diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/input.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/input.dart
index e1092dbb92..1597ef4059 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/input.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/material/input.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/animation.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/rendering.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/widgets.dart';
+import 'package:sky_services/editing/editing.mojom.dart' as mojom;
 
 import 'colors.dart';
 import 'debug.dart';
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ import 'icon.dart';
 import 'theme.dart';
 
 export 'package:flutter/rendering.dart' show ValueChanged;
-export 'package:flutter/services.dart' show KeyboardType;
+export 'package:sky_services/editing/editing.mojom.dart' show KeyboardType;
 
 /// A material design text input field.
 class Input extends StatefulComponent {
@@ -110,10 +111,11 @@ class _InputState extends State<Input> {
 
   void _attachOrDetachKeyboard(bool focused) {
     if (focused && !_isAttachedToKeyboard) {
-      _keyboardHandle = keyboard.show(_editableString.createStub(), config.keyboardType);
-      _keyboardHandle.setText(_editableString.text);
-      _keyboardHandle.setSelection(_editableString.selection.start,
-                                   _editableString.selection.end);
+      _keyboardHandle = keyboard.attach(_editableString.createStub(),
+                                        new mojom.KeyboardConfiguration()
+                                          ..type = config.keyboardType);
+      _keyboardHandle.setEditingState(_editableString.editingState);
+      _keyboardHandle.show();
     } else if (!focused && _isAttachedToKeyboard) {
       _keyboardHandle.release();
       _keyboardHandle = null;
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ class _InputState extends State<Input> {
   void _requestKeyboard() {
     if (Focus.at(context)) {
       assert(_isAttachedToKeyboard);
-      _keyboardHandle.showByRequest();
+      _keyboardHandle.show();
     } else {
       Focus.moveTo(config.key);
       // we'll get told to rebuild and we'll take care of the keyboard then
@@ -149,7 +151,8 @@ class _InputState extends State<Input> {
 
   void _handleSelectionChanged(TextSelection selection) {
     if (_isAttachedToKeyboard) {
-      _keyboardHandle.setSelection(selection.start, selection.end);
+      _editableString.setSelection(selection);
+      _keyboardHandle.setEditingState(_editableString.editingState);
     } else {
       _editableString.setSelection(selection);
       _requestKeyboard();
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/services/keyboard.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/services/keyboard.dart
index 8e58165ef4..43751f8253 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/services/keyboard.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/services/keyboard.dart
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
 import 'dart:async';
 
-import 'package:mojo_services/keyboard/keyboard.mojom.dart';
+import 'package:sky_services/editing/editing.mojom.dart' as mojom;
 
 import 'shell.dart';
 
-export 'package:mojo_services/keyboard/keyboard.mojom.dart';
+export 'package:sky_services/editing/editing.mojom.dart' show KeyboardType;
 
 /// An interface to the system's keyboard.
 ///
@@ -19,22 +19,24 @@ class Keyboard {
   // The service is exposed in case you need direct access.
   // However, as a general rule, you should be able to do
   // most of what you need using only this class.
-  final KeyboardService service;
+  final mojom.Keyboard service;
 
   KeyboardHandle _currentHandle;
 
   bool _hidePending = false;
 
-  KeyboardHandle show(KeyboardClientStub stub, KeyboardType keyboardType) {
+  KeyboardHandle attach(mojom.KeyboardClientStub stub, mojom.KeyboardConfiguration configuration) {
     assert(stub != null);
     _currentHandle?.release();
     assert(_currentHandle == null);
-    _currentHandle = new KeyboardHandle._show(this, stub, keyboardType);
+    _currentHandle = new KeyboardHandle._(this);
+    service.setClient(stub, configuration);
     return _currentHandle;
   }
 
   void _scheduleHide() {
-    if (_hidePending) return;
+    if (_hidePending)
+      return;
     _hidePending = true;
 
     // Schedule a deferred task that hides the keyboard.  If someone else shows
@@ -50,21 +52,17 @@ class Keyboard {
 }
 
 class KeyboardHandle {
-
-  KeyboardHandle._show(Keyboard keyboard, KeyboardClientStub stub, KeyboardType keyboardType) : _keyboard = keyboard {
-    _keyboard.service.show(stub, keyboardType);
-    _attached = true;
-  }
+  KeyboardHandle._(Keyboard keyboard) : _keyboard = keyboard, _attached = true;
 
   final Keyboard _keyboard;
 
   bool _attached;
   bool get attached => _attached;
 
-  void showByRequest() {
+  void show() {
     assert(_attached);
     assert(_keyboard._currentHandle == this);
-    _keyboard.service.showByRequest();
+    _keyboard.service.show();
   }
 
   void release() {
@@ -77,25 +75,18 @@ class KeyboardHandle {
     assert(_keyboard._currentHandle != this);
   }
 
-  void setText(String text) {
+  void setEditingState(mojom.EditingState state) {
     assert(_attached);
     assert(_keyboard._currentHandle == this);
-    _keyboard.service.setText(text);
+    _keyboard.service.setEditingState(state);
   }
-
-  void setSelection(int start, int end) {
-    assert(_attached);
-    assert(_keyboard._currentHandle == this);
-    _keyboard.service.setSelection(start, end);
-  }
-
 }
 
-KeyboardServiceProxy _initKeyboardProxy() {
-  KeyboardServiceProxy proxy = new KeyboardServiceProxy.unbound();
+mojom.KeyboardProxy _initKeyboardProxy() {
+  mojom.KeyboardProxy proxy = new mojom.KeyboardProxy.unbound();
   shell.connectToService(null, proxy);
   return proxy;
 }
 
-final KeyboardServiceProxy _keyboardProxy = _initKeyboardProxy();
+final mojom.KeyboardProxy _keyboardProxy = _initKeyboardProxy();
 final Keyboard keyboard = new Keyboard(_keyboardProxy.ptr);
diff --git a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable.dart b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable.dart
index 361db24cd6..3eb9e8e6df 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/lib/src/widgets/editable.dart
@@ -3,9 +3,8 @@
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
 import 'dart:async';
-import 'dart:math' as math;
 
-import 'package:mojo_services/keyboard/keyboard.mojom.dart';
+import 'package:sky_services/editing/editing.mojom.dart' as mojom;
 import 'package:flutter/painting.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/rendering.dart';
 
@@ -18,7 +17,16 @@ export 'package:flutter/painting.dart' show TextSelection;
 
 const Duration _kCursorBlinkHalfPeriod = const Duration(milliseconds: 500);
 
-class _KeyboardClientImpl implements KeyboardClient {
+TextSelection _getTextSelectionFromEditingState(mojom.EditingState state) {
+  return new TextSelection(
+    baseOffset: state.selectionBase,
+    extentOffset: state.selectionExtent,
+    affinity: TextAffinity.values[state.selectionAffinity.mojoEnumValue],
+    isDirectional: state.selectionIsDirectional
+  );
+}
+
+class _KeyboardClientImpl implements mojom.KeyboardClient {
   _KeyboardClientImpl({
     String text: '',
     TextSelection selection,
@@ -45,86 +53,29 @@ class _KeyboardClientImpl implements KeyboardClient {
   TextSelection selection;
 
   /// A keyboard client stub that can be attached to a keyboard service.
-  KeyboardClientStub createStub() {
-    return new KeyboardClientStub.unbound()..impl = this;
+  mojom.KeyboardClientStub createStub() {
+    return new mojom.KeyboardClientStub.unbound()..impl = this;
   }
 
-  void _delete(TextRange range) {
-    if (range.isCollapsed || !range.isValid) return;
-    text = range.textBefore(text) + range.textAfter(text);
+  mojom.EditingState get editingState {
+    return new mojom.EditingState()
+      ..text = text
+      ..selectionBase = selection.baseOffset
+      ..selectionExtent = selection.extentOffset
+      ..selectionAffinity = mojom.TextAffinity.values[selection.affinity.index]
+      ..selectionIsDirectional = selection.isDirectional
+      ..composingBase = composing.start
+      ..composingExtent = composing.end;
   }
 
-  TextRange _append(String newText) {
-    int start = text.length;
-    text += newText;
-    return new TextRange(start: start, end: start + newText.length);
-  }
-
-  TextRange _replace(TextRange range, String newText) {
-    assert(range.isValid);
-
-    String before = range.textBefore(text);
-    String after = range.textAfter(text);
-
-    text = before + newText + after;
-    return new TextRange(
-        start: before.length, end: before.length + newText.length);
-  }
-
-  TextRange _replaceOrAppend(TextRange range, String newText) {
-    if (!range.isValid) return _append(newText);
-    return _replace(range, newText);
-  }
-
-  void commitCompletion(CompletionData completion) {
-    // TODO(abarth): Not implemented.
-  }
-
-  void commitCorrection(CorrectionData correction) {
-    // TODO(abarth): Not implemented.
-  }
-
-  void commitText(String text, int newCursorPosition) {
-    // TODO(abarth): Why is |newCursorPosition| always 1?
-    TextRange committedRange = _replaceOrAppend(composing, text);
-    selection = new TextSelection.collapsed(offset: committedRange.end);
-    composing = TextRange.empty;
+  void updateEditingState(mojom.EditingState state) {
+    text = state.text;
+    selection = _getTextSelectionFromEditingState(state);
+    composing = new TextRange(start: state.composingBase, end: state.composingExtent);
     onUpdated();
   }
 
-  void deleteSurroundingText(int beforeLength, int afterLength) {
-    TextRange beforeRange = new TextRange(
-        start: selection.start - beforeLength, end: selection.start);
-    int afterRangeEnd = math.min(selection.end + afterLength, text.length);
-    TextRange afterRange =
-        new TextRange(start: selection.end, end: afterRangeEnd);
-    _delete(afterRange);
-    _delete(beforeRange);
-    selection = new TextSelection(
-      baseOffset: math.max(selection.start - beforeLength, 0),
-      extentOffset: math.max(selection.end - beforeLength, 0)
-    );
-    onUpdated();
-  }
-
-  void setComposingRegion(int start, int end) {
-    composing = new TextRange(start: start, end: end);
-    onUpdated();
-  }
-
-  void setComposingText(String text, int newCursorPosition) {
-    // TODO(abarth): Why is |newCursorPosition| always 1?
-    composing = _replaceOrAppend(composing, text);
-    selection = new TextSelection.collapsed(offset: composing.end);
-    onUpdated();
-  }
-
-  void setSelection(int start, int end) {
-    selection = new TextSelection(baseOffset: start, extentOffset: end);
-    onUpdated();
-  }
-
-  void submit(SubmitAction action) {
+  void submit(mojom.SubmitAction action) {
     composing = TextRange.empty;
     onSubmitted();
   }
@@ -162,10 +113,12 @@ class EditableString {
     _client.selection = selection;
   }
 
+  mojom.EditingState get editingState => _client.editingState;
+
   /// A keyboard client stub that can be attached to a keyboard service.
   ///
   /// See [Keyboard].
-  KeyboardClientStub createStub() => _client.createStub();
+  mojom.KeyboardClientStub createStub() => _client.createStub();
 
   void didDetachKeyboard() {
     _client.composing = TextRange.empty;
diff --git a/packages/flutter/test/widget/input_test.dart b/packages/flutter/test/widget/input_test.dart
index 904025dde9..a885ca2595 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/test/widget/input_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/test/widget/input_test.dart
@@ -5,31 +5,28 @@
 import 'package:flutter_test/flutter_test.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/rendering.dart';
-import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
-import 'package:mojo_services/keyboard/keyboard.mojom.dart';
+import 'package:sky_services/editing/editing.mojom.dart' as mojom;
 import 'package:test/test.dart';
 
 import '../services/mock_services.dart';
 
-class MockKeyboard implements KeyboardService {
-  KeyboardClient client;
+class MockKeyboard implements mojom.Keyboard {
+  mojom.KeyboardClient client;
 
-  void show(KeyboardClientStub client, KeyboardType type) {
+  void setClient(mojom.KeyboardClientStub client, mojom.KeyboardConfiguration configuraiton) {
     this.client = client.impl;
   }
 
-  void showByRequest() {}
+  void show() {}
 
   void hide() {}
 
-  void setText(String text) {}
-
-  void setSelection(int start, int end) {}
+  void setEditingState(mojom.EditingState state) {}
 }
 
 void main() {
   MockKeyboard mockKeyboard = new MockKeyboard();
-  serviceMocker.registerMockService(KeyboardService.serviceName, mockKeyboard);
+  serviceMocker.registerMockService(mojom.Keyboard.serviceName, mockKeyboard);
 
   test('Editable text has consistent size', () {
     testWidgets((WidgetTester tester) {
@@ -56,7 +53,10 @@ void main() {
       void enterText(String testValue) {
         // Simulate entry of text through the keyboard.
         expect(mockKeyboard.client, isNotNull);
-        mockKeyboard.client.setComposingText(testValue, testValue.length);
+        mockKeyboard.client.updateEditingState(new mojom.EditingState()
+          ..text = testValue
+          ..composingBase = 0
+          ..composingExtent = testValue.length);
 
         // Check that the onChanged event handler fired.
         expect(inputValue, equals(testValue));
@@ -109,46 +109,14 @@ void main() {
       checkCursorToggle();
 
       // Try the test again with a nonempty EditableText.
-      mockKeyboard.client.setComposingText('X', 1);
+      mockKeyboard.client.updateEditingState(new mojom.EditingState()
+        ..text = 'X'
+        ..selectionBase = 1
+        ..selectionExtent = 1);
       checkCursorToggle();
     });
   });
 
-  test('Selection remains valid', () {
-    testWidgets((WidgetTester tester) {
-      GlobalKey inputKey = new GlobalKey();
-
-      Widget builder() {
-        return new Center(
-          child: new Material(
-            child: new Input(
-              key: inputKey,
-              hintText: 'Placeholder'
-            )
-          )
-        );
-      }
-
-      tester.pumpWidget(builder());
-
-      const String testValue = 'ABC';
-      mockKeyboard.client.commitText(testValue, testValue.length);
-      dynamic input = inputKey.currentState;
-
-      // Delete characters and verify that the selection follows the length
-      // of the text.
-      for (int i = 0; i < testValue.length; i++) {
-        mockKeyboard.client.deleteSurroundingText(1, 0);
-        expect(input.editableValue.selection.start, equals(testValue.length - i - 1));
-      }
-
-      // Delete a characters when the text is empty.  The selection should
-      // remain at zero.
-      mockKeyboard.client.deleteSurroundingText(1, 0);
-      expect(input.editableValue.selection.start, equals(0));
-    });
-  });
-
   test('hideText control test', () {
     testWidgets((WidgetTester tester) {
       GlobalKey inputKey = new GlobalKey();
@@ -168,7 +136,10 @@ void main() {
       tester.pumpWidget(builder());
 
       const String testValue = 'ABC';
-      mockKeyboard.client.commitText(testValue, testValue.length);
+      mockKeyboard.client.updateEditingState(new mojom.EditingState()
+        ..text = testValue
+        ..selectionBase = testValue.length
+        ..selectionExtent = testValue.length);
 
       tester.pump();
     });