diff -ru im-config-0.29.orig/debian/changelog im-config-0.29/debian/changelog
--- im-config-0.29.orig/debian/changelog	2016-02-29 10:19:54.000000000 +0100
+++ im-config-0.29/debian/changelog	2016-03-08 01:25:29.892048038 +0100
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+im-config (0.29-1ubuntu10) xenial; urgency=medium
+
+  * debian/patches/01-ubuntu-locale-override.patch:
+    Exempt GNOME desktops from modifying auto mode for CJKV locales
+    (LP: #1551283).
+  * debian/patches/02-ubuntu-system-default.patch:
+    Make "auto" the system default for Ubuntu GNOME (LP: #1551283).
+
+ -- Gunnar Hjalmarsson <gunnarhj@ubuntu.com>  Tue, 08 Mar 2016 01:25:00 +0100
+
 im-config (0.29-1ubuntu9) xenial; urgency=medium
 
   * debian/patches/02-ubuntu-system-default.patch:
diff -ru im-config-0.29.orig/debian/patches/01-ubuntu-locale-override.patch im-config-0.29/debian/patches/01-ubuntu-locale-override.patch
--- im-config-0.29.orig/debian/patches/01-ubuntu-locale-override.patch	2015-06-13 19:19:50.000000000 +0200
+++ im-config-0.29/debian/patches/01-ubuntu-locale-override.patch	2016-03-08 00:43:55.731708912 +0100
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 ===================================================================
 --- im-config-0.29.orig/default/im-config
 +++ im-config-0.29/default/im-config
-@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ IM_CONFIG_DEFAULT_MODE=auto
+@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
  #IM_CONFIG_DEFAULT_MODE=cjkv
  
  # Set locale dependent preferred IM over standard auto mode
 -IM_CONFIG_PREFERRED_RULE="zh_CN,fcitx:zh_TW,fcitx:zh_HK,fcitx:zh_SG,fcitx"
-+IM_CONFIG_PREFERRED_RULE="zh_CN,fcitx:zh_TW,fcitx:zh_HK,fcitx:zh_SG,fcitx:ja_JP,fcitx:ko_KR,fcitx:vi_VN,fcitx"
++if [ "${XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP##*:}" != 'GNOME' -a "${XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP%%:*}" != 'GNOME-Flashback' ]; then
++    IM_CONFIG_PREFERRED_RULE="zh_CN,fcitx:zh_TW,fcitx:zh_HK,fcitx:zh_SG,fcitx:ja_JP,fcitx:ko_KR,fcitx:vi_VN,fcitx"
++fi
  
  # User and system wide configuration is normally done via im-config program.
  # The above IM_CONFIG_PREFERRED_RULE sets locale dependent preferred IM
diff -ru im-config-0.29.orig/debian/patches/02-ubuntu-system-default.patch im-config-0.29/debian/patches/02-ubuntu-system-default.patch
--- im-config-0.29.orig/debian/patches/02-ubuntu-system-default.patch	2016-02-26 17:27:54.150889140 +0100
+++ im-config-0.29/debian/patches/02-ubuntu-system-default.patch	2016-03-08 01:18:04.399984529 +0100
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Description: Modify the system default
- While the upstream default "auto" is believed to work best on Unity and
- MATE, "cjkv" makes sure on other desktops that IBus or fcitx is not
- started by default for all users.
-Bug-Ubuntu: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1481025, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1550325
+ While the upstream default "auto" is believed to work best on Unity,
+ MATE and Ubuntu GNOME, "cjkv" makes sure on other desktops that IBus
+ or fcitx is not started by default for all users.
+Bug-Ubuntu: https://launchpad.net/bugs/1481025, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1550325, https://launchpad.net/bugs/1551283
 Author: Gunnar Hjalmarsson <gunnarhj@ubuntu.com>
 Forwarded: not-needed
 
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
 -IM_CONFIG_DEFAULT_MODE=auto
 -# Start best input method only if CJKV environment
 -#IM_CONFIG_DEFAULT_MODE=cjkv
-+if [ "$XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP" = 'Unity' -o "$XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP" = 'MATE' ]; then
++if [ "$XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP" = 'Unity' -o "$XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP" = 'MATE' -o "${XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP##*:}" = 'GNOME' ]; then
 +    # Start best input method unless overridden below
 +    IM_CONFIG_DEFAULT_MODE=auto
 +else
@@ -24,4 +24,4 @@
 +fi
  
  # Set locale dependent preferred IM over standard auto mode
- IM_CONFIG_PREFERRED_RULE="zh_CN,fcitx:zh_TW,fcitx:zh_HK,fcitx:zh_SG,fcitx:ja_JP,fcitx:ko_KR,fcitx:vi_VN,fcitx"
+ if [ "${XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP##*:}" != 'GNOME' -a "${XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP%%:*}" != 'GNOME-Flashback' ]; then