diff --git a/src/modules/eterm/src/eterm/terminal/terminaldisplay.cpp b/src/modules/eterm/src/eterm/terminal/terminaldisplay.cpp
index 0d22ead64..46091e707 100644
--- a/src/modules/eterm/src/eterm/terminal/terminaldisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/eterm/src/eterm/terminal/terminaldisplay.cpp
@@ -1514,6 +1514,7 @@ void TerminalDisplay::onTextInput( const Uint32& chr ) {
 	input.push_back( chr );
 	std::string utf8Input( input.toUtf8() );
 	mTerminal->ttywrite( utf8Input.c_str(), utf8Input.size(), 1 );
+	mDirty = true;
 }
 
 void TerminalDisplay::onTextEditing( const String&, const Int32&, const Int32& ) {
diff --git a/src/tools/eterm/eterm.cpp b/src/tools/eterm/eterm.cpp
index 0427bb270..8f86f3a08 100644
--- a/src/tools/eterm/eterm.cpp
+++ b/src/tools/eterm/eterm.cpp
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ void inputCallback( InputEvent* event ) {
 			terminal->onTextInput( event->text.text );
 			break;
 		}
+		case InputEvent::TextEditing: {
+			terminal->onTextEditing( event->textediting.text, event->textediting.start,
+									 event->textediting.length );
+
+			break;
+		}
 		case InputEvent::VideoExpose:
 			terminal->setFocus( win->hasFocus() );
 			terminal->invalidate();