diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ea0f5803..29eaf084 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -88,11 +88,15 @@
 * Crash when application emitted an invalid `CSI 38;5;<idx>m`, `CSI
   38:5:<idx>m`, `CSI 48;5;<idx>m` or `CSI 48:5:<idx>m` sequence
   ([#1111][1111]).
+* Certain dead-key combinations resulting in different escape
+  sequences compared to kitty, when the kitty keyboard protocol is
+  used ([#1120][1120]).
 
 [1055]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1055
 [1092]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1092
 [1097]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1097
 [1111]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1111
+[1120]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1120
 
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index d4598cf6..e0f21c6e 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ emit_escapes:
             ? ctx->level0_syms.syms[0]
             : sym;
 
-        if (composed && is_text)
+        if (composed)
             key = utf32;
         else {
             key = xkb_keysym_to_utf32(sym_to_use);