diff --git a/WINGs/WINGs/WMEvent.h b/WINGs/WINGs/WMEvent.h
index 2b884a1..2f48560 100644
--- a/WINGs/WINGs/WMEvent.h
+++ b/WINGs/WINGs/WMEvent.h
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ typedef struct {
     unsigned long  time;
     int            x, y;
     int            x_root, y_root;
+    unsigned long  keysym;      /* translated keysym (XKB) */
+    char           utf8[8];     /* UTF-8 text for this key */
+    int            utf8_len;    /* length of utf8 text */
 } WMEKey;
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/WINGs/wfont_wl.c b/WINGs/wfont_wl.c
index 8dbaab1..8d5f121 100644
--- a/WINGs/wfont_wl.c
+++ b/WINGs/wfont_wl.c
@@ -203,6 +203,22 @@ wl_draw_image_string(void *sctx, void *handle, WMDrawable d,
                    tr, tg, tb, ta, tpix, text, len);
 }
 
+static int
+wl_lookup_string(void *sctx, W_View *view, WMEvent *event,
+                 char *buffer, int buflen, unsigned long *keysym_out)
+{
+    (void)sctx; (void)view;
+    *keysym_out = event->u.key.keysym;
+    int len = event->u.key.utf8_len;
+    if (len > 0 && len < buflen) {
+        memcpy(buffer, event->u.key.utf8, len);
+        buffer[len] = '\0';
+    } else {
+        len = 0;
+    }
+    return len;
+}
+
 const W_FontBackend W_FontBackendWL = {
     .screen_init       = wl_screen_init,
     .screen_fini       = wl_screen_fini,
@@ -211,4 +227,5 @@ const W_FontBackend W_FontBackendWL = {
     .text_width        = wl_text_width,
     .draw_string       = wl_draw_string,
     .draw_image_string = wl_draw_image_string,
+    .lookup_string     = wl_lookup_string,
 };
diff --git a/WINGs/wfont_x11.c b/WINGs/wfont_x11.c
index 85bea07..8c1d6b3 100644
--- a/WINGs/wfont_x11.c
+++ b/WINGs/wfont_x11.c
@@ -190,6 +190,16 @@ x11_draw_image_string(void *sctx, void *handle, WMDrawable d,
 #endif
 }
 
+static int
+x11_lookup_string(void *sctx, W_View *view, WMEvent *event,
+                  char *buffer, int buflen, unsigned long *keysym_out)
+{
+    (void)sctx;
+    if (!event->_x11_raw) { *keysym_out = 0; return 0; }
+    return W_LookupString(view, &((XEvent *)event->_x11_raw)->xkey,
+                          buffer, buflen, (KeySym *)keysym_out, NULL);
+}
+
 const W_FontBackend W_FontBackendX11 = {
     .screen_init       = x11_screen_init,
     .screen_fini       = x11_screen_fini,
@@ -198,4 +208,5 @@ const W_FontBackend W_FontBackendX11 = {
     .text_width        = x11_text_width,
     .draw_string       = x11_draw_string,
     .draw_image_string = x11_draw_image_string,
+    .lookup_string     = x11_lookup_string,
 };
diff --git a/WINGs/wtextfield.c b/WINGs/wtextfield.c
index cbd5750..23b9b70 100644
--- a/WINGs/wtextfield.c
+++ b/WINGs/wtextfield.c
@@ -956,13 +956,9 @@ static void handleTextFieldKeyPress(TextField * tPtr, WMEvent * event)
 	controled = (event->u.key.state & ControlMask ? True : False);
 	modified = shifted || controled;
 
-	count = event->_x11_raw
-		? W_LookupString(tPtr->view, &((XEvent *)event->_x11_raw)->xkey, buffer, 63, &ksym, NULL)
-		: 0;
-	if (!event->_x11_raw) {
-		/* Wayland mode: no key translation yet */
-		return;
-	}
+	count = tPtr->view->screen->fontBackend->lookup_string(
+		tPtr->view->screen->fontBackendCtx, tPtr->view, event,
+		buffer, 63, &ksym);
 	buffer[count] = '\0';
 
 	switch (ksym) {
diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
index 0e84461..71eee87 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
@@ -1628,7 +1628,13 @@ handle_keyboard_key(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
         memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(ev));
         ev.type = (event->state == WL_KEYBOARD_KEY_STATE_PRESSED)
                   ? WME_KEY_PRESS : WME_KEY_RELEASE;
-        ev.window         = WNATIVE_NONE;
+
+        /* Route to focused view */
+        W_FocusInfo *finfo = wmscr->focusInfo;
+        W_View *target = (finfo && finfo->focused) ? finfo->focused
+                       : (finfo && finfo->toplevel) ? finfo->toplevel : NULL;
+        ev.window = target ? (WNativeWindow)target->window : WNATIVE_NONE;
+
         ev.u.key.keycode  = keycode;
         ev.u.key.state    = modifiers;
         ev.u.key.time     = event->time_msec;
@@ -1636,6 +1642,14 @@ handle_keyboard_key(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
         ev.u.key.y        = wl_state.pointer_y;
         ev.u.key.x_root   = wl_state.pointer_x;
         ev.u.key.y_root   = wl_state.pointer_y;
+
+        /* Translate keycode → keysym + UTF-8 via xkb */
+        ev.u.key.keysym   = xkb_state_key_get_one_sym(kb->xkb_state, keycode);
+        ev.u.key.utf8_len = xkb_state_key_get_utf8(kb->xkb_state, keycode,
+                                                    ev.u.key.utf8, sizeof(ev.u.key.utf8));
+        if (ev.u.key.utf8_len >= (int)sizeof(ev.u.key.utf8))
+            ev.u.key.utf8_len = 0;  /* overflow — discard */
+
         W_WL_EnqueueEvent(wmscr, &ev, NULL);
     }