diff --git a/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/patches/xbmc-995.03-keymap.patch b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/patches/xbmc-995.03-keymap.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d2b054f23f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/mediacenter/xbmc/patches/xbmc-995.03-keymap.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/xbmc/windowing/WinEventsX11.cpp b/xbmc/windowing/WinEventsX11.cpp
+index a5b4ba2..3586a6a 100644
+--- a/xbmc/windowing/WinEventsX11.cpp
++++ b/xbmc/windowing/WinEventsX11.cpp
+@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ XBMCKey CWinEventsX11Imp::LookupXbmcKeySym(KeySym keysym)
+ 
+   // try ascii mappings
+   if (keysym>>8 == 0x00)
+-    return (XBMCKey)(keysym & 0xFF);
++    return (XBMCKey)tolower(keysym & 0xFF);
+ 
+   return (XBMCKey)keysym;
+ }
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