diff --git a/src/input_handler.cc b/src/input_handler.cc
index d91f30d9..33f8d947 100644
--- a/src/input_handler.cc
+++ b/src/input_handler.cc
@@ -627,7 +627,9 @@ void InputHandler::on_next_key(KeyCallback callback)
 
 void InputHandler::handle_next_input(Context& context)
 {
-    m_mode->on_key(context.ui().get_key(), context);
+    Key key = context.ui().get_key();
+    if (key != Key::Invalid)
+        m_mode->on_key(key, context);
     context.draw_ifn();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/keys.hh b/src/keys.hh
index 76063eb6..19a83575 100644
--- a/src/keys.hh
+++ b/src/keys.hh
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ struct Key
         PageUp,
         PageDown,
         BackTab,
+        Invalid,
     };
 
     Modifiers modifiers;
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ struct Key
 
     constexpr bool operator==(const Key& other) const
     { return modifiers == other.modifiers and key == other.key; }
+
+    constexpr bool operator!=(const Key& other) const
+    { return modifiers != other.modifiers or key != other.key; }
 };
 
 typedef std::vector<Key> KeyList;
diff --git a/src/ncurses.cc b/src/ncurses.cc
index 6418c26b..57eabd4e 100644
--- a/src/ncurses.cc
+++ b/src/ncurses.cc
@@ -216,8 +216,12 @@ Key NCursesUI::get_key()
     case KEY_BTAB: return Key::BackTab;
     }
 
-    ungetch(c);
-    return utf8::codepoint(getch_iterator{});
+    if (c < 256)
+    {
+       ungetch(c);
+       return utf8::codepoint(getch_iterator{});
+    }
+    return Key::Invalid;
 }
 
 void NCursesUI::print_status(const String& status, CharCount cursor_pos)