diff --git a/api/current.txt b/api/current.txt
index 4d3f8c6..9d593d8 100644
--- a/api/current.txt
+++ b/api/current.txt
@@ -22579,6 +22579,7 @@
     method public java.util.List<android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodInfo> getEnabledInputMethodList();
     method public java.util.List<android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodSubtype> getEnabledInputMethodSubtypeList(android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodInfo, boolean);
     method public java.util.List<android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodInfo> getInputMethodList();
+    method public android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodSubtype getLastInputMethodSubtype();
     method public java.util.Map<android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodInfo, java.util.List<android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodSubtype>> getShortcutInputMethodsAndSubtypes();
     method public void hideSoftInputFromInputMethod(android.os.IBinder, int);
     method public boolean hideSoftInputFromWindow(android.os.IBinder, int);
diff --git a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
index a39c7c7..731c832 100644
--- a/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/view/inputmethod/InputMethodManager.java
@@ -1504,6 +1504,17 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public InputMethodSubtype getLastInputMethodSubtype() {
+        synchronized (mH) {
+            try {
+                return mService.getLastInputMethodSubtype();
+            } catch (RemoteException e) {
+                Log.w(TAG, "IME died: " + mCurId, e);
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     void doDump(FileDescriptor fd, PrintWriter fout, String[] args) {
         final Printer p = new PrintWriterPrinter(fout);
         p.println("Input method client state for " + this + ":");
diff --git a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/IInputMethodManager.aidl b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/IInputMethodManager.aidl
index 611d987..4ffa4e1 100644
--- a/core/java/com/android/internal/view/IInputMethodManager.aidl
+++ b/core/java/com/android/internal/view/IInputMethodManager.aidl
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
     List<InputMethodInfo> getEnabledInputMethodList();
     List<InputMethodSubtype> getEnabledInputMethodSubtypeList(in InputMethodInfo imi,
             boolean allowsImplicitlySelectedSubtypes);
+    InputMethodSubtype getLastInputMethodSubtype();
     // TODO: We should change the return type from List to List<Parcelable>
     // Currently there is a bug that aidl doesn't accept List<Parcelable>
     List getShortcutInputMethodsAndSubtypes();
diff --git a/services/java/com/android/server/InputMethodManagerService.java b/services/java/com/android/server/InputMethodManagerService.java
index 1455764..7028772 100644
--- a/services/java/com/android/server/InputMethodManagerService.java
+++ b/services/java/com/android/server/InputMethodManagerService.java
@@ -1399,6 +1399,24 @@
         }
     }
 
+    public InputMethodSubtype getLastInputMethodSubtype() {
+        synchronized (mMethodMap) {
+            final Pair<String, String> lastIme = mSettings.getLastInputMethodAndSubtypeLocked();
+            // TODO: Handle the case of the last IME with no subtypes
+            if (lastIme == null || TextUtils.isEmpty(lastIme.first)
+                    || TextUtils.isEmpty(lastIme.second)) return null;
+            final InputMethodInfo lastImi = mMethodMap.get(lastIme.first);
+            if (lastImi == null) return null;
+            try {
+                final int lastSubtypeHash = Integer.valueOf(lastIme.second);
+                return lastImi.getSubtypeAt(getSubtypeIdFromHashCode(
+                        lastImi, lastSubtypeHash));
+            } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private void setInputMethodWithSubtypeId(IBinder token, String id, int subtypeId) {
         synchronized (mMethodMap) {
             if (token == null) {