
+    private ValueAnimator mLanguageOnSpacebarFadeoutAnimator;
     private int mFinalAlphaOfLanguageOnSpacebar;
-    private int mDurationOfFadeoutLanguageOnSpacebar;
     private static final int ALPHA_OPAQUE = 255;
-    private static final int LANGUAGE_ON_SPACEBAR_NEVER_DISPLAY = 0;
-    private static final int LANGUAGE_ON_SPACEBAR_ALWAYS_DISPLAY = -1;
     private boolean mNeedsToDisplayLanguage;
     private Locale mSpacebarLocale;
     private int mSpacebarTextAlpha;
@@ -339,13 +340,8 @@
         mSpacebarTextColor = a.getColor(R.styleable.LatinKeyboardView_spacebarTextColor, 0);
         mSpacebarTextShadowColor = a.getColor(
                 R.styleable.LatinKeyboardView_spacebarTextShadowColor, 0);
-        mDurationOfFadeoutLanguageOnSpacebar = a.getInt(
-                R.styleable.LatinKeyboardView_durationOfFadeoutLanguageOnSpacebar,
-                LANGUAGE_ON_SPACEBAR_NEVER_DISPLAY);
-        final int delayBeforeFadeoutLanguageOnSpacebar = a.getInt(
-                R.styleable.LatinKeyboardView_delayBeforeFadeoutLangageOnSpacebar, 0);
-        mFinalAlphaOfLanguageOnSpacebar = a.getInt(
-                R.styleable.LatinKeyboardView_finalAlphaOfLanguageOnSpacebar, 0);
+        final int languageOnSpacebarFadeoutAnimatorResId = a.getResourceId(
+                R.styleable.LatinKeyboardView_languageOnSpacebarFadeoutAnimator, 0);
 
         final KeyTimerParams keyTimerParams = new KeyTimerParams(a);
         mPointerTrackerParams = new PointerTrackerParams(a);
@@ -361,19 +357,31 @@
 
         PointerTracker.setParameters(mPointerTrackerParams);
 
-        mLanguageOnSpacebarAnimator = ValueAnimator.ofInt(
-                ALPHA_OPAQUE, mFinalAlphaOfLanguageOnSpacebar);
-        mLanguageOnSpacebarAnimator.setStartDelay(delayBeforeFadeoutLanguageOnSpacebar);
-        if (mDurationOfFadeoutLanguageOnSpacebar > 0) {
-            mLanguageOnSpacebarAnimator.setDuration(mDurationOfFadeoutLanguageOnSpacebar);
+        ValueAnimator animator = loadValueAnimator(context, languageOnSpacebarFadeoutAnimatorResId);
+        if (animator != null) {
+            animator.addUpdateListener(new AnimatorUpdateListener() {
+                @Override
+                public void onAnimationUpdate(ValueAnimator animation) {
+                    mSpacebarTextAlpha = (Integer)animation.getAnimatedValue();
+                    invalidateKey(mSpaceKey);
+                }
+            });
+            animator.addListener(new AnimatorListenerAdapter() {
+                @Override
+                public void onAnimationEnd(Animator a) {
+                    final ValueAnimator valueAnimator = (ValueAnimator)a;
+                    mFinalAlphaOfLanguageOnSpacebar = (Integer)valueAnimator.getAnimatedValue();
+                }
+            });
+            // In order to get the final value of animator.
+            animator.end();
         }
-        mLanguageOnSpacebarAnimator.addUpdateListener(new ValueAnimator.AnimatorUpdateListener() {
-            @Override
-            public void onAnimationUpdate(ValueAnimator animation) {
-                mSpacebarTextAlpha = (Integer)animation.getAnimatedValue();
-                invalidateKey(mSpaceKey);
-            }
-        });
+        mLanguageOnSpacebarFadeoutAnimator = animator;
+    }
+
+    private static ValueAnimator loadValueAnimator(Context context, int resId) {
+        if (resId == 0) return null;
+        return (ValueAnimator)AnimatorInflater.loadAnimator(context, resId);
     }
 
     public void setKeyboardActionListener(KeyboardActionListener listener) {
@@ -791,16 +799,17 @@
 
     public void startDisplayLanguageOnSpacebar(boolean subtypeChanged,
             boolean needsToDisplayLanguage) {
-        mLanguageOnSpacebarAnimator.cancel();
+        final ValueAnimator animator = mLanguageOnSpacebarFadeoutAnimator;
+        if (animator != null) {
+           animator.cancel();
+        }
         mNeedsToDisplayLanguage = needsToDisplayLanguage;
-        if (mDurationOfFadeoutLanguageOnSpacebar == LANGUAGE_ON_SPACEBAR_NEVER_DISPLAY) {
+        if (animator == null) {
             mNeedsToDisplayLanguage = false;
-        } else if (mDurationOfFadeoutLanguageOnSpacebar == LANGUAGE_ON_SPACEBAR_ALWAYS_DISPLAY) {
-            mSpacebarTextAlpha = ALPHA_OPAQUE;
         } else {
             if (subtypeChanged && needsToDisplayLanguage) {
                 mSpacebarTextAlpha = ALPHA_OPAQUE;
-                mLanguageOnSpacebarAnimator.start();
+                animator.start();
             } else {
                 mSpacebarTextAlpha = mFinalAlphaOfLanguageOnSpacebar;
             }