diff --git a/plugins/mousepad/windowsremoteinput.cpp b/plugins/mousepad/windowsremoteinput.cpp
--- a/plugins/mousepad/windowsremoteinput.cpp
+++ b/plugins/mousepad/windowsremoteinput.cpp
@@ -166,16 +166,56 @@
                 ::SendInput(1,&input,sizeof(INPUT));
 
             } else {
-                input.ki.wVk = 0;
 
                 for (int i=0;i<key.length();i++) {
-                    input.ki.wScan = *QString(key.at(i)).utf16();
-
-                    input.ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_UNICODE;
-                    ::SendInput(1,&input,sizeof(INPUT));
+                    wchar_t inputChar = *QString(key.at(i)).utf16();
+                    short inputVk = VkKeyScanExW(inputChar, GetKeyboardLayout(0));
+
+                    if(inputVk != -1) {
+                        // Uses virtual keycodes so key combinations work
+                        input.ki.wScan = 0;
+
+                        if (inputVk & 0x100){
+                            input.ki.wVk = VK_LSHIFT;
+                            ::SendInput(1,&input,sizeof(INPUT));
+                        }
+                        if (inputVk & 0x200) {
+                            input.ki.wVk = VK_LCONTROL;
+                            ::SendInput(1,&input,sizeof(INPUT));
+                        }
+                        if (inputVk & 0x400) {
+                            input.ki.wVk = VK_LMENU;
+                            ::SendInput(1,&input,sizeof(INPUT));
+                        }
+
+                        input.ki.wVk = inputVk & 0xFF;
+                        ::SendInput(1,&input,sizeof(INPUT));
+
+                        input.ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_KEYUP;
+
+                        if ((inputVk & 0x100) && !shift) {
+                            input.ki.wVk = VK_LSHIFT;
+                            ::SendInput(1,&input,sizeof(INPUT));
+                        }
+                        if ((inputVk & 0x200) && !ctrl) {
+                            input.ki.wVk = VK_LCONTROL;
+                            ::SendInput(1,&input,sizeof(INPUT));
+                        }
+                        if ((inputVk & 0x400) && !alt) {
+                            input.ki.wVk = VK_LMENU;
+                            ::SendInput(1,&input,sizeof(INPUT));
+                        }
+
+                    } else {
+                        // Falls back to KEYEVENTF_UNICODE
+                        input.ki.wVk = 0;
+                        input.ki.wScan = inputChar;
+                        input.ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_UNICODE;
+                        ::SendInput(1,&input,sizeof(INPUT));
                     
-                    input.ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_KEYUP | KEYEVENTF_UNICODE;
-                    ::SendInput(1,&input,sizeof(INPUT));
+                        input.ki.dwFlags = KEYEVENTF_KEYUP | KEYEVENTF_UNICODE;
+                        ::SendInput(1,&input,sizeof(INPUT));
+                    }
                 }
             }