diff --git a/java/res/xml/method.xml b/java/res/xml/method.xml
index acb50a7fd..b2a8a04e3 100644
--- a/java/res/xml/method.xml
+++ b/java/res/xml/method.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
     lt: Lithuanian/qwerty
     lv: Latvian/qwerty
     mk: Macedonian/south_slavic
+    ms: Malay/qwerty
     nb: Norwegian Bokmål/nordic
     nl: Dutch/qwerty
     pl: Polish/qwerty
@@ -242,6 +243,12 @@
             android:imeSubtypeMode="keyboard"
             android:imeSubtypeExtraValue="KeyboardLayoutSet=south_slavic"
     />
+    <subtype android:icon="@drawable/ic_subtype_keyboard"
+            android:label="@string/subtype_generic"
+            android:imeSubtypeLocale="ms"
+            android:imeSubtypeMode="keyboard"
+            android:imeSubtypeExtraValue="KeyboardLayoutSet=qwerty,AsciiCapable"
+    />
     <subtype android:icon="@drawable/ic_subtype_keyboard"
             android:label="@string/subtype_generic"
             android:imeSubtypeLocale="nb"