diff --git a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WindowImpl.AppWndProc.cs b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WindowImpl.AppWndProc.cs
index 89d5009da54..88a0744e3ee 100644
--- a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WindowImpl.AppWndProc.cs
+++ b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WindowImpl.AppWndProc.cs
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ protected virtual unsafe IntPtr AppWndProc(IntPtr hWnd, uint msg, IntPtr wParam,
                     }
                 case WindowsMessage.WM_CHAR:
                     {
-                        // Ignore control chars
-                        if (ToInt32(wParam) >= 32)
+                        // Ignore control chars and chars that were handled in WM_KEYDOWN.
+                        if (ToInt32(wParam) >= 32 && !_ignoreWmChar)
                         {
                             e = new RawTextInputEventArgs(WindowsKeyboardDevice.Instance, timestamp, _owner,
                                 new string((char)ToInt32(wParam), 1));
@@ -519,6 +519,15 @@ protected virtual unsafe IntPtr AppWndProc(IntPtr hWnd, uint msg, IntPtr wParam,
             {
                 Input(e);
 
+                if ((WindowsMessage)msg == WindowsMessage.WM_KEYDOWN)
+                {
+                    // Handling a WM_KEYDOWN message should cause the subsequent WM_CHAR message to
+                    // be ignored. This should be safe to do as WM_CHAR should only be produced in
+                    // response to the call to TranslateMessage/DispatchMessage after a WM_KEYDOWN
+                    // is handled.
+                    _ignoreWmChar = e.Handled;
+                }
+
                 if (e.Handled)
                 {
                     return IntPtr.Zero;
diff --git a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WindowImpl.cs b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WindowImpl.cs
index 4c3165eaf90..e4f52682853 100644
--- a/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WindowImpl.cs
+++ b/src/Windows/Avalonia.Win32/WindowImpl.cs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ public partial class WindowImpl : IWindowImpl, EglGlPlatformSurface.IEglWindowGl
         private bool _shown;
         private bool _hiddenWindowIsParent;
         private uint _langid;
+        private bool _ignoreWmChar;
 
         public WindowImpl()
         {