diff --git a/src/dialogs/TextInputDialog.cxx b/src/dialogs/TextInputDialog.cxx
index 35fa9a7c..49ddcb88 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/TextInputDialog.cxx
+++ b/src/dialogs/TextInputDialog.cxx
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ TextInputDialog::OnKey(const Window window, int key)
 		/* ignore char */
 		break;
 	default:
-		if (key >= 32)
+		if (key >= 32 && key <= 0xff)
 			InsertByte(window, key);
 		else  if (fragile) {
 			Cancel();