diff --git a/glfw/cocoa_window.m b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
index ef604eb60..3f8feab49 100644
--- a/glfw/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
@@ -1482,12 +1482,12 @@ void _glfwPlatformUpdateIMEState(_GLFWwindow *w, const GLFWIMEUpdateEvent *ev) {
                 cellWidth:(CGFloat)cellWidth
                cellHeight:(CGFloat)cellHeight
 {
-    (void) which;
+    if (which != GLFW_IME_UPDATE_CURSOR_POSITION) return;
     left /= window->ns.xscale;
     top /= window->ns.yscale;
     cellWidth /= window->ns.xscale;
     cellHeight /= window->ns.yscale;
-    debug_key("updateIMEState: %f, %f, %f, %f\n", left, top, cellWidth, cellHeight);
+    debug_key("updateIMEState: left=%f, top=%f, width=%f, height=%f\n", left, top, cellWidth, cellHeight);
     const NSRect frame = [window->ns.view frame];
     const NSRect rectInView = NSMakeRect(left,
                                          frame.size.height - top - cellHeight,
diff --git a/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi b/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
index 32ff71453..430cc8310 100644
--- a/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
+++ b/kitty/fast_data_types.pyi
@@ -1325,3 +1325,7 @@ def send_data_to_peer(peer_id: int, data: Union[str, bytes]) -> None:
 
 def set_os_window_title(os_window_id: int, title: str) -> None:
     pass
+
+
+def update_ime_position_for_window(window_id: int) -> bool:
+    pass
diff --git a/kitty/glfw.c b/kitty/glfw.c
index 208d9614a..01471c565 100644
--- a/kitty/glfw.c
+++ b/kitty/glfw.c
@@ -382,6 +382,11 @@ window_focus_callback(GLFWwindow *w, int focused) {
         WINDOW_CALLBACK(on_focus, "O", focused ? Py_True : Py_False);
         GLFWIMEUpdateEvent ev = { .type = GLFW_IME_UPDATE_FOCUS, .focused = focused };
         glfwUpdateIMEState(global_state.callback_os_window->handle, &ev);
+        if (focused) {
+            Tab *tab = global_state.callback_os_window->tabs + global_state.callback_os_window->active_tab;
+            Window *window = tab->windows + tab->active_window;
+            if (window->render_data.screen) update_ime_position(window, window->render_data.screen);
+        }
     }
     request_tick_callback();
     global_state.callback_os_window = NULL;
diff --git a/kitty/state.c b/kitty/state.c
index 1fcca635e..90f176aba 100644
--- a/kitty/state.c
+++ b/kitty/state.c
@@ -569,6 +569,29 @@ send_pending_click_to_window_id(id_type timer_id UNUSED, void *data) {
     }
 }
 
+static bool
+update_ime_position_for_window(id_type window_id) {
+    for (size_t o = 0; o < global_state.num_os_windows; o++) {
+        OSWindow *osw = global_state.os_windows + o;
+        for (size_t t = 0; t < osw->num_tabs; t++) {
+            Tab *qtab = osw->tabs + t;
+            for (size_t w = 0; w < qtab->num_windows; w++) {
+                Window *window = qtab->windows + w;
+                if (window->id == window_id) {
+                    if (window->render_data.screen) {
+                        OSWindow *orig = global_state.callback_os_window;
+                        global_state.callback_os_window = osw;
+                        update_ime_position(window, window->render_data.screen);
+                        global_state.callback_os_window = orig;
+                    }
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
 
 // Python API {{{
 #define PYWRAP0(name) static PyObject* py##name(PYNOARG)
@@ -593,6 +616,13 @@ send_pending_click_to_window_id(id_type timer_id UNUSED, void *data) {
     PyObject *key, *value; Py_ssize_t pos = 0; \
     while (PyDict_Next(d, &pos, &key, &value))
 
+PYWRAP1(update_ime_position_for_window) {
+    id_type window_id;
+    PA("K", &window_id);
+    if (update_ime_position_for_window(window_id)) Py_RETURN_TRUE;
+    Py_RETURN_FALSE;
+}
+
 PYWRAP0(next_window_id) {
     return PyLong_FromUnsignedLongLong(global_state.window_id_counter + 1);
 }
@@ -1128,6 +1158,7 @@ static PyMethodDef module_methods[] = {
     MW(set_in_sequence_mode, METH_O),
     MW(resolve_key_mods, METH_VARARGS),
     MW(handle_for_window_id, METH_VARARGS),
+    MW(update_ime_position_for_window, METH_VARARGS),
     MW(pt_to_px, METH_VARARGS),
     MW(add_tab, METH_O),
     MW(add_window, METH_VARARGS),
diff --git a/kitty/window.py b/kitty/window.py
index 231ba0a18..cc429ba48 100644
--- a/kitty/window.py
+++ b/kitty/window.py
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ from .fast_data_types import (
     get_options, init_cell_program, mark_os_window_dirty, mouse_selection,
     move_cursor_to_mouse_if_in_prompt, pt_to_px, set_clipboard_string,
     set_titlebar_color, set_window_padding, set_window_render_data,
-    update_window_title, update_window_visibility, viewport_for_window
+    update_ime_position_for_window, update_window_title,
+    update_window_visibility, viewport_for_window
 )
 from .keys import keyboard_mode_name, mod_mask
 from .notify import NotificationCommand, handle_notification_cmd
@@ -564,6 +565,7 @@ class Window:
             if not self.pty_resized_once:
                 self.pty_resized_once = True
                 self.child.mark_terminal_ready()
+                update_ime_position_for_window(self.id)
             self.last_reported_pty_size = current_pty_size
         else:
             mark_os_window_dirty(self.os_window_id)