diff --git a/src/video/windib/SDL_dibevents.c b/src/video/windib/SDL_dibevents.c
index 85a2379be..e94c4db5a 100644
--- a/src/video/windib/SDL_dibevents.c
+++ b/src/video/windib/SDL_dibevents.c
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ LRESULT DIB_HandleMessage(_THIS, HWND hwnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lPar
 				m.wParam = wParam;
 				m.lParam = lParam;
 				m.time = 0;
-				if ( TranslateMessage(&m) && PeekMessage(&m, hwnd, 0, WM_USER, PM_NOREMOVE) && (m.message == WM_CHAR) ) {
+				if ( PeekMessage(&m, hwnd, 0, WM_USER, PM_NOREMOVE) && (m.message == WM_CHAR) ) {
 					GetMessage(&m, hwnd, 0, WM_USER);
 			    		wParam = m.wParam;
 				}
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ void DIB_PumpEvents(_THIS)
 
 	while ( PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_NOREMOVE) ) {
 		if ( GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0 ) {
+			TranslateMessage(&msg);
 			DispatchMessage(&msg);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/src/video/windx5/SDL_dx5events.c b/src/video/windx5/SDL_dx5events.c
index 744a47972..65dac49cc 100644
--- a/src/video/windx5/SDL_dx5events.c
+++ b/src/video/windx5/SDL_dx5events.c
@@ -655,6 +655,7 @@ static int DX5_CheckInput(_THIS, int timeout, BOOL processInput)
 	while ( ! posted &&
 	        PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_NOREMOVE) ) {
 		if ( GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0 ) {
+			TranslateMessage(&msg);
 			DispatchMessage(&msg);
 		} else {
 			return(-1);
@@ -713,12 +714,17 @@ static int DX5_CheckInput(_THIS, int timeout, BOOL processInput)
 	}
 	if ( event != WAIT_TIMEOUT ) {
 		/* Maybe there was a windows message? */
-		if ( PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_NOREMOVE) ) {
+		posted = 0;
+		while ( ! posted &&
+			PeekMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0, PM_NOREMOVE) ) {
 			if ( GetMessage(&msg, NULL, 0, 0) > 0 ) {
+				TranslateMessage(&msg);
 				DispatchMessage(&msg);
 			} else {
 				return(-1);
 			}
+		}
+		if ( posted ) {
 			return(1);
 		}
 	}