diff --git a/Sources/GhosttyTerminalView.swift b/Sources/GhosttyTerminalView.swift
index b4640d8b..3aec1096 100644
--- a/Sources/GhosttyTerminalView.swift
+++ b/Sources/GhosttyTerminalView.swift
@@ -5110,7 +5110,7 @@ class GhosttyNSView: NSView, NSUserInterfaceValidations {
             if let lastPerformKeyEvent {
                 self.lastPerformKeyEvent = nil
                 if lastPerformKeyEvent == event.timestamp {
-                    equivalent = event.characters ?? ""
+                    equivalent = event.charactersIgnoringModifiers ?? ""
                     break
                 }
             }