diff --git a/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category1.xml b/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category1.xml
index 5145ea9d3fe077f07ae03fdf3d46c9764533e87a..2770cfb1510559f9efd3706bd42ad70433c0b029 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category1.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category1.xml
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
     <GridRows
         latin:codesArray="@array/emoji_faces"
         latin:keyLabelFlags="fontNormal"
-        latin:backgroundType="empty" />
+        latin:backgroundType="normal" />
 </Keyboard>
diff --git a/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category2.xml b/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category2.xml
index ac8784f4b4c6fc72fc9b8b3793cc72a50b536081..d547056e1babf40ff5c37a518006a2d4d46203e6 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category2.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category2.xml
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
     <GridRows
         latin:codesArray="@array/emoji_objects"
         latin:keyLabelFlags="fontNormal"
-        latin:backgroundType="empty" />
+        latin:backgroundType="normal" />
 </Keyboard>
diff --git a/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category3.xml b/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category3.xml
index 88c4db92b69249be0fa806143e1b2b859842b8b3..2172d9880ea662b0818c829b428e797264adb1d0 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category3.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category3.xml
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
     <GridRows
         latin:codesArray="@array/emoji_nature"
         latin:keyLabelFlags="fontNormal"
-        latin:backgroundType="empty" />
+        latin:backgroundType="normal" />
 </Keyboard>
diff --git a/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category4.xml b/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category4.xml
index 262384d80bdd02bc450bea9efcec4e33291997d8..46b6d46e88a1348fdcd1804c0d7d9d8f517dd773 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category4.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category4.xml
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
     <GridRows
         latin:codesArray="@array/emoji_places"
         latin:keyLabelFlags="fontNormal"
-        latin:backgroundType="empty" />
+        latin:backgroundType="normal" />
 </Keyboard>
diff --git a/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category5.xml b/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category5.xml
index bf823f9784d041d38e2c83c201cd89aaae6c113e..4304701d4e84d1e29da5a1e7a203cba1edc9307c 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category5.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category5.xml
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@
     <GridRows
         latin:codesArray="@array/emoji_symbols"
         latin:keyLabelFlags="fontNormal"
-        latin:backgroundType="empty" />
+        latin:backgroundType="normal" />
 </Keyboard>
diff --git a/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category6.xml b/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category6.xml
index edb82fc6461b91a5cd18779ded58b86232100d93..516ed7a4213488c3d6b8f529cc99bf43868e0a66 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category6.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_category6.xml
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
     <GridRows
         latin:textsArray="@array/emoji_emoticons"
         latin:keyLabelFlags="fontNormal"
-        latin:backgroundType="empty" />
+        latin:backgroundType="normal" />
 </Keyboard>
diff --git a/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_recents.xml b/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_recents.xml
index edf3872c114d6d21016608cf25e89dfa93c55929..4953c1079f94a355e87ad4ef8fa28cf1678a502b 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_recents.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/kbd_emoji_recents.xml
@@ -28,5 +28,5 @@
     <GridRows
         latin:codesArray="@array/emoji_recents"
         latin:keyLabelFlags="fontNormal"
-        latin:backgroundType="empty" />
+        latin:backgroundType="normal" />
 </Keyboard>
diff --git a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/emoji/EmojiPageKeyboardView.java b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/emoji/EmojiPageKeyboardView.java
index 54d3e3b88a65192a1c2f904e153bf6baa490f2be..09313f8117b8a1a256fd3c22c5febbe5499625b6 100644
--- a/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/emoji/EmojiPageKeyboardView.java
+++ b/java/src/com/android/inputmethod/keyboard/emoji/EmojiPageKeyboardView.java
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ final class EmojiPageKeyboardView extends KeyboardView implements
 
     void callListenerOnPressKey(final Key pressedKey) {
         mPendingKeyDown = null;
-        pressedKey.onReleased();
+        pressedKey.onPressed();
         invalidateKey(pressedKey);
         mListener.onPressKey(pressedKey);
     }