diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index f341597..dc51932 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -29298,6 +29298,7 @@
     method public boolean setCurrentInputMethodSubtype(android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodSubtype);
     method public void setInputMethod(android.os.IBinder, java.lang.String);
     method public void setInputMethodAndSubtype(android.os.IBinder, java.lang.String, android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodSubtype);
+    method public boolean shouldOfferSwitchingToNextInputMethod(android.os.IBinder);
     method public void showInputMethodAndSubtypeEnabler(java.lang.String);
     method public void showInputMethodPicker();
     method public boolean showSoftInput(android.view.View, int);
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
index c8ce6fa..f97e3dd 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
@@ -1876,6 +1876,24 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Returns true if the current IME needs to offer the users a way to switch to a next input
+     * method. When the user triggers it, the IME has to call {@link #switchToNextInputMethod} to
+     * switch to a next input method which is selected by the system.
+     * @param imeToken Supplies the identifying token given to an input method when it was started,
+     * which allows it to perform this operation on itself.
+     */
+    public boolean shouldOfferSwitchingToNextInputMethod(IBinder imeToken) {
+        synchronized (mH) {
+            try {
+                return mService.shouldOfferSwitchingToNextInputMethod(imeToken);
+            } catch (RemoteException e) {
+                Log.w(TAG, "IME died: " + mCurId, e);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Set additional input method subtypes. Only a process which shares the same uid with the IME
      * can add additional input method subtypes to the IME.
      * Please note that a subtype's status is stored in the system.
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/IInputMethodManager.aidl b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/IInputMethodManager.aidl
index ebd3e1c..12ced68 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/IInputMethodManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/IInputMethodManager.aidl
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     InputBindResult windowGainedFocus(in IInputMethodClient client, in IBinder windowToken,
             int controlFlags, int softInputMode, int windowFlags,
             in EditorInfo attribute, IInputContext inputContext);
-            
+
     void showInputMethodPickerFromClient(in IInputMethodClient client);
     void showInputMethodAndSubtypeEnablerFromClient(in IInputMethodClient client, String topId);
     void setInputMethod(in IBinder token, String id);
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
     boolean setCurrentInputMethodSubtype(in InputMethodSubtype subtype);
     boolean switchToLastInputMethod(in IBinder token);
     boolean switchToNextInputMethod(in IBinder token, boolean onlyCurrentIme);
+    boolean shouldOfferSwitchingToNextInputMethod(in IBinder token);
     boolean setInputMethodEnabled(String id, boolean enabled);
     oneway void setAdditionalInputMethodSubtypes(String id, in InputMethodSubtype[] subtypes);
 }
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/InputMethodManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/InputMethodManagerService.java
index f442f11..45c614f 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/InputMethodManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/InputMethodManagerService.java
@@ -2159,6 +2159,21 @@
     }
 
     @Override
+    public boolean shouldOfferSwitchingToNextInputMethod(IBinder token) {
+        if (!calledFromValidUser()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        synchronized (mMethodMap) {
+            final ImeSubtypeListItem nextSubtype = mImListManager.getNextInputMethod(
+                    false /* onlyCurrentIme */, mMethodMap.get(mCurMethodId), mCurrentSubtype);
+            if (nextSubtype == null) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
     public InputMethodSubtype getLastInputMethodSubtype() {
         if (!calledFromValidUser()) {
             return null;