diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/drawable/downarrow.png b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/drawable/downarrow.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5741aa313
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diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/drawable/rightarrow.png b/xwords4/android/XWords4/res/drawable/rightarrow.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f75427932
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diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
index a38fd2863..4808a1bea 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardActivity.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ public class BoardActivity extends Activity implements XW_UtilCtxt, Runnable {
         Utils.logf( "calling game_makeNewGame; passing bytes: " + dictBytes.length );
         m_jniGamePtr = XwJNI.game_makeNewGame( m_gi, this, m_view, 0, 
                                                m_prefs, null, dictBytes );
-        m_view.startHandling( m_jniGamePtr, m_gi );
+        m_view.startHandling( this, m_jniGamePtr, m_gi );
 
         XwJNI.server_do( m_jniGamePtr );
     }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardView.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardView.java
index 5ecd94934..68bb61087 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardView.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/BoardView.java
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ import android.content.Context;
 import android.util.AttributeSet;
 import org.eehouse.android.xw4.jni.*;
 import android.view.MotionEvent;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.content.res.Resources;
 
 public class BoardView extends View implements DrawCtx, 
                                                BoardHandler {
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ public class BoardView extends View implements DrawCtx,
     private int m_trayOwner;
     private Rect m_valRect;
     private Rect m_letterRect;
+    Drawable m_rightArrow;
+    Drawable m_downArrow;
 
     private static final int BLACK = 0xFF000000;
     private static final int WHITE = 0xFFFFFFFF;
@@ -142,9 +146,13 @@ public class BoardView extends View implements DrawCtx,
         return m_boardSet;
     }
 
-    public void startHandling( int gamePtr, CurGameInfo gi ) {
+    public void startHandling( Context context, int gamePtr, CurGameInfo gi ) {
         m_jniGamePtr = gamePtr;
         m_gi = gi;
+
+        Resources res = context.getResources();
+        m_downArrow = res.getDrawable( R.drawable.downarrow );
+        m_rightArrow = res.getDrawable( R.drawable.rightarrow );
     }
 
     // DrawCtxt interface implementation
@@ -210,6 +218,16 @@ public class BoardView extends View implements DrawCtx,
         return true;
     }
 
+    public void drawBoardArrow ( Rect rect, int bonus, boolean vert, int hintAtts,
+                                 int flags )
+    {
+        rect.inset( 2, 2 );
+        Utils.logf( "drawBoardArrow" );
+        Drawable arrow = vert? m_downArrow : m_rightArrow;
+        arrow.setBounds( rect );
+        arrow.draw( m_canvas );
+    }
+
     public boolean trayBegin ( Rect rect, int owner, int dfs ) {
         m_trayOwner = owner;
         return true;
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/BoardHandler.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/BoardHandler.java
index fe6098502..c7c35dd04 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/BoardHandler.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/BoardHandler.java
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 
 package org.eehouse.android.xw4.jni;
 
+import android.content.Context;
+
 public interface BoardHandler {
 
-    void startHandling( int gamePtr, CurGameInfo gi );
+    void startHandling( Context context, int gamePtr, CurGameInfo gi );
 
 }
diff --git a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/DrawCtx.java b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/DrawCtx.java
index 16ab939e4..36e1c9593 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/DrawCtx.java
+++ b/xwords4/android/XWords4/src/org/eehouse/android/xw4/jni/DrawCtx.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ public interface DrawCtx {
 
     boolean drawCell( Rect rect, String text, Object[] bitmaps, int tile, 
                       int owner, int bonus, int hintAtts, int flags );
+    void drawBoardArrow ( Rect rect, int bonus, boolean vert, int hintAtts,
+                          int flags );
 
     boolean trayBegin ( Rect rect, int owner, int dfs );
     void drawTile( Rect rect, String text, Object[] bitmaps, int val, int flags );
diff --git a/xwords4/android/drawwrapper.c b/xwords4/android/drawwrapper.c
index 65138595d..2d773cea3 100644
--- a/xwords4/android/drawwrapper.c
+++ b/xwords4/android/drawwrapper.c
@@ -223,6 +223,22 @@ and_draw_drawCell( DrawCtx* dctx, const XP_Rect* rect, const XP_UCHAR* text,
     return XP_TRUE;
 }
 
+static void
+and_draw_drawBoardArrow(DrawCtx* dctx, const XP_Rect* rect, XWBonusType bonus, 
+                        XP_Bool vert, HintAtts hintAtts, CellFlags flags )
+{
+    LOG_FUNC();
+    AndDraw* draw = (AndDraw*)dctx;
+    JNIEnv* env = draw->env;
+    const char* sig =  "(Landroid/graphics/Rect;IZII)V";
+    jmethodID mid = getMethodID( env, draw->j_draw, "drawBoardArrow", sig );
+
+    jobject jrect = makeJRect( env, rect );
+    (*env)->CallVoidMethod( env, draw->j_draw, mid, 
+                            jrect, bonus, vert, hintAtts, flags );
+    (*env)->DeleteLocalRef( env, jrect );
+}
+
 static XP_Bool
 and_draw_trayBegin( DrawCtx* dctx, const XP_Rect* rect, XP_U16 owner, 
                     DrawFocusState dfs )
@@ -406,6 +422,7 @@ makeDraw( MPFORMAL JNIEnv *env, jobject j_draw )
     SET_PROC(drawRemText);
     SET_PROC(score_drawPlayer);
     SET_PROC(drawCell);
+    SET_PROC(drawBoardArrow);
 
     SET_PROC(trayBegin);
     SET_PROC(drawTile);