2 files changed, 6 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/alacritty/src/input/keyboard.rs b/alacritty/src/input/keyboard.rs
index 4bc3ffee..14755594 100644
--- a/alacritty/src/input/keyboard.rs
+++ b/alacritty/src/input/keyboard.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 use std::borrow::Cow;
-use std::mem;
 
 use winit::event::{ElementState, KeyEvent};
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
@@ -29,6 +28,9 @@ impl<T: EventListener, A: ActionContext<T>> Processor<T, A> {
         let mods = self.ctx.modifiers().state();
 
         if key.state == ElementState::Released {
+            if self.ctx.inline_search_state().char_pending {
+                self.ctx.window().set_ime_allowed(true);
+            }
             self.key_release(key, mode, mods);
             return;
         }
@@ -45,15 +47,8 @@ impl<T: EventListener, A: ActionContext<T>> Processor<T, A> {
 
         // First key after inline search is captured.
         let inline_state = self.ctx.inline_search_state();
-        if mem::take(&mut inline_state.char_pending) {
-            if let Some(c) = text.chars().next() {
-                inline_state.character = Some(c);
-
-                // Immediately move to the captured character.
-                self.ctx.inline_search_next();
-            }
-
-            // Ignore all other characters in `text`.
+        if inline_state.char_pending {
+            self.ctx.inline_search_input(text);
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/alacritty/src/input/mod.rs b/alacritty/src/input/mod.rs
index c10777f2..bbd8673f 100644
--- a/alacritty/src/input/mod.rs
+++ b/alacritty/src/input/mod.rs
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ pub trait ActionContext<T: EventListener> {
     fn inline_search_state(&mut self) -> &mut InlineSearchState;
     fn start_inline_search(&mut self, _direction: Direction, _stop_short: bool) {}
     fn inline_search_next(&mut self) {}
+    fn inline_search_input(&mut self, _text: &str) {}
     fn inline_search_previous(&mut self) {}
     fn hint_input(&mut self, _character: char) {}
     fn trigger_hint(&mut self, _hint: &HintMatch) {}