diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/ViewCompatUtils.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/ViewCompatUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dec739d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/compat/ViewCompatUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 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.View;
+
+import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+
+// TODO: Use {@link android.support.v4.view.ViewCompat} instead of this utility class.
+// Currently {@link #getPaddingEnd(View)} and {@link #setPaddingRelative(View,int,int,int,int)}
+// are missing from android-support-v4 static library in KitKat SDK.
+public final class ViewCompatUtils {
+    // Note that View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR and View.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL have been introduced in
+    // API level 17 (Build.VERSION_CODE.JELLY_BEAN_MR1).
+    public static final int LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR = (Integer)CompatUtils.getFieldValue(null, 0x0,
+            CompatUtils.getField(View.class, "LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR"));
+    public static final int LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL = (Integer)CompatUtils.getFieldValue(null, 0x1,
+            CompatUtils.getField(View.class, "LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL"));
+
+    // Note that View.getPaddingEnd(), View.setPaddingRelative(int,int,int,int), and
+    // View.getLayoutDirection() have been introduced in API level 17
+    // (Build.VERSION_CODE.JELLY_BEAN_MR1).
+    private static final Method METHOD_getPaddingEnd = CompatUtils.getMethod(
+            View.class, "getPaddingEnd");
+    private static final Method METHOD_setPaddingRelative = CompatUtils.getMethod(
+            View.class, "setPaddingRelative",
+            Integer.TYPE, Integer.TYPE, Integer.TYPE, Integer.TYPE);
+    private static final Method METHOD_getLayoutDirection = CompatUtils.getMethod(
+            View.class, "getLayoutDirection");
+
+    private ViewCompatUtils() {
+        // This utility class is not publicly instantiable.
+    }
+
+    public static int getPaddingEnd(final View view) {
+        if (METHOD_getPaddingEnd == null) {
+            return view.getPaddingRight();
+        }
+        return (Integer)CompatUtils.invoke(view, 0, METHOD_getPaddingEnd);
+    }
+
+    public static void setPaddingRelative(final View view, final int start, final int top,
+            final int end, final int bottom) {
+        if (METHOD_setPaddingRelative == null) {
+            view.setPadding(start, top, end, bottom);
+            return;
+        }
+        CompatUtils.invoke(view, null, METHOD_setPaddingRelative, start, top, end, bottom);
+    }
+
+    public static int getLayoutDirection(final View view) {
+        if (METHOD_getLayoutDirection == null) {
+            return LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR;
+        }
+        return (Integer)CompatUtils.invoke(view, 0, METHOD_getLayoutDirection);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/setup/SetupStartIndicatorView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/setup/SetupStartIndicatorView.java
index 73d25f6..974dfdd 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/setup/SetupStartIndicatorView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/setup/SetupStartIndicatorView.java
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Path;
-import android.support.v4.view.ViewCompat;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.LinearLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
+import com.android.inputmethod.compat.ViewCompatUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.R;
 
 public final class SetupStartIndicatorView extends LinearLayout {
@@ -96,13 +96,13 @@
         @Override
         protected void onDraw(final Canvas canvas) {
             super.onDraw(canvas);
-            final int layoutDirection = ViewCompat.getLayoutDirection(this);
+            final int layoutDirection = ViewCompatUtils.getLayoutDirection(this);
             final int width = getWidth();
             final int height = getHeight();
             final float halfHeight = height / 2.0f;
             final Path path = mIndicatorPath;
             path.rewind();
-            if (layoutDirection == ViewCompat.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL) {
+            if (layoutDirection == ViewCompatUtils.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL) {
                 // Left arrow
                 path.moveTo(width, 0.0f);
                 path.lineTo(0.0f, halfHeight);
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/setup/SetupStepIndicatorView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/setup/SetupStepIndicatorView.java
index 6734e61..c909507 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/setup/SetupStepIndicatorView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/setup/SetupStepIndicatorView.java
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 import android.graphics.Canvas;
 import android.graphics.Paint;
 import android.graphics.Path;
-import android.support.v4.view.ViewCompat;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import android.view.View;
 
+import com.android.inputmethod.compat.ViewCompatUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.R;
 
 public final class SetupStepIndicatorView extends View {
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@
     }
 
     public void setIndicatorPosition(final int stepPos, final int totalStepNum) {
-        final int layoutDirection = ViewCompat.getLayoutDirection(this);
+        final int layoutDirection = ViewCompatUtils.getLayoutDirection(this);
         // The indicator position is the center of the partition that is equally divided into
         // the total step number.
         final float partionWidth = 1.0f / totalStepNum;
         final float pos = stepPos * partionWidth + partionWidth / 2.0f;
-        mXRatio = (layoutDirection == ViewCompat.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL) ? 1.0f - pos : pos;
+        mXRatio = (layoutDirection == ViewCompatUtils.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL) ? 1.0f - pos : pos;
         invalidate();
     }
 
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/setup/SetupWizardActivity.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/setup/SetupWizardActivity.java
index fcceaff..bcac05a 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/setup/SetupWizardActivity.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/setup/SetupWizardActivity.java
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.Message;
 import android.provider.Settings;
-import android.support.v4.view.ViewCompat;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodInfo;
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@
 import android.widget.VideoView;
 
 import com.android.inputmethod.compat.TextViewCompatUtils;
+import com.android.inputmethod.compat.ViewCompatUtils;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.R;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.settings.SettingsActivity;
 import com.android.inputmethod.latin.utils.LeakGuardHandlerWrapper;
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@
             mActionLabel = (TextView)mStepView.findViewById(R.id.setup_step_action_label);
             mActionLabel.setText(res.getString(actionLabel));
             if (actionIcon == 0) {
-                final int paddingEnd = ViewCompat.getPaddingEnd(mActionLabel);
-                ViewCompat.setPaddingRelative(mActionLabel, paddingEnd, 0, paddingEnd, 0);
+                final int paddingEnd = ViewCompatUtils.getPaddingEnd(mActionLabel);
+                ViewCompatUtils.setPaddingRelative(mActionLabel, paddingEnd, 0, paddingEnd, 0);
             } else {
                 TextViewCompatUtils.setCompoundDrawablesRelativeWithIntrinsicBounds(
                         mActionLabel, res.getDrawable(actionIcon), null, null, null);
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
index 674d4f8..c756368 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/latin/suggestions/SuggestionStripView.java
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
         clear();
         final int layoutDirection = isRtlLanguage ? ViewCompat.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_RTL
                 : ViewCompat.LAYOUT_DIRECTION_LTR;
-        ViewCompat.setLayoutDirection(this, layoutDirection);
+        setLayoutDirection(layoutDirection);
         mStripVisibilityGroup.setLayoutDirection(layoutDirection);
         mSuggestedWords = suggestedWords;
         mSuggestionsCountInStrip = mLayoutHelper.layoutAndReturnSuggestionCountInStrip(