diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dec74bc1..f2d84b72 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -80,9 +80,12 @@
 * Workaround for buggy compositors (e.g. some versions of GNOME)
   allowing drag-and-drops even though foot has reported it does not
   support the offered mime-types ([#1092][1092]).
+* Crash when compositor sends a _”keyboard key”_ event without a prior
+  _”keyboard enter”_ event ([#1097][1097]).
 
 [1055]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1055
 [1092]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1092
+[1097]: https://codeberg.org/dnkl/foot/issues/1092
 
 
 ### Security
diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index fca46050..cd2608fd 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -1572,6 +1572,18 @@ keyboard_key(void *data, struct wl_keyboard *wl_keyboard, uint32_t serial,
              uint32_t time, uint32_t key, uint32_t state)
 {
     struct seat *seat = data;
+
+    if (unlikely(seat->kbd_focus == NULL)) {
+        LOG_WARN(
+            "compositor sent 'keyboard key %s' event on seat %s "
+            "without a prior 'keyboard enter' event",
+            (state == WL_KEYBOARD_KEY_STATE_PRESSED
+             ? "pressed"
+             : "released"),
+            seat->name);
+        return;
+    }
+
     key_press_release(seat, seat->kbd_focus, serial, key + 8, state);
 }