diff --git a/src/os/unix.rs b/src/os/unix.rs
index 7abac2de..b7c4dfb9 100644
--- a/src/os/unix.rs
+++ b/src/os/unix.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ pub trait WindowExt {
     fn get_xlib_screen_id(&self) -> Option<*mut libc::c_void>;
 
     fn get_xlib_xconnection(&self) -> Option<Arc<XConnection>>;
+
+    fn send_xim_spot(&self, x: i16, y: i16);
     
     /// This function returns the underlying `xcb_connection_t` of an xlib `Display`.
     ///
@@ -100,6 +102,12 @@ impl WindowExt for Window {
         }
     }
 
+    fn send_xim_spot(&self, x: i16, y: i16) {
+        if let LinuxWindow::X(ref w) = self.window {
+            w.send_xim_spot(x, y);
+        }
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     fn get_wayland_surface(&self) -> Option<*mut libc::c_void> {
         use wayland_client::Proxy;
diff --git a/src/platform/linux/x11/mod.rs b/src/platform/linux/x11/mod.rs
index 66fee12a..86458547 100644
--- a/src/platform/linux/x11/mod.rs
+++ b/src/platform/linux/x11/mod.rs
@@ -699,6 +699,7 @@ impl Window2 {
         x_events_loop.windows.lock().unwrap().insert(win.id(), WindowData {
             im: im,
             ic: ic,
+            ic_spot: ffi::XPoint {x: 0, y: 0},
             config: None,
             multitouch: window.multitouch,
             cursor_pos: None,
@@ -715,6 +716,26 @@ impl Window2 {
     pub fn id(&self) -> WindowId {
         self.window.id()
     }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn send_xim_spot(&self, x: i16, y: i16) {
+        if let (Some(windows), Some(display)) = (self.windows.upgrade(), self.display.upgrade()) {
+            let nspot = ffi::XPoint{x: x, y: y};
+            let mut windows = windows.lock().unwrap();
+            let mut w = windows.get_mut(&self.window.id()).unwrap();
+            if w.ic_spot.x == x && w.ic_spot.y == y {
+                return
+            }
+            w.ic_spot = nspot;
+            unsafe {
+                let preedit_attr = (display.xlib.XVaCreateNestedList)
+                    (0, b"spotLocation\0", &nspot, ptr::null::<()>());
+                (display.xlib.XSetICValues)(w.ic, b"preeditAttributes\0",
+                                            preedit_attr, ptr::null::<()>());
+                (display.xlib.XFree)(preedit_attr);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 impl Drop for Window2 {
@@ -736,6 +757,7 @@ struct WindowData {
     config: Option<WindowConfig>,
     im: ffi::XIM,
     ic: ffi::XIC,
+    ic_spot: ffi::XPoint,
     multitouch: bool,
     cursor_pos: Option<(f64, f64)>,
 }