diff --git a/glfw/cocoa_window.m b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
index fe2f3f3eb..4c83b65a2 100644
--- a/glfw/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
@@ -1397,6 +1397,12 @@ is_ascii_control_char(char x) {
         [markedText release];
         markedText = [[NSMutableAttributedString alloc] initWithString:string];
     }
+    if (!in_key_handler) {
+        debug_key("updating IME text in kitty from setMarkedText called from event loop: %s\n", _glfw.ns.text);
+        GLFWkeyevent glfw_keyevent = {.text=_glfw.ns.text, .ime_state = GLFW_IME_PREEDIT_CHANGED};
+        _glfwInputKeyboard(window, &glfw_keyevent);
+        _glfw.ns.text[0] = 0;
+    }
 }
 
 - (void)unmarkText