diff --git a/app/internal/xkb/xkb_unix.go b/app/internal/xkb/xkb_unix.go
index 2f0fefac..680df6b7 100644
--- a/app/internal/xkb/xkb_unix.go
+++ b/app/internal/xkb/xkb_unix.go
@@ -170,7 +170,9 @@ func (x *Context) DispatchKey(keyCode uint32, state key.State) (events []event.E
 		if sym == C.XKB_KEY_ISO_Left_Tab {
 			cmd.Modifiers |= key.ModShift
 		}
-		events = append(events, cmd)
+		if state == key.Press {
+			events = append(events, cmd)
+		}
 	}
 	C.xkb_compose_state_feed(x.compState, sym)
 	var str []byte