diff --git a/src/x11/ffi.rs b/src/x11/ffi.rs
index d127a270..2bd2075d 100644
--- a/src/x11/ffi.rs
+++ b/src/x11/ffi.rs
@@ -1406,6 +1406,8 @@ extern "C" {
     pub fn glXMakeCurrent(dpy: *mut Display, drawable: GLXDrawable,
         ctx: GLXContext) -> Bool;
     pub fn glXSwapBuffers(dpy: *mut Display, drawable: GLXDrawable);
+
+    pub fn XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat(dpy: *mut Display, detectable: bool, supported_rtm: *mut bool) -> bool;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1462,4 +1464,4 @@ extern const char *glXGetClientString( Display *dpy, int name );
 
 extern Display *glXGetCurrentDisplay( void );
 
-*/
\ No newline at end of file
+*/
diff --git a/src/x11/mod.rs b/src/x11/mod.rs
index 07105440..1b1e1165 100644
--- a/src/x11/mod.rs
+++ b/src/x11/mod.rs
@@ -179,6 +179,16 @@ impl Window {
             ic
         };
 
+        // Attempt to make keyboard input repeat detectable
+        unsafe {
+            let mut supported_ptr = false;
+            ffi::XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat(display, true, &mut supported_ptr);
+            if !supported_ptr {
+                return Err(format!("XkbSetDetectableAutoRepeat failed"));
+            }
+        }
+
+
         // creating GL context
         let context = unsafe {
             let mut attributes = Vec::new();