diff --git a/packages/PrintSpooler/res/layout/print_activity_controls.xml b/packages/PrintSpooler/res/layout/print_activity_controls.xml
index c2a0da9748302..f0b8adf65f57d 100644
--- a/packages/PrintSpooler/res/layout/print_activity_controls.xml
+++ b/packages/PrintSpooler/res/layout/print_activity_controls.xml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
                     android:text="@string/label_copies">
                 </TextView>
 
-                <EditText
+                <com.android.printspooler.widget.CustomErrorEditText
                     android:id="@+id/copies_edittext"
                     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                     android:singleLine="true"
                     android:ellipsize="end"
                     android:inputType="numberDecimal">
-                </EditText>
+                </com.android.printspooler.widget.CustomErrorEditText>
 
             </LinearLayout>
 
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
                     android:visibility="visible">
                 </TextView>
 
-                <EditText
+                <com.android.printspooler.widget.CustomErrorEditText
                     android:id="@+id/page_range_edittext"
                     android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                     android:layout_height="wrap_content"
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
                     android:ellipsize="end"
                     android:visibility="visible"
                     android:inputType="textNoSuggestions">
-                </EditText>
+                </com.android.printspooler.widget.CustomErrorEditText>
 
             </LinearLayout>
 
diff --git a/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/widget/CustomErrorEditText.java b/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/widget/CustomErrorEditText.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b2aa008d83530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/PrintSpooler/src/com/android/printspooler/widget/CustomErrorEditText.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 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.printspooler.widget;
+
+import android.content.Context;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.util.AttributeSet;
+import android.widget.EditText;
+
+/**
+ * EditText that shows an error without a popup.
+ */
+public final class CustomErrorEditText extends EditText {
+    private CharSequence mError;
+
+    public CustomErrorEditText(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
+        super(context, attrs);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public CharSequence getError() {
+        return mError;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setError(CharSequence error, Drawable icon) {
+        setCompoundDrawables(null, null, icon, null);
+        mError = error;
+    }
+}
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