diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 519ea3cc8..9ca68fc67 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 option('drun', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Desktop file mode')
 option('window', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'Window switcher mode')
 option('check', type: 'feature', description: 'Build and run libcheck-based tests')
-option('imdkit', type: 'boolean', value: false, description: 'IMDKit support')
+option('imdkit', type: 'boolean', value: true, description: 'IMDKit support')
diff --git a/source/xcb.c b/source/xcb.c
index 6ad34b538..11b94878f 100644
--- a/source/xcb.c
+++ b/source/xcb.c
@@ -1383,14 +1383,7 @@ static void main_loop_x11_event_handler_view(xcb_generic_event_t *event) {
   }
   case XCB_KEY_RELEASE: {
     xcb_key_release_event_t *xkre = (xcb_key_release_event_t *)event;
-#ifdef XCB_IMDKIT
-    if (xcb->ic) {
-      xcb_xim_forward_event(xcb->im, xcb->ic, xkre);
-    } else
-#endif
-    {
-      rofi_key_release_event_handler(xkre, state);
-    }
+    rofi_key_release_event_handler(xkre, state);
     break;
   }
   default:
@@ -1408,13 +1401,7 @@ void x11_event_handler_fowarding(G_GNUC_UNUSED xcb_xim_t *im,
   if (state == NULL) {
     return;
   }
-  uint8_t type = event->response_type & ~0x80;
-  if (type == XCB_KEY_PRESS) {
-    rofi_key_press_event_handler(event, state);
-  } else if (type == XCB_KEY_RELEASE) {
-    xcb_key_release_event_t *xkre = (xcb_key_release_event_t *)event;
-    rofi_key_release_event_handler(xkre, state);
-  }
+  rofi_key_press_event_handler(event, state);
 }
 #endif
 
@@ -1435,9 +1422,10 @@ static gboolean main_loop_x11_event_handler(xcb_generic_event_t *ev,
   }
 
 #ifdef XCB_IMDKIT
-  if (xcb->im && xcb_xim_filter_event(xcb->im, ev)) {
+  if (xcb->im
+      && (ev->response_type & ~0x80) != XCB_KEY_PRESS
+      && !xcb_xim_filter_event(xcb->im, ev))
     return G_SOURCE_CONTINUE;
-  }
 #endif
 
   uint8_t type = ev->response_type & ~0x80;