diff --git a/macos/Ghostty.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/macos/Ghostty.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index a24217cac..1e37006c2 100644
--- a/macos/Ghostty.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/macos/Ghostty.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@
 		A5A1F8852A489D6800D1E8BC /* terminfo in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A5A1F8842A489D6800D1E8BC /* terminfo */; };
 		A5A6F72A2CC41B8900B232A5 /* Xcode.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A5A6F7292CC41B8700B232A5 /* Xcode.swift */; };
 		A5B30539299BEAAB0047F10C /* Assets.xcassets in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A5B30538299BEAAB0047F10C /* Assets.xcassets */; };
+		A5CA378C2D2A4DEB00931030 /* KeyboardLayout.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A5CA378B2D2A4DE800931030 /* KeyboardLayout.swift */; };
 		A5CBD0562C9E65B80017A1AE /* DraggableWindowView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A5CBD0552C9E65A50017A1AE /* DraggableWindowView.swift */; };
 		A5CBD0582C9F30960017A1AE /* Cursor.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A5CBD0572C9F30860017A1AE /* Cursor.swift */; };
 		A5CBD0592C9F37B10017A1AE /* Backport.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = A5CEAFFE29C2410700646FDA /* Backport.swift */; };
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@
 		A5B30531299BEAAA0047F10C /* Ghostty.app */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; explicitFileType = wrapper.application; includeInIndex = 0; path = Ghostty.app; sourceTree = BUILT_PRODUCTS_DIR; };
 		A5B30538299BEAAB0047F10C /* Assets.xcassets */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = folder.assetcatalog; path = Assets.xcassets; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		A5B3053D299BEAAB0047F10C /* Ghostty.entitlements */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = text.plist.entitlements; path = Ghostty.entitlements; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		A5CA378B2D2A4DE800931030 /* KeyboardLayout.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = KeyboardLayout.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		A5CBD0552C9E65A50017A1AE /* DraggableWindowView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = DraggableWindowView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		A5CBD0572C9F30860017A1AE /* Cursor.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Cursor.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		A5CBD05B2CA0C5C70017A1AE /* QuickTerminal.xib */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = file.xib; path = QuickTerminal.xib; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -267,6 +269,7 @@
 				A5D0AF3C2B37804400D21823 /* CodableBridge.swift */,
 				A52FFF582CAA4FF1000C6A5B /* Fullscreen.swift */,
 				A59630962AEE163600D64628 /* HostingWindow.swift */,
+				A5CA378B2D2A4DE800931030 /* KeyboardLayout.swift */,
 				A59FB5D02AE0DEA7009128F3 /* MetalView.swift */,
 				A5CBD0552C9E65A50017A1AE /* DraggableWindowView.swift */,
 				C159E81C2B66A06B00FDFE9C /* OSColor+Extension.swift */,
@@ -655,6 +658,7 @@
 				A5CDF1932AAF9E0800513312 /* ConfigurationErrorsController.swift in Sources */,
 				A53A6C032CCC1B7F00943E98 /* Ghostty.Action.swift in Sources */,
 				A54B0CED2D0CFB7700CBEFF8 /* ColorizedGhosttyIcon.swift in Sources */,
+				A5CA378C2D2A4DEB00931030 /* KeyboardLayout.swift in Sources */,
 				A54B0CEF2D0D2E2800CBEFF8 /* ColorizedGhosttyIconImage.swift in Sources */,
 				A59FB5D12AE0DEA7009128F3 /* MetalView.swift in Sources */,
 				A55685E029A03A9F004303CE /* AppError.swift in Sources */,
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
index 297ca8ea0..4e0550cc2 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
@@ -805,8 +805,23 @@ extension Ghostty {
             // know if these events cleared it.
             let markedTextBefore = markedText.length > 0
 
+            // We need to know the keyboard layout before below because some keyboard
+            // input events will change our keyboard layout and we don't want those
+            // going to the terminal.
+            let keyboardIdBefore: String? = if (!markedTextBefore) {
+                KeyboardLayout.id
+            } else {
+                nil
+            }
+
             self.interpretKeyEvents([translationEvent])
 
+            // If our keyboard changed from this we just assume an input method
+            // grabbed it and do nothing.
+            if (!markedTextBefore && keyboardIdBefore != KeyboardLayout.id) {
+                return
+            }
+
             // If we have text, then we've composed a character, send that down. We do this
             // first because if we completed a preedit, the text will be available here
             // AND we'll have a preedit.
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Helpers/KeyboardLayout.swift b/macos/Sources/Helpers/KeyboardLayout.swift
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8e573f495
--- /dev/null
+++ b/macos/Sources/Helpers/KeyboardLayout.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import Carbon
+
+class KeyboardLayout {
+    /// Return a string ID of the current keyboard input source.
+    static var id: String? {
+        if let source = TISCopyCurrentKeyboardInputSource()?.takeRetainedValue(),
+           let sourceIdPointer = TISGetInputSourceProperty(source, kTISPropertyInputSourceID) {
+            let sourceId = unsafeBitCast(sourceIdPointer, to: CFString.self)
+            return sourceId as String
+        }
+
+        return nil
+    }
+}