diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index e6033bd..bd344c3 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 #define ARRAY_SIZE(X) (sizeof(X) / sizeof(X[0]))
 
-#define XIM_MESSAGE_BYTES(hdr) ((hdr)->length * 4)
+#define XIM_MESSAGE_BYTES(hdr) ((hdr)->length * 4u)
 
 /*
  * categories in XIM_SERVERS
diff --git a/src/imclient.c b/src/imclient.c
index 934cbb6..35cc76b 100644
--- a/src/imclient.c
+++ b/src/imclient.c
@@ -792,6 +792,7 @@ bool _xcb_xim_filter_property_changed(xcb_xim_t *im,
 
 bool xcb_xim_filter_event(xcb_xim_t *im, xcb_generic_event_t *event) {
     im->yield_recheck = false;
+    im->event_sequence = event->full_sequence;
     bool result = _xcb_xim_preconnect_im(im, event) ||
                   _xcb_xim_filter_event(im, event) ||
                   _xcb_xim_filter_destroy_window(im, event) ||
@@ -1485,7 +1486,11 @@ bool xcb_xim_unset_ic_focus(xcb_xim_t *im, xcb_xic_t ic) {
     return !fail;
 }
 
-bool xcb_xim_forward_event(xcb_xim_t *im, xcb_xic_t ic,
+bool xcb_xim_forward_event(xcb_xim_t *im, xcb_xic_t ic, xcb_key_press_event_t *event) {
+    return xcb_xim_forward_event_full(im, ic, (im->event_sequence >> 16), event);
+}
+
+bool xcb_xim_forward_event_full(xcb_xim_t *im, xcb_xic_t ic, uint16_t sequence,
                            xcb_key_press_event_t *event) {
     xcb_xim_request_queue_t *queue =
         _xcb_xim_new_request(im, XCB_XIM_FORWARD_EVENT, 0, NULL, NULL);
@@ -1496,7 +1501,7 @@ bool xcb_xim_forward_event(xcb_xim_t *im, xcb_xic_t ic,
     frame.input_method_ID = im->connect_id;
     frame.input_context_ID = ic;
     frame.flag = XCB_XIM_SYNCHRONOUS;
-    frame.sequence_number = event->sequence;
+    frame.sequence_number = sequence;
 
     const size_t length =
         xcb_im_forward_event_fr_size(&frame) + sizeof(xcb_key_press_event_t);
diff --git a/src/imclient.h b/src/imclient.h
index f0298d5..55e3afa 100644
--- a/src/imclient.h
+++ b/src/imclient.h
@@ -162,6 +162,9 @@ XCBIMDKIT_EXPORT bool xcb_xim_set_ic_focus(xcb_xim_t *im, xcb_xic_t ic);
 XCBIMDKIT_EXPORT bool xcb_xim_unset_ic_focus(xcb_xim_t *im, xcb_xic_t ic);
 XCBIMDKIT_EXPORT bool xcb_xim_forward_event(xcb_xim_t *im, xcb_xic_t ic,
                                             xcb_key_press_event_t *event);
+XCBIMDKIT_EXPORT bool xcb_xim_forward_event_full(xcb_xim_t *im, xcb_xic_t ic,
+                                                 uint16_t sequence,
+                                                 xcb_key_press_event_t *event);
 XCBIMDKIT_EXPORT bool xcb_xim_reset_ic(xcb_xim_t *im, xcb_xic_t ic,
                                        xcb_xim_reset_ic_callback callback,
                                        void *user_data);
diff --git a/src/imclient_p.h b/src/imclient_p.h
index b63e6a2..0d90719 100644
--- a/src/imclient_p.h
+++ b/src/imclient_p.h
@@ -171,13 +171,15 @@ struct _xcb_xim_t {
     bool use_compound_text;
     bool use_utf8_string;
     xcb_xim_encoding_t encoding;
+
+    uint32_t event_sequence;
 };
 
 #define _xcb_xim_read_frame(FRAME, DATA, LEN, FAIL)                            \
     do {                                                                       \
         FAIL = false;                                                          \
         uint8_t *_data = DATA;                                                 \
-        size_t len = (LEN);                                                    \
+        size_t len = (size_t)(LEN);                                            \
         frame_read_func(FRAME)(&FRAME, &_data, &len, false);                   \
         if (!_data) {                                                          \
             frame_free_func(FRAME)(&FRAME);                                    \
diff --git a/src/imdkit.c b/src/imdkit.c
index 1184fb8..3044984 100644
--- a/src/imdkit.c
+++ b/src/imdkit.c
@@ -836,11 +836,17 @@ void xcb_im_destroy(xcb_im_t *im) {
 
 void xcb_im_forward_event(xcb_im_t *im, xcb_im_input_context_t *ic,
                           xcb_key_press_event_t *event) {
+    xcb_im_forward_event_full(im, ic, ic->forward_event_sequence, event);
+}
+
+void xcb_im_forward_event_full(xcb_im_t *im, xcb_im_input_context_t *ic,
+                               uint16_t sequence,
+                               xcb_key_press_event_t *event) {
     xcb_im_client_t *client = ic->client;
     xcb_im_forward_event_fr_t frame;
     frame.input_method_ID = ic->client->connect_id;
     frame.input_context_ID = ic->id;
-    frame.sequence_number = event->sequence;
+    frame.sequence_number = sequence;
     if (im->use_sync_mode) {
         frame.flag = XCB_XIM_SYNCHRONOUS;
         client->sync = true;
diff --git a/src/imdkit.h b/src/imdkit.h
index a300411..ae85ba4 100644
--- a/src/imdkit.h
+++ b/src/imdkit.h
@@ -197,6 +197,21 @@ XCBIMDKIT_EXPORT void xcb_im_forward_event(xcb_im_t *im,
                                            xcb_im_input_context_t *ic,
                                            xcb_key_press_event_t *event);
 
+/**
+ * Send a key event to the client.
+ *
+ * @param im XIM server
+ * @param ic Input context.
+ * @param sequence sequence number, when re-inject, should be the value from
+ * forward_event
+ * @param event key event.
+ * @see xcb_im_forward_event_fr_t.
+ */
+XCBIMDKIT_EXPORT void xcb_im_forward_event_full(xcb_im_t *im,
+                                                xcb_im_input_context_t *ic,
+                                                uint16_t sequence,
+                                                xcb_key_press_event_t *event);
+
 /**
  * Commit a string to the client.
  *
diff --git a/src/imdkit_p.h b/src/imdkit_p.h
index 98f6e10..2349fb5 100644
--- a/src/imdkit_p.h
+++ b/src/imdkit_p.h
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ struct _xcb_im_input_context_t {
     UT_hash_handle hh;
     void *data;
     xcb_im_free_function free_data_function;
+    uint16_t forward_event_sequence;
 };
 
 struct _xcb_im_client_t {
diff --git a/src/protocolhandler.c b/src/protocolhandler.c
index 5d66876..69783f9 100644
--- a/src/protocolhandler.c
+++ b/src/protocolhandler.c
@@ -725,6 +725,7 @@ void _xcb_im_handle_forward_event(xcb_im_t *im, xcb_im_client_t *client,
         if (!ic) {
             break;
         }
+        ic->forward_event_sequence = frame.sequence_number;
         if (client->sync) {
             _xcb_im_add_queue(im, client, ic->id, hdr, &frame, data);
         } else {