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diff --git a/webkit/tools/test_shell/webwidget_host_gtk.cc b/webkit/tools/test_shell/webwidget_host_gtk.cc
index 57d88d8..c3b5cb6 100644
--- a/webkit/tools/test_shell/webwidget_host_gtk.cc
+++ b/webkit/tools/test_shell/webwidget_host_gtk.cc
@@ -148,6 +148,16 @@ class WebWidgetHostGtkWidget {
     WebKeyboardEvent wke(event);
     host->webwidget()->HandleInputEvent(&wke);
 
+    // The WebKeyboardEvent model, when holding down a key, is:
+    //   KEY_DOWN, CHAR, (repeated CHAR as key repeats,) KEY_UP
+    // The GDK model for the same sequence is just:
+    //   KEY_PRESS, (repeated KEY_PRESS as key repeats,) KEY_RELEASE
+    // So we must simulate a CHAR event for every key press.
+    if (event->type == GDK_KEY_PRESS) {
+      wke.type = WebKeyboardEvent::CHAR;
+      host->webwidget()->HandleInputEvent(&wke);
+    }
+
     return FALSE;
   }