diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/LatinIME.java b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/LatinIME.java
index c188f56ea..aecacd5f6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/LatinIME.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/LatinIME.java
@@ -1630,7 +1630,11 @@ public class LatinIME extends InputMethodService implements
     @Override
     public void showSuggestionStrip(final SuggestedWords suggestedWords) {
         if (suggestedWords.isEmpty()) {
-            setNeutralSuggestionStrip();
+            // avoids showing clipboard suggestion when starting gesture typing
+            // should be fine, as there will be another suggestion in a few ms
+            // (but not a great style to avoid this visual glitch, maybe revert this commit and replace with sth better)
+            if (suggestedWords.mInputStyle != SuggestedWords.INPUT_STYLE_UPDATE_BATCH)
+                setNeutralSuggestionStrip();
         } else {
             setSuggestedWords(suggestedWords);
         }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/SuggestedWords.java b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/SuggestedWords.java
index ae99601e6..a6eae0984 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/SuggestedWords.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/SuggestedWords.java
@@ -39,9 +39,13 @@ public class SuggestedWords {
     private static final ArrayList<SuggestedWordInfo> EMPTY_WORD_INFO_LIST = new ArrayList<>(0);
     @NonNull
     private static final SuggestedWords EMPTY = new SuggestedWords(
-            EMPTY_WORD_INFO_LIST, null /* rawSuggestions */, null /* typedWord */,
-            false /* typedWordValid */, false /* willAutoCorrect */,
-            false /* isObsoleteSuggestions */, INPUT_STYLE_NONE, NOT_A_SEQUENCE_NUMBER);
+            EMPTY_WORD_INFO_LIST, null, null, false,
+            false, false, INPUT_STYLE_NONE, NOT_A_SEQUENCE_NUMBER);
+
+    @NonNull
+    private static final SuggestedWords EMPTY_BATCH = new SuggestedWords(
+            EMPTY_WORD_INFO_LIST, null, null, false,
+            false, false, INPUT_STYLE_UPDATE_BATCH, NOT_A_SEQUENCE_NUMBER);
 
     @Nullable
     public final SuggestedWordInfo mTypedWordInfo;
@@ -195,6 +199,11 @@ public class SuggestedWords {
         return SuggestedWords.EMPTY;
     }
 
+    @NonNull
+    public static SuggestedWords getEmptyBatchInstance() {
+        return SuggestedWords.EMPTY_BATCH;
+    }
+
     // Should get rid of the first one (what the user typed previously) from suggestions
     // and replace it with what the user currently typed.
     public static ArrayList<SuggestedWordInfo> getTypedWordAndPreviousSuggestions(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
index 32b9a004d..927f744e5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/helium314/keyboard/latin/inputlogic/InputLogic.java
@@ -511,8 +511,7 @@ public final class InputLogic {
             final KeyboardSwitcher keyboardSwitcher, final LatinIME.UIHandler handler) {
         mWordBeingCorrectedByCursor = null;
         mInputLogicHandler.onStartBatchInput();
-        handler.showGesturePreviewAndSuggestionStrip(
-                SuggestedWords.getEmptyInstance(), false /* dismissGestureFloatingPreviewText */);
+        handler.showGesturePreviewAndSuggestionStrip(SuggestedWords.getEmptyBatchInstance(), false);
         handler.cancelUpdateSuggestionStrip();
         ++mAutoCommitSequenceNumber;
         mConnection.beginBatchEdit();