diff --git a/android/experimental/LOAndroid3/res/drawable-xxxhdpi/ic_format_keyboard_grey600_24dp.png b/android/experimental/LOAndroid3/res/drawable-xxxhdpi/ic_format_keyboard_grey600_24dp.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cfad1beddcca
Binary files /dev/null and b/android/experimental/LOAndroid3/res/drawable-xxxhdpi/ic_format_keyboard_grey600_24dp.png differ
diff --git a/android/experimental/LOAndroid3/res/menu/main.xml b/android/experimental/LOAndroid3/res/menu/main.xml
index 52f4ebc40c9a..8670ed3658fc 100644
--- a/android/experimental/LOAndroid3/res/menu/main.xml
+++ b/android/experimental/LOAndroid3/res/menu/main.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
           android:orderInCategory="100"
           app:showAsAction="always"/>
 
+    <item android:id="@+id/action_keyboard"
+          android:title="@string/action_keyboard"
+          android:icon="@drawable/ic_format_keyboard_grey600_24dp"
+          android:orderInCategory="100"
+          app:showAsAction="always"/>
+
     <item android:id="@+id/action_about"
         android:title="@string/action_about"
         android:orderInCategory="100" />
diff --git a/android/experimental/LOAndroid3/res/values/strings.xml b/android/experimental/LOAndroid3/res/values/strings.xml
index e2c6ffc69698..3d8c3aa6f9ef 100644
--- a/android/experimental/LOAndroid3/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/android/experimental/LOAndroid3/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@
     <string name="local_documents">Local documents</string>
     <string name="local_file_system">Local file system</string>
     <string name="action_bold">Bold</string>
+    <string name="action_keyboard">Show keyboard</string>
 
 </resources>
diff --git a/android/experimental/LOAndroid3/src/java/org/libreoffice/LibreOfficeMainActivity.java b/android/experimental/LOAndroid3/src/java/org/libreoffice/LibreOfficeMainActivity.java
index e1af1e293e7a..48f7850d409a 100644
--- a/android/experimental/LOAndroid3/src/java/org/libreoffice/LibreOfficeMainActivity.java
+++ b/android/experimental/LOAndroid3/src/java/org/libreoffice/LibreOfficeMainActivity.java
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ public class LibreOfficeMainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
             case R.id.action_bold:
                 LOKitShell.sendEvent(new LOEvent(LOEvent.UNO_COMMAND, ".uno:Bold"));
                 return true;
+            case R.id.action_keyboard:
+                showSoftKeyboard();
+                break;
             case R.id.action_about:
                 mAbout.showAbout();
                 return true;