diff --git a/include/widgets/textbox.h b/include/widgets/textbox.h
index c93da6eb..f63c7d74 100644
--- a/include/widgets/textbox.h
+++ b/include/widgets/textbox.h
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ int textbox_keybinding ( textbox *tb, KeyBindingAction action );
  * The text should be one insert from a keypress..  the first gunichar is validated to be (or not) control
  * return TRUE if inserted
  */
-gboolean textbox_append_char ( textbox *tb, const char *pad, const int pad_len );
+gboolean textbox_append_text ( textbox *tb, const char *pad, const int pad_len );
 
 /**
  * @param tb  Handle to the textbox
diff --git a/source/view.c b/source/view.c
index 8d09575d..dd536639 100644
--- a/source/view.c
+++ b/source/view.c
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ void rofi_view_itterrate ( RofiViewState *state, xcb_generic_event_t *event, NkB
         gchar                 *text;
 
         text = nk_bindings_seat_handle_key ( seat, xkpe->detail, NK_BINDINGS_KEY_STATE_PRESS );
-        if ( ( text != NULL ) && ( textbox_append_char ( state->text, text, strlen ( text ) ) ) ) {
+        if ( ( text != NULL ) && ( textbox_append_text ( state->text, text, strlen ( text ) ) ) ) {
             state->refilter = TRUE;
         }
         break;
diff --git a/source/widgets/textbox.c b/source/widgets/textbox.c
index 7bac65f5..ea6c4824 100644
--- a/source/widgets/textbox.c
+++ b/source/widgets/textbox.c
@@ -729,19 +729,25 @@ int textbox_keybinding ( textbox *tb, KeyBindingAction action )
     }
 }
 
-gboolean textbox_append_char ( textbox *tb, const char *pad, const int pad_len )
+gboolean textbox_append_text ( textbox *tb, const char *pad, const int pad_len )
 {
     if ( !( tb->flags & TB_EDITABLE ) ) {
         return FALSE;
     }
 
     // Filter When alt/ctrl is pressed do not accept the character.
-    if ( !g_unichar_iscntrl ( g_utf8_get_char ( pad ) ) ) {
-        textbox_insert ( tb, tb->cursor, pad, pad_len );
+
+    gboolean used_something = FALSE;
+    const gchar *w, *n, *e;
+    for ( w = pad, n = g_utf8_next_char(w), e = w + pad_len ; w < e ; w = n, n = g_utf8_next_char(n) ) {
+        if ( g_unichar_iscntrl ( g_utf8_get_char ( w ) ) ) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        textbox_insert ( tb, tb->cursor, w, n - w );
         textbox_cursor ( tb, tb->cursor + 1 );
-        return TRUE;
+        used_something = TRUE;
     }
-    return FALSE;
+    return used_something;
 }
 
 static void tbfc_entry_free ( TBFontConfig *tbfc )