diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index e9902b14d34d2..8acfb093d0688 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -48822,6 +48822,7 @@ package android.view {
     method public static deprecated int getWindowTouchSlop();
     method public static long getZoomControlsTimeout();
     method public boolean hasPermanentMenuKey();
+    method public boolean shouldShowMenuShortcutsWhenKeyboardPresent();
   }
 
   public class ViewDebug {
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java b/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java
index c5a94daaba530..7a9de45cbbf84 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/ViewConfiguration.java
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ public class ViewConfiguration {
     private final long mGlobalActionsKeyTimeout;
     private final float mVerticalScrollFactor;
     private final float mHorizontalScrollFactor;
+    private final boolean mShowMenuShortcutsWhenKeyboardPresent;
 
     private boolean sHasPermanentMenuKey;
     private boolean sHasPermanentMenuKeySet;
@@ -335,6 +336,7 @@ public class ViewConfiguration {
         mGlobalActionsKeyTimeout = GLOBAL_ACTIONS_KEY_TIMEOUT;
         mHorizontalScrollFactor = HORIZONTAL_SCROLL_FACTOR;
         mVerticalScrollFactor = VERTICAL_SCROLL_FACTOR;
+        mShowMenuShortcutsWhenKeyboardPresent = false;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -428,6 +430,10 @@ public class ViewConfiguration {
                 com.android.internal.R.dimen.config_horizontalScrollFactor);
         mVerticalScrollFactor = res.getDimensionPixelSize(
                 com.android.internal.R.dimen.config_verticalScrollFactor);
+
+        mShowMenuShortcutsWhenKeyboardPresent = res.getBoolean(
+            com.android.internal.R.bool.config_showMenuShortcutsWhenKeyboardPresent);
+
     }
 
     /**
@@ -909,6 +915,15 @@ public class ViewConfiguration {
         return sHasPermanentMenuKey;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Check if shortcuts should be displayed in menus.
+     *
+     * @return {@code True} if shortcuts should be displayed in menus.
+     */
+    public boolean shouldShowMenuShortcutsWhenKeyboardPresent() {
+        return mShowMenuShortcutsWhenKeyboardPresent;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @hide
      * @return Whether or not marquee should use fading edges.
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/MenuBuilder.java b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/MenuBuilder.java
index 67dc81af5895c..48485e0d95f6d 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/MenuBuilder.java
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/menu/MenuBuilder.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
 import android.view.SubMenu;
 import android.view.View;
+import android.view.ViewConfiguration;
 
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -753,8 +754,7 @@ public class MenuBuilder implements Menu {
     private void setShortcutsVisibleInner(boolean shortcutsVisible) {
         mShortcutsVisible = shortcutsVisible
                 && mResources.getConfiguration().keyboard != Configuration.KEYBOARD_NOKEYS
-                && mResources.getBoolean(
-                        com.android.internal.R.bool.config_showMenuShortcutsWhenKeyboardPresent);
+                && ViewConfiguration.get(mContext).shouldShowMenuShortcutsWhenKeyboardPresent();
     }
 
     /**