diff --git a/code/sdl/sdl_input.c b/code/sdl/sdl_input.c
index 22428d57..cab35203 100644
--- a/code/sdl/sdl_input.c
+++ b/code/sdl/sdl_input.c
@@ -726,6 +726,9 @@ static void IN_ProcessEvents( void )
 		switch( e.type )
 		{
 			case SDL_KEYDOWN:
+				if ( e.key.repeat && Key_GetCatcher( ) == 0 )
+					break;
+
 				if( ( key = IN_TranslateSDLToQ3Key( &e.key.keysym, qtrue ) ) )
 					Com_QueueEvent( 0, SE_KEY, key, qtrue, 0, NULL );