diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 3339497a2f2ca..3558451e2961e 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -866,6 +866,7 @@ package android {
     field public static final int subtitleTextStyle = 16843513; // 0x10102f9
     field public static final int suggestActionMsg = 16843228; // 0x10101dc
     field public static final int suggestActionMsgColumn = 16843229; // 0x10101dd
+    field public static final int suggestionsEnabled = 16843630; // 0x101036e
     field public static final int summary = 16843241; // 0x10101e9
     field public static final int summaryColumn = 16843426; // 0x10102a2
     field public static final int summaryOff = 16843248; // 0x10101f0
@@ -25227,6 +25228,7 @@ package android.widget {
     method public android.text.style.URLSpan[] getUrls();
     method public boolean hasSelection();
     method public boolean isInputMethodTarget();
+    method public boolean isSuggestionsEnabled();
     method public boolean isTextSelectable();
     method public int length();
     method public boolean moveCursorToVisibleOffset();
@@ -25298,6 +25300,7 @@ package android.widget {
     method public void setSingleLine();
     method public void setSingleLine(boolean);
     method public final void setSpannableFactory(android.text.Spannable.Factory);
+    method public void setSuggestionsEnabled(boolean);
     method public final void setText(java.lang.CharSequence);
     method public void setText(java.lang.CharSequence, android.widget.TextView.BufferType);
     method public final void setText(char[], int, int);
diff --git a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
index d58c72b4a846a..8fcf6025ad36d 100644
--- a/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
+++ b/core/java/android/widget/TextView.java
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@
 
 package android.widget;
 
-import com.android.internal.util.FastMath;
-import com.android.internal.widget.EditableInputConnection;
-
-import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
-
 import android.R;
 import android.content.ClipData;
 import android.content.ClipData.Item;
@@ -129,6 +124,11 @@ import android.view.inputmethod.InputConnection;
 import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
 import android.widget.RemoteViews.RemoteView;
 
+import com.android.internal.util.FastMath;
+import com.android.internal.widget.EditableInputConnection;
+
+import org.xmlpull.v1.XmlPullParserException;
+
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.ref.WeakReference;
 import java.text.BreakIterator;
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
     private int mTextEditSuggestionItemLayout;
     private SuggestionsPopupWindow mSuggestionsPopupWindow;
     private SuggestionRangeSpan mSuggestionRangeSpan;
+    private boolean mSuggestionsEnabled = true;
 
     private int mCursorDrawableRes;
     private final Drawable[] mCursorDrawable = new Drawable[2];
@@ -806,6 +807,10 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
             case com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextView_textIsSelectable:
                 mTextIsSelectable = a.getBoolean(attr, false);
                 break;
+
+            case com.android.internal.R.styleable.TextView_suggestionsEnabled:
+                mSuggestionsEnabled = a.getBoolean(attr, true);
+                break;
             }
         }
         a.recycle();
@@ -8601,6 +8606,8 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
     }
 
     void showSuggestions() {
+        if (!mSuggestionsEnabled || !isTextEditable()) return;
+
         if (mSuggestionsPopupWindow == null) {
             mSuggestionsPopupWindow = new SuggestionsPopupWindow();
         }
@@ -8614,6 +8621,31 @@ public class TextView extends View implements ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Some parts of the text can have alternate suggestion text attached. This is typically done by
+     * the IME by adding {@link SuggestionSpan}s to the text.
+     *
+     * When suggestions are enabled (default), this list of suggestions will be displayed when the
+     * user double taps on these parts of the text. No suggestions are displayed when this value is
+     * false. Use {@link #setSuggestionsEnabled(boolean)} to change this value.
+     *
+     * @return true if the suggestions popup window is enabled.
+     *
+     * @attr ref android.R.styleable#TextView_suggestionsEnabled
+     */
+    public boolean isSuggestionsEnabled() {
+        return mSuggestionsEnabled;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Enables or disables the suggestion popup. See {@link #isSuggestionsEnabled()}.
+     *
+     * @param enabled Whether or not suggestions are enabled.
+     */
+    public void setSuggestionsEnabled(boolean enabled) {
+        mSuggestionsEnabled = enabled;
+    }
+
     /**
      * If provided, this ActionMode.Callback will be used to create the ActionMode when text
      * selection is initiated in this View.
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
index 6c18089b53320..ebb70e38dc0ae 100755
--- a/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -823,6 +823,10 @@
      Default value is false. EditText content is always selectable. -->
     <attr name="textIsSelectable" format="boolean" />
 
+    <!-- When true, IME suggestions will be displayed when the user double taps on editable text.
+     The default value is true. -->
+    <attr name="suggestionsEnabled" format="boolean" />
+
     <!-- Where to ellipsize text. -->
     <attr name="ellipsize">
         <enum name="none" value="0" />
@@ -2877,6 +2881,8 @@
 
         <!-- Indicates that the content of a non-editable text can be selected. -->
         <attr name="textIsSelectable" />
+        <!-- Suggestions will be displayed when the user double taps on editable text. -->
+        <attr name="suggestionsEnabled" />
     </declare-styleable>
     <!-- An <code>input-extras</code> is a container for extra data to supply to
          an input method.  Contains
diff --git a/core/res/res/values/public.xml b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
index 8ad8f674d7cc7..1957b2a0a7f09 100644
--- a/core/res/res/values/public.xml
+++ b/core/res/res/values/public.xml
@@ -1670,5 +1670,6 @@
   <public type="attr" name="horizontalDirection" />
 
   <public type="attr" name="fullBackupAgent" />
+  <public type="attr" name="suggestionsEnabled" />
 
 </resources>