diff --git a/android/KMAPro/kMAPro/src/main/java/com/keyman/android/SystemKeyboard.java b/android/KMAPro/kMAPro/src/main/java/com/keyman/android/SystemKeyboard.java
index ff9e928a7d..48eeed6a36 100644
--- a/android/KMAPro/kMAPro/src/main/java/com/keyman/android/SystemKeyboard.java
+++ b/android/KMAPro/kMAPro/src/main/java/com/keyman/android/SystemKeyboard.java
@@ -44,8 +44,6 @@ public class SystemKeyboard extends InputMethodService implements OnKeyboardEven
 
   private static final String TAG = "SystemKeyboard";
 
-  private static final String BANNER_THEME_WHITE="data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABoAAAARCAYAAADDjbwNAAAABHNCSVQICAgIfAhkiAAAACNJREFUOI1j/P///38GOgAmelgyatGoRaMWjVo0atGoRQQAAD1MBB5gNLThAAAAAElFTkSuQmCCBT8AAcEGbxwAAAAASUVORK5CYII=";
-
   /**
    * Main initialization of the input method component. Be sure to call
    * to super class.
@@ -73,7 +71,8 @@ public class SystemKeyboard extends InputMethodService implements OnKeyboardEven
     KMManager.SpacebarText spacebarText = KMManager.SpacebarText.fromString(prefs.getString(KeymanSettingsActivity.spacebarTextKey, KMManager.SpacebarText.LANGUAGE_KEYBOARD.toString()));
     KMManager.setSpacebarText(spacebarText);
 
-    KMManager.setBannerImage(KeyboardType.KEYBOARD_TYPE_SYSTEM, BANNER_THEME_WHITE);
+    KMManager.setBannerImage(KeyboardType.KEYBOARD_TYPE_SYSTEM, KMManager.KM_BANNER_THEME_WHITE);
+    KMManager.setBanner(KeyboardType.KEYBOARD_TYPE_SYSTEM, KMManager.BannerType.IMAGE);
 
     boolean mayHaveHapticFeedback = prefs.getBoolean(KeymanSettingsActivity.hapticFeedbackKey, false);
     KMManager.setHapticFeedback(mayHaveHapticFeedback);
diff --git a/android/KMEA/app/src/main/assets/android-host.js b/android/KMEA/app/src/main/assets/android-host.js
index 312b4a627d..66fb6165f9 100644
--- a/android/KMEA/app/src/main/assets/android-host.js
+++ b/android/KMEA/app/src/main/assets/android-host.js
@@ -63,6 +63,15 @@ function showBanner(flag) {
   }
 }
 
+// Set KMW banner to bannerType:
+// @param type 'blank' | 'image' | 'suggestion' - A plain-text string
+//             representing the type of Banner to set active.
+function setBanner(bannerType) {
+  if (keyman.osk) {
+    keyman.osk.bannerController.setBanner(bannerType);
+  }
+}
+
 // Set the path to use for the image banner
 // path - String starting with "data:image/png;base64,"
 function setBannerImage(path) {
diff --git a/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/keyman/engine/KMKeyboard.java b/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/keyman/engine/KMKeyboard.java
index 12ecce012c..0385645626 100644
--- a/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/keyman/engine/KMKeyboard.java
+++ b/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/keyman/engine/KMKeyboard.java
@@ -87,23 +87,18 @@ final class KMKeyboard extends WebView {
   /**
    * Banner state value: "blank" - no banner available.
    */
-  protected static final String KM_BANNER_STATE_BLANK = "blank";
+  public static final String KM_BANNER_STATE_BLANK = "blank";
 
   /**
    * Banner state value: "image" - display an image in the banner
    */
-  protected static final String KM_BANNER_STATE_IMAGE = "image";
+  public static final String KM_BANNER_STATE_IMAGE = "image";
 
   /**
    * Banner state value: "suggestion" - dictionary suggestions are shown.
    */
-  protected static final String KM_BANNER_STATE_SUGGESTION = "suggestion";
+  public static final String KM_BANNER_STATE_SUGGESTION = "suggestion";
 
-  // Tiling black background generated from https://elmah.io/tools/base64-image-encoder/
-  // TODO: Replace with image/css?
-  protected static final String KM_BANNER_BLANK_IMAGE_PATH =
-    //"data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABoAAAARCAIAAABM7ytaAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAAJcEhZcwAAEnQAABJ0Ad5mH3gAAAAVSURBVDhPYxgFo2AUjIJRQDpgYAAABT8AAcEGbxwAAAAASUVORK5CYII=";
-    "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABoAAAARCAYAAADDjbwNAAAABHNCSVQICAgIfAhkiAAAACNJREFUOI1j9PnP8J+BDoCJHpaMWjRq0ahFoxaNWjRqEQEAAG4mAmxMRRQ1AAAAAElFTkSuQmCCBT8AAcEGbxwAAAAASUVORK5CYII=";
   /**
    * Current banner state.
    */
@@ -118,7 +113,7 @@ final class KMKeyboard extends WebView {
 
   // Stores the current image for use by the Banner
   // when predictive text is not active
-  private String bannerImgPath;
+  protected String bannerImgPath;
 
   // Facilitates a 'lazy init' - we'll only check the preference when it matters,
   // rather than at construction time.
@@ -676,6 +671,11 @@ final class KMKeyboard extends WebView {
     loadJavascript(jsString);
   }
 
+  public void setBanner(String bannerType) {
+    String jsString = KMString.format("setBanner(%s)", bannerType);
+    loadJavascript(jsString);
+  }
+
   public void setBannerImage(String path) {
     this.bannerImgPath = path; // Save the path in case delayed initialization is needed
     String logString = "";
diff --git a/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/keyman/engine/KMManager.java b/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/keyman/engine/KMManager.java
index 9d64ca0d20..82dab6b14a 100644
--- a/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/keyman/engine/KMManager.java
+++ b/android/KMEA/app/src/main/java/com/keyman/engine/KMManager.java
@@ -157,6 +157,31 @@ public final class KMManager {
     }
   };
 
+  public enum BannerType {
+    BLANK,
+    IMAGE,
+    SUGGESTION;
+
+    // Maps to enum BannerType in bannerView.ts
+    public static BannerType fromString(String mode) {
+      if (mode == null) return BLANK;
+      switch (mode) {
+        case "BLANK":
+          return BLANK;
+        case "image":
+          return IMAGE;
+        case "suggestion":
+          return SUGGESTION;
+      }
+      return BLANK;
+    }
+
+    public String toString() {
+      String modes[] = { "blank", "image", "suggestion"};
+      return modes[this.ordinal()];
+    }
+  }
+
   protected static InputMethodService IMService;
 
   private static boolean debugMode = false;
@@ -175,6 +200,19 @@ public final class KMManager {
 
   private static KMManager.SpacebarText spacebarText = KMManager.SpacebarText.LANGUAGE_KEYBOARD; // must match default given in kmwbase.ts
 
+  // Tiling colored background generated from https://elmah.io/tools/base64-image-encoder/
+  // TODO: Replace with image/css?
+  public static final String KM_BANNER_THEME_BLACK =
+    "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABoAAAARCAIAAABM7ytaAAAAAXNSR0IArs4c6QAAAARnQU1BAACxjwv8YQUAAAAJcEhZcwAAEnQAABJ0Ad5mH3gAAAAVSURBVDhPYxgFo2AUjIJRQDpgYAAABT8AAcEGbxwAAAAASUVORK5CYII=";
+  public static final String KM_BANNER_THEME_WHITE =
+    "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABoAAAARCAYAAADDjbwNAAAABHNCSVQICAgIfAhkiAAAACNJREFUOI1j/P///38GOgAmelgyatGoRaMWjVo0atGoRQQAAD1MBB5gNLThAAAAAElFTkSuQmCCBT8AAcEGbxwAAAAASUVORK5CYII=";
+
+  // Green banner for testing as a contrast to the Android styling.
+  // TODO: remove this after testing.
+  public static final String KM_BANNER_THEME_GREEN =
+    "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABoAAAARCAYAAADDjbwNAAAABHNCSVQICAgIfAhkiAAAACNJREFUOI1j9PnP8J+BDoCJHpaMWjRq0ahFoxaNWjRqEQEAAG4mAmxMRRQ1AAAAAElFTkSuQmCCBT8AAcEGbxwAAAAASUVORK5CYII=";
+
+
   protected static KMKeyboard InAppKeyboard = null;
   protected static KMKeyboard SystemKeyboard = null;
   protected static KMKeyboardWebViewClient InAppKeyboardWebViewClient = null;
@@ -612,13 +650,13 @@ public final class KMManager {
     if (keyboardType == KeyboardType.KEYBOARD_TYPE_INAPP && InAppKeyboard == null) {
       InAppKeyboard = new KMKeyboard(appContext, KeyboardType.KEYBOARD_TYPE_INAPP);
       InAppKeyboardWebViewClient = new KMKeyboardWebViewClient(appContext, keyboardType);
-      InAppKeyboard.setBannerImage(InAppKeyboard.KM_BANNER_BLANK_IMAGE_PATH);
+      InAppKeyboard.setBannerImage(KM_BANNER_THEME_GREEN);
       keyboard = InAppKeyboard;
       webViewClient = InAppKeyboardWebViewClient;
     } else if (keyboardType == KeyboardType.KEYBOARD_TYPE_SYSTEM && SystemKeyboard == null) {
       SystemKeyboard = new KMKeyboard(appContext, KeyboardType.KEYBOARD_TYPE_SYSTEM);
       SystemKeyboardWebViewClient = new KMKeyboardWebViewClient(appContext, keyboardType);
-      SystemKeyboard.setBannerImage(SystemKeyboard.KM_BANNER_BLANK_IMAGE_PATH);
+      SystemKeyboard.setBannerImage(KM_BANNER_THEME_WHITE);
       keyboard = SystemKeyboard;
       webViewClient = SystemKeyboardWebViewClient;
     }
@@ -1391,10 +1429,33 @@ public final class KMManager {
     return true;
   }
 
-  public static boolean setBannerImage(KeyboardType kType, String path) {
-    if (kType == KeyboardType.KEYBOARD_TYPE_INAPP) {
+  /**
+   * Update KMW banner type
+   * @param {KeyboardType} keyboard
+   * @param {BannerType} bannerType
+   * @return status
+   */
+  public static boolean setBanner(KeyboardType keyboard, BannerType bannerType) {
+    if (keyboard == KeyboardType.KEYBOARD_TYPE_INAPP) {
+      InAppKeyboard.setBanner(bannerType.toString());
+    } else if (keyboard == KeyboardType.KEYBOARD_TYPE_SYSTEM) {
+      SystemKeyboard.setBanner(bannerType.toString());
+    } else {
+      return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Set the path to use with the image banner
+   * @param {KeyboardType} keyboard
+   * @param {String} path
+   * @return
+   */
+  public static boolean setBannerImage(KeyboardType keyboard, String path) {
+    if (keyboard == KeyboardType.KEYBOARD_TYPE_INAPP) {
       InAppKeyboard.setBannerImage(path);
-    } else if (kType == KeyboardType.KEYBOARD_TYPE_SYSTEM) {
+    } else if (keyboard == KeyboardType.KEYBOARD_TYPE_SYSTEM) {
       SystemKeyboard.setBannerImage(path);
     } else {
       return false;