diff --git a/res/values/strings.xml b/res/values/strings.xml
index 0ee0a3073d9..50bac5a218c 100644
--- a/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -8889,6 +8889,9 @@
     <!-- [CHAR LIMIT=30] Title for dialog for setting to control the default spell checker -->
     <string name="choose_spell_checker">Choose spell checker</string>
 
+    <!-- [CHAR LIMIT=45] Title for the master switch for spell checker, turning off will disable entire spell check feature. -->
+    <string name="spell_checker_master_switch_title">Use spell checker</string>
+
     <!-- [CHAR LIMIT=30] Label for the placeholder of the current spell checker name.  Used when no spell checker is currently selected. -->
     <string name="spell_checker_not_selected">Not selected</string>
 
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/inputmethod/SpellCheckersSettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/inputmethod/SpellCheckersSettings.java
index 3a3f4437e3b..5231021a857 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/inputmethod/SpellCheckersSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/inputmethod/SpellCheckersSettings.java
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@ public class SpellCheckersSettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment
     @Override
     public void onResume() {
         super.onResume();
-        mSwitchBar = ((SettingsActivity)getActivity()).getSwitchBar();
+        mSwitchBar = ((SettingsActivity) getActivity()).getSwitchBar();
+        mSwitchBar.setSwitchBarText(
+                R.string.spell_checker_master_switch_title,
+                R.string.spell_checker_master_switch_title);
         mSwitchBar.show();
         mSwitchBar.addOnSwitchChangeListener(this);
         updatePreferenceScreen();
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ public class SpellCheckersSettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment
             final Preference preference = screen.getPreference(index);
             preference.setEnabled(isSpellCheckerEnabled);
             if (preference instanceof SpellCheckerPreference) {
-                final SpellCheckerPreference pref = (SpellCheckerPreference)preference;
+                final SpellCheckerPreference pref = (SpellCheckerPreference) preference;
                 pref.setSelected(mCurrentSci);
             }
         }
@@ -173,8 +176,13 @@ public class SpellCheckersSettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment
         }
     }
 
-    private static int convertSubtypeIndexToDialogItemId(final int index) { return index + 1; }
-    private static int convertDialogItemIdToSubtypeIndex(final int item) { return item - 1; }
+    private static int convertSubtypeIndexToDialogItemId(final int index) {
+        return index + 1;
+    }
+
+    private static int convertDialogItemIdToSubtypeIndex(final int item) {
+        return item - 1;
+    }
 
     private void showChooseLanguageDialog() {
         if (mDialog != null && mDialog.isShowing()) {
@@ -191,7 +199,7 @@ public class SpellCheckersSettings extends SettingsPreferenceFragment
         final AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(getActivity());
         builder.setTitle(R.string.phone_language);
         final int subtypeCount = currentSci.getSubtypeCount();
-        final CharSequence[] items = new CharSequence[subtypeCount + 1 /* default */ ];
+        final CharSequence[] items = new CharSequence[subtypeCount + 1 /* default */];
         items[ITEM_ID_USE_SYSTEM_LANGUAGE] = getSpellCheckerSubtypeLabel(currentSci, null);
         int checkedItemId = ITEM_ID_USE_SYSTEM_LANGUAGE;
         for (int index = 0; index < subtypeCount; ++index) {
diff --git a/tests/uitests/src/com/android/settings/ui/inputmethods/SpellCheckerSettingsUITest.java b/tests/uitests/src/com/android/settings/ui/inputmethods/SpellCheckerSettingsUITest.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..78c6f8c0407
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/uitests/src/com/android/settings/ui/inputmethods/SpellCheckerSettingsUITest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2018 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.settings.ui.inputmethods;
+
+import static com.android.settings.ui.testutils.SettingsTestUtils.TIMEOUT;
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+
+import android.app.Instrumentation;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.support.test.InstrumentationRegistry;
+import android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
+import android.support.test.uiautomator.By;
+import android.support.test.uiautomator.UiDevice;
+import android.support.test.uiautomator.UiObject2;
+import android.support.test.uiautomator.Until;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
+public class SpellCheckerSettingsUITest {
+
+    private Instrumentation mInstrumentation;
+    private Intent mIntent;
+    private UiDevice mUiDevice;
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        mInstrumentation = InstrumentationRegistry.getInstrumentation();
+        mUiDevice = UiDevice.getInstance(mInstrumentation);
+        mIntent = new Intent().setClassName("com.android.settings",
+                "com.android.settings.Settings$SpellCheckersSettingsActivity")
+                .setFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void launchSettings_hasSwitchBar() {
+        mInstrumentation.getContext().startActivity(mIntent);
+        final UiObject2 switchBar =
+                mUiDevice.wait(Until.findObject(By.text("Use spell checker")), TIMEOUT);
+
+        assertThat(switchBar).isNotNull();
+    }
+}