diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6b6fd944..828f51aa 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@
     (mode `0b10`)
   - [Report all keys as escape codes](https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/keyboard-protocol/#report-all-keys)
     (mode `0b1000`)
+  - [Report associated text](https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/keyboard-protocol/#report-text)
+    (mode `0b10000`)
 
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/input.c b/input.c
index 2b878cd1..869e1c67 100644
--- a/input.c
+++ b/input.c
@@ -1156,7 +1156,9 @@ kitty_kbd_protocol(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term,
     const bool composing = ctx->compose_status == XKB_COMPOSE_COMPOSING;
     const bool composed = ctx->compose_status == XKB_COMPOSE_COMPOSED;
 
-    const enum kitty_kbd_flags flags = term->grid->kitty_kbd.flags[term->grid->kitty_kbd.idx];
+    const enum kitty_kbd_flags flags =
+        term->grid->kitty_kbd.flags[term->grid->kitty_kbd.idx];
+
     const bool disambiguate = flags & KITTY_KBD_DISAMBIGUATE;
     const bool report_events = flags & KITTY_KBD_REPORT_EVENT;
     const bool report_all_as_escapes = flags & KITTY_KBD_REPORT_ALL;
@@ -1178,11 +1180,17 @@ kitty_kbd_protocol(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term,
     const xkb_mod_mask_t caps_num =
         (seat->kbd.mod_caps != XKB_MOD_INVALID ? 1 << seat->kbd.mod_caps : 0) |
         (seat->kbd.mod_num != XKB_MOD_INVALID ? 1 << seat->kbd.mod_num : 0);
+
     const xkb_keysym_t sym = ctx->sym;
     const uint32_t utf32 = ctx->utf32;
     const uint8_t *const utf8 = ctx->utf8.buf;
+
+    const bool is_text = iswprint(utf32) && (effective & ~caps_num) == 0;
     const size_t count = ctx->utf8.count;
 
+    const bool report_associated_text =
+        (flags & KITTY_KBD_REPORT_ASSOCIATED) && is_text && !released;
+
     if (composing) {
         /* We never emit anything while composing, *except* modifiers
          * (and only in report-all-keys-as-escape-codes mode) */
@@ -1201,6 +1209,8 @@ kitty_kbd_protocol(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term,
         case XKB_KEY_Super_R:
         case XKB_KEY_Hyper_R:
         case XKB_KEY_Meta_R:
+        case XKB_KEY_ISO_Level3_Shift:
+        case XKB_KEY_ISO_Level5_Shift:
             goto emit_escapes;
 
         default:
@@ -1220,9 +1230,7 @@ kitty_kbd_protocol(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term,
     }
 
     /* Plain-text without modifiers, or commposed text, is emitted as-is */
-    if (((iswprint(utf32) && (effective & ~caps_num) == 0) || composed)
-        && !released)
-    {
+    if (is_text && !released) {
         term_to_slave(term, utf8, count);
         return true;
     }
@@ -1361,6 +1369,8 @@ emit_escapes:
     case XKB_KEY_Super_R:   if (report_all_as_escapes) {key = 57450; final = 'u';} break;
     case XKB_KEY_Hyper_R:   if (report_all_as_escapes) {key = 57451; final = 'u';} break;
     case XKB_KEY_Meta_R:    if (report_all_as_escapes) {key = 57452; final = 'u';} break;
+    case XKB_KEY_ISO_Level3_Shift: if (report_all_as_escapes) {key = 57453; final = 'u';} break;
+    case XKB_KEY_ISO_Level5_Shift: if (report_all_as_escapes) {key = 57454; final = 'u';} break;
 
     default: {
         /*
@@ -1419,17 +1429,14 @@ emit_escapes:
             ? ctx->level0_syms.syms[0]
             : sym;
 
-        if (composed) {
-            wchar_t wc;
-            if (mbtowc(&wc, (const char *)utf8, count) == count)
-                key = wc;
-        }
-
-        if (key < 0) {
+        if (composed && is_text)
+            key = utf32;
+        else {
             key = xkb_keysym_to_utf32(sym_to_use);
             if (key == 0)
                 key = sym_to_use;
         }
+
         final = 'u';
         break;
     }
@@ -1447,26 +1454,40 @@ emit_escapes:
     } else
         event[0] = '\0';
 
-    char buf[16];
-    int bytes;
+    char buf[64], *p = buf;
+    size_t left = sizeof(buf);
+    size_t bytes;
 
     if (key < 0)
         return false;
 
     if (final == 'u' || final == '~') {
-        if (encoded_mods > 1 || event[0] != '\0')
-            bytes = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "\x1b[%u;%u%s%c",
-                             key, encoded_mods, event, final);
-        else
-            bytes = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "\x1b[%u%c", key, final);
+        bytes = snprintf(p, left, "\x1b[%u", key);
+        p += bytes; left -= bytes;
+
+        if (encoded_mods > 1 || event[0] != '\0' || report_associated_text) {
+            bytes = snprintf(p, left, ";%u%s", encoded_mods, event);
+            p += bytes; left -= bytes;
+
+            if (report_associated_text) {
+                bytes = snprintf(p, left, ";%u", utf32);
+                p += bytes; left -= bytes;
+            }
+        }
+
+        bytes = snprintf(p, left, "%c", final);
+        p += bytes; left -= bytes;
     } else {
-        if (encoded_mods > 1 || event[0] != '\0')
-            bytes = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "\x1b[1;%u%s%c", encoded_mods, event, final);
-        else
-            bytes = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "\x1b[%c", final);
+        if (encoded_mods > 1 || event[0] != '\0') {
+            bytes = snprintf(p, left, "\x1b[1;%u%s%c", encoded_mods, event, final);
+            p += bytes; left -= bytes;
+        } else {
+            bytes = snprintf(p, left, "\x1b[%c", final);
+            p += bytes; left -= bytes;
+        }
     }
 
-    term_to_slave(term, buf, bytes);
+    term_to_slave(term, buf, sizeof(buf) - left);
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -1639,6 +1660,10 @@ key_press_release(struct seat *seat, struct terminal *term, uint32_t serial,
     if (composed) {
         xkb_compose_state_get_utf8(
             seat->kbd.xkb_compose_state, (char *)utf8, count + 1);
+
+        wchar_t wc;
+        if (mbtowc(&wc, (const char *)utf8, count) == count)
+            utf32 = wc;
     } else {
         xkb_state_key_get_utf8(
             seat->kbd.xkb_state, key, (char *)utf8, count + 1);
diff --git a/terminal.h b/terminal.h
index 15d263d5..394871f6 100644
--- a/terminal.h
+++ b/terminal.h
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ enum kitty_kbd_flags {
     KITTY_KBD_REPORT_ASSOCIATED = 0x10,
     KITTY_KBD_SUPPORTED = (KITTY_KBD_DISAMBIGUATE |
                            KITTY_KBD_REPORT_EVENT |
-                           KITTY_KBD_REPORT_ALL),
+                           KITTY_KBD_REPORT_ALL |
+                           KITTY_KBD_REPORT_ASSOCIATED),
 };
 
 struct grid {