diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 06108a86..4a3fb85c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ information on what to include when reporting a bug.
  - [Wayland] Bugfix: Showing a hidden window did not emit a window refresh event
  - [Wayland] Bugfix: Full screen window creation did not ignore `GLFW_VISIBLE`
  - [Wayland] Bugfix: Some keys were reported as wrong key or `GLFW_KEY_UNKNOWN`
+ - [Wayland] Bugfix: Text input did not repeat along with key repeat
  - [POSIX] Removed use of deprecated function `gettimeofday`
  - [POSIX] Bugfix: `CLOCK_MONOTONIC` was not correctly tested for or enabled
  - [WGL] Disabled the DWM swap interval hack for Windows 8 and later (#1072)
diff --git a/src/wl_init.c b/src/wl_init.c
index c57a7e73..83cd7aca 100644
--- a/src/wl_init.c
+++ b/src/wl_init.c
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ static xkb_keysym_t composeSymbol(xkb_keysym_t sym)
     }
 }
 
-static GLFWbool inputChar(_GLFWwindow* window, uint32_t scancode)
+GLFWbool _glfwInputTextWayland(_GLFWwindow* window, uint32_t scancode)
 {
     const xkb_keysym_t* keysyms;
     const xkb_keycode_t keycode = scancode + 8;
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static void keyboardHandleKey(void* data,
 
     if (action == GLFW_PRESS)
     {
-        const GLFWbool shouldRepeat = inputChar(window, scancode);
+        const GLFWbool shouldRepeat = _glfwInputTextWayland(window, scancode);
 
         if (shouldRepeat && _glfw.wl.keyboardRepeatRate > 0)
         {
diff --git a/src/wl_platform.h b/src/wl_platform.h
index a26bd23e..7565411b 100644
--- a/src/wl_platform.h
+++ b/src/wl_platform.h
@@ -495,4 +495,5 @@ GLFWbool _glfwGetGammaRampWayland(_GLFWmonitor* monitor, GLFWgammaramp* ramp);
 void _glfwSetGammaRampWayland(_GLFWmonitor* monitor, const GLFWgammaramp* ramp);
 
 void _glfwAddOutputWayland(uint32_t name, uint32_t version);
+GLFWbool _glfwInputTextWayland(_GLFWwindow* window, uint32_t scancode);
 
diff --git a/src/wl_window.c b/src/wl_window.c
index 48ffb7c2..b2aa1800 100644
--- a/src/wl_window.c
+++ b/src/wl_window.c
@@ -767,6 +767,8 @@ static void handleEvents(int timeout)
                                   _glfw.wl.keyboardLastScancode,
                                   GLFW_PRESS,
                                   _glfw.wl.xkb.modifiers);
+                    _glfwInputTextWayland(_glfw.wl.keyboardFocus,
+                                          _glfw.wl.keyboardLastScancode);
                 }
             }
         }