diff --git a/platform_mac/mac_4ed.mm b/platform_mac/mac_4ed.mm
index a0e156e7..43c1c360 100644
--- a/platform_mac/mac_4ed.mm
+++ b/platform_mac/mac_4ed.mm
@@ -915,11 +915,46 @@ mac_toggle_fullscreen(void){
     return(YES);
 }
 
+- (void)insertText:(NSString*)text{
+    u32 len = [characters length];
+    Scratch_Block scratch(mac_vars.tctx);
+    u16 *utf16 = push_array(scratch, u16, len);
+    [text getCharacters:utf16 range:NSMakeRange(0, len)];
+    String_Const_u16 str_16 = SCu16(utf16, len);
+    String_Const_u8 str_8 = string_u8_from_string_u16(&mac_vars.frame_arena, str_16).string;
+    for (i64 i = 0; i < str_8.size; i += 1){
+        if (str_8.str[i] == '\r'){
+            str_8.str[i] = '\n';
+        }
+    }
+    
+    Input_Event *event = push_input_event(&mac_vars.frame_arena, &mac_vars.input_chunk.trans.event_list);
+    event->kind = InputEventKind_TextInsert;
+    event->text.string = str_8;
+    event->text.next_text = 0;
+    event->text.blocked = false;
+    if (mac_vars.active_text_input){
+        mac_vars.active_text_input->text.next_text = event;
+    } else if (mac_vars.active_key_stroke){
+        mac_vars.active_key_stroke->key.first_dependent_text = event;
+    }
+    
+    mac_vars.active_text_input = event;
+    
+    system_signal_step(0);
+}
+
 - (void)keyDown:(NSEvent*)event{
     // NOTE(yuval): Process keyboard event
     [self process_keyboard_event:event down:true];
     
-    [self interpretKeyEvents:[NSArray arrayWithObject:event]];
+    {
+        NSString *characters = [event characters];
+        u32 len = [characters length];
+        if (len > 0){
+            [self interpretKeyEvents:[NSArray arrayWithObject:event]];
+        }
+    }
     
 #if 0
     // NOTE(yuval): Process TextInsert event