diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 27b539111..bfb931d8e 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ Changelog
 
 - macOS: Fix drag and drop of files not working on mojave (:iss:`1058`)
 
+- macOS: Fix IME input for east asian languages (:iss:`910`)
+
 - Fix expansion of env vars not working in the :opt:`env` directive
   (:iss:`1075`)
 
diff --git a/glfw/cocoa_window.m b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
index 2531308db..4011193cb 100644
--- a/glfw/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
@@ -833,28 +833,22 @@ is_ascii_control_char(char x) {
             window->ns.deadKeyState = 0;
             return;
         }
+        debug_key(@"scancode: 0x%x (%s) %schar_count: %lu deadKeyState: %u ", scancode, safe_name_for_scancode(scancode), format_mods(mods), char_count, window->ns.deadKeyState);
         if (process_text) {
-            // We check if cocoa wants to insert text, as UCKeyTranslate
-            // inserts text even when the cmd key is pressed. For instance,
-            // cmd+a will result in the text a.
+            // this will call insertText which will fill up _glfw.ns.text
             [self interpretKeyEvents:[NSArray arrayWithObject:event]];
-            debug_key(@"char_count: %lu cocoa text: %s\n", char_count, format_text(_glfw.ns.text));
-            GLFWbool cocoa_wants_to_insert_text = !is_ascii_control_char(_glfw.ns.text[0]);
-            _glfw.ns.text[0] = 0;
-            if (char_count && cocoa_wants_to_insert_text) convert_utf16_to_utf8(text, char_count, _glfw.ns.text, sizeof(_glfw.ns.text));
         } else {
             window->ns.deadKeyState = 0;
         }
-        if (window->ns.deadKeyState && char_count == 0) {
-            debug_key(@"Ignoring dead key. deadKeyState: 0x%x scancode: 0x%x (%s) %s\n",
-                    window->ns.deadKeyState, scancode, safe_name_for_scancode(scancode), format_mods(mods));
+        if (window->ns.deadKeyState && (char_count == 0 || scancode == 0x75)) {
+            // 0x75 is the delete key which needs to be ignored during a compose sequence
+            debug_key(@"Ignoring dead key.\n");
             return;
         }
     }
-    debug_key(@"scancode: 0x%x (%s) %stext: %s glfw_key: %s\n",
-            scancode, safe_name_for_scancode(scancode), format_mods(mods),
-            format_text(_glfw.ns.text), _glfwGetKeyName(key));
     if (is_ascii_control_char(_glfw.ns.text[0])) _glfw.ns.text[0] = 0;  // don't send text for ascii control codes
+    debug_key(@"text: %s glfw_key: %s\n",
+            format_text(_glfw.ns.text), _glfwGetKeyName(key));
     _glfwInputKeyboard(window, key, scancode, GLFW_PRESS, mods, _glfw.ns.text, 0);
 }