diff --git a/src/core/winrt/SDL_winrtapp_direct3d.cpp b/src/core/winrt/SDL_winrtapp_direct3d.cpp
index fc5909aae..d91451068 100644
--- a/src/core/winrt/SDL_winrtapp_direct3d.cpp
+++ b/src/core/winrt/SDL_winrtapp_direct3d.cpp
@@ -365,6 +365,9 @@ void SDL_WinRTApp::SetWindow(CoreWindow^ window)
     window->KeyUp +=
         ref new TypedEventHandler<CoreWindow^, KeyEventArgs^>(this, &SDL_WinRTApp::OnKeyUp);
 
+    window->CharacterReceived +=
+        ref new TypedEventHandler<CoreWindow^, CharacterReceivedEventArgs^>(this, &SDL_WinRTApp::OnCharacterReceived);
+
 #if WINAPI_FAMILY == WINAPI_FAMILY_PHONE_APP
     HardwareButtons::BackPressed +=
         ref new EventHandler<BackPressedEventArgs^>(this, &SDL_WinRTApp::OnBackButtonPressed);
@@ -703,6 +706,11 @@ void SDL_WinRTApp::OnKeyUp(Windows::UI::Core::CoreWindow^ sender, Windows::UI::C
     WINRT_ProcessKeyUpEvent(args);
 }
 
+void SDL_WinRTApp::OnCharacterReceived(Windows::UI::Core::CoreWindow^ sender, Windows::UI::Core::CharacterReceivedEventArgs^ args)
+{
+    WINRT_ProcessCharacterReceivedEvent(args);
+}
+
 #if WINAPI_FAMILY == WINAPI_FAMILY_PHONE_APP
 void SDL_WinRTApp::OnBackButtonPressed(Platform::Object^ sender, Windows::Phone::UI::Input::BackPressedEventArgs^ args)
 {
diff --git a/src/core/winrt/SDL_winrtapp_direct3d.h b/src/core/winrt/SDL_winrtapp_direct3d.h
index 714d41c7e..255e2b1e6 100644
--- a/src/core/winrt/SDL_winrtapp_direct3d.h
+++ b/src/core/winrt/SDL_winrtapp_direct3d.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ protected:
     void OnMouseMoved(Windows::Devices::Input::MouseDevice^ mouseDevice, Windows::Devices::Input::MouseEventArgs^ args);
     void OnKeyDown(Windows::UI::Core::CoreWindow^ sender, Windows::UI::Core::KeyEventArgs^ args);
     void OnKeyUp(Windows::UI::Core::CoreWindow^ sender, Windows::UI::Core::KeyEventArgs^ args);
+    void OnCharacterReceived(Windows::UI::Core::CoreWindow^ sender, Windows::UI::Core::CharacterReceivedEventArgs^ args);
 
 #if WINAPI_FAMILY == WINAPI_FAMILY_PHONE_APP
     void OnBackButtonPressed(Platform::Object^ sender, Windows::Phone::UI::Input::BackPressedEventArgs^ args);
diff --git a/src/video/winrt/SDL_winrtevents_c.h b/src/video/winrt/SDL_winrtevents_c.h
index 826cad74e..4e3dfb3b3 100644
--- a/src/video/winrt/SDL_winrtevents_c.h
+++ b/src/video/winrt/SDL_winrtevents_c.h
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ extern void WINRT_ProcessMouseMovedEvent(SDL_Window * window, Windows::Devices::
 /* Keyboard */
 extern void WINRT_ProcessKeyDownEvent(Windows::UI::Core::KeyEventArgs ^args);
 extern void WINRT_ProcessKeyUpEvent(Windows::UI::Core::KeyEventArgs ^args);
+extern void WINRT_ProcessCharacterReceivedEvent(Windows::UI::Core::CharacterReceivedEventArgs ^args);
 
 /* XAML Thread Management */
 extern void WINRT_CycleXAMLThread();
diff --git a/src/video/winrt/SDL_winrtkeyboard.cpp b/src/video/winrt/SDL_winrtkeyboard.cpp
index 920e45f00..a44e5066c 100644
--- a/src/video/winrt/SDL_winrtkeyboard.cpp
+++ b/src/video/winrt/SDL_winrtkeyboard.cpp
@@ -365,4 +365,22 @@ WINRT_ProcessKeyUpEvent(Windows::UI::Core::KeyEventArgs ^args)
     SDL_SendKeyboardKey(SDL_RELEASED, sdlScancode);
 }
 
+void
+WINRT_ProcessCharacterReceivedEvent(Windows::UI::Core::CharacterReceivedEventArgs ^args)
+{
+    wchar_t src_ucs2[2];
+    char dest_utf8[16];
+    int result;
+
+    /* Setup src */
+    src_ucs2[0] = args->KeyCode;
+    src_ucs2[1] = L'\0';
+
+    /* Convert the text, then send an SDL_TEXTINPUT event. */
+    result = WideCharToMultiByte(CP_UTF8, 0, (LPCWSTR)&src_ucs2, -1, (LPSTR)dest_utf8, sizeof(dest_utf8), NULL, NULL);
+    if (result > 0) {
+        SDL_SendKeyboardText(dest_utf8);
+    }
+}
+
 #endif // SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_WINRT