diff --git a/windows/window.c b/windows/window.c
index 5bacdce5..2bbdc263 100644
--- a/windows/window.c
+++ b/windows/window.c
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@
 #define WHEEL_DELTA 120
 #endif
 
+/* VK_PACKET, used to send Unicode characters in WM_KEYDOWNs */
+#ifndef VK_PACKET
+#define VK_PACKET 0xE7
+#endif
+
 static Mouse_Button translate_button(Mouse_Button button);
 static LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND, UINT, WPARAM, LPARAM);
 static int TranslateKey(UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam,
@@ -3086,7 +3091,8 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hwnd, UINT message,
 	    unsigned char buf[20];
 	    int len;
 
-	    if (wParam == VK_PROCESSKEY) { /* IME PROCESS key */
+	    if (wParam == VK_PROCESSKEY || /* IME PROCESS key */
+                wParam == VK_PACKET) {     /* 'this key is a Unicode char' */
 		if (message == WM_KEYDOWN) {
 		    MSG m;
 		    m.hwnd = hwnd;