diff --git a/repos/gems/src/server/wm/nitpicker.h b/repos/gems/src/server/wm/nitpicker.h
index 342225ec54..dafa066f77 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/server/wm/nitpicker.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/server/wm/nitpicker.h
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ class Wm::Nitpicker::Session_component : public Rpc_object<Nitpicker::Session>,
 				}
 
 			case Input::Event::TOUCH:
+			case Input::Event::CHARACTER:
 			case Input::Event::WHEEL:
 				{
 					Point abs_pos = Point(ev.ax(), ev.ay()) + input_origin;
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nit_fb/main.cc b/repos/os/src/server/nit_fb/main.cc
index 954b7d9d79..cd634ab2dc 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nit_fb/main.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nit_fb/main.cc
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ static Input::Event translate_event(Input::Event  const ev,
 
 	case Input::Event::INVALID:
 	case Input::Event::WHEEL:
+	case Input::Event::CHARACTER:
 		return ev;
 	}
 	return Input::Event();
diff --git a/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/user_state.cc b/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/user_state.cc
index 1c96fe1e54..062078bbaa 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/user_state.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/server/nitpicker/user_state.cc
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ void User_state::handle_event(Input::Event ev)
 		ay = ev.ay();
 		ev = Input::Event::create_touch_event(ax, ay, ev.code(),
 		                                      ev.touch_release());
+	} else if (type == Event::CHARACTER) {
+		ev = Input::Event(type, ev.code(), ax, ay, rx, ry);
 	} else
 		ev = Input::Event(type, keycode, ax, ay, rx, ry);
 
@@ -221,6 +223,12 @@ void User_state::handle_event(Input::Event ev)
 	if ((type == Event::RELEASE) && _input_receiver)
 		_input_receiver->submit_input_event(ev);
 
+	/*
+	 * Forward character events
+	 */
+	if (type == Event::CHARACTER && _input_receiver)
+		_input_receiver->submit_input_event(ev);
+
 	/*
 	 * Detect end of global key sequence
 	 */
diff --git a/repos/os/src/test/input/test.cc b/repos/os/src/test/input/test.cc
index 88ee9eb4a4..5ee1fa7213 100644
--- a/repos/os/src/test/input/test.cc
+++ b/repos/os/src/test/input/test.cc
@@ -22,14 +22,15 @@ using namespace Genode;
 static char const * ev_type(Input::Event::Type type)
 {
 	switch (type) {
-	case Input::Event::INVALID: return "INVALID";
-	case Input::Event::MOTION:  return "MOTION ";
-	case Input::Event::PRESS:   return "PRESS  ";
-	case Input::Event::RELEASE: return "RELEASE";
-	case Input::Event::WHEEL:   return "WHEEL  ";
-	case Input::Event::FOCUS:   return "FOCUS  ";
-	case Input::Event::LEAVE:   return "LEAVE  ";
-	case Input::Event::TOUCH:   return "TOUCH  ";
+	case Input::Event::INVALID:   return "INVALID";
+	case Input::Event::MOTION:    return "MOTION ";
+	case Input::Event::PRESS:     return "PRESS  ";
+	case Input::Event::RELEASE:   return "RELEASE";
+	case Input::Event::WHEEL:     return "WHEEL  ";
+	case Input::Event::FOCUS:     return "FOCUS  ";
+	case Input::Event::LEAVE:     return "LEAVE  ";
+	case Input::Event::TOUCH:     return "TOUCH  ";
+	case Input::Event::CHARACTER: return "CHARACTER";
 	}
 
 	return "";