diff --git a/core/input/keyboard.js b/core/input/keyboard.js
index ed3b1bf1..48f65cf6 100644
--- a/core/input/keyboard.js
+++ b/core/input/keyboard.js
@@ -164,6 +164,20 @@ export default class Keyboard {
             return;
         }
 
+        // Windows doesn't send proper key releases for a bunch of
+        // Japanese IM keys so we have to fake the release right away
+        const jpBadKeys = [ KeyTable.XK_Zenkaku_Hankaku,
+                            KeyTable.XK_Eisu_toggle,
+                            KeyTable.XK_Katakana,
+                            KeyTable.XK_Hiragana,
+                            KeyTable.XK_Romaji ];
+        if (browser.isWindows() && jpBadKeys.includes(keysym)) {
+            this._sendKeyEvent(keysym, code, true);
+            this._sendKeyEvent(keysym, code, false);
+            stopEvent(e);
+            return;
+        }
+
         stopEvent(e);
 
         // Possible start of AltGr sequence? (see above)
diff --git a/tests/test.keyboard.js b/tests/test.keyboard.js
index 940769e6..f460eb3b 100644
--- a/tests/test.keyboard.js
+++ b/tests/test.keyboard.js
@@ -268,6 +268,47 @@ describe('Key Event Handling', function () {
         });
     });
 
+    describe('Japanese IM keys on Windows', function () {
+        let origNavigator;
+        beforeEach(function () {
+            // window.navigator is a protected read-only property in many
+            // environments, so we need to redefine it whilst running these
+            // tests.
+            origNavigator = Object.getOwnPropertyDescriptor(window, "navigator");
+
+            Object.defineProperty(window, "navigator", {value: {}});
+            if (window.navigator.platform !== undefined) {
+                // Object.defineProperty() doesn't work properly in old
+                // versions of Chrome
+                this.skip();
+            }
+
+            window.navigator.platform = "Windows";
+        });
+
+        afterEach(function () {
+            if (origNavigator !== undefined) {
+                Object.defineProperty(window, "navigator", origNavigator);
+            }
+        });
+
+        const keys = { 'Zenkaku': 0xff2a, 'Hankaku': 0xff2a,
+                       'Alphanumeric': 0xff30, 'Katakana': 0xff26,
+                       'Hiragana': 0xff25, 'Romaji': 0xff24,
+                       'KanaMode': 0xff24 };
+        for (let [key, keysym] of Object.entries(keys)) {
+            it(`should fake key release for ${key} on Windows`, function () {
+                let kbd = new Keyboard(document);
+                kbd.onkeyevent = sinon.spy();
+                kbd._handleKeyDown(keyevent('keydown', {code: 'FakeIM', key: key}));
+
+                expect(kbd.onkeyevent).to.have.been.calledTwice;
+                expect(kbd.onkeyevent.firstCall).to.have.been.calledWith(keysym, "FakeIM", true);
+                expect(kbd.onkeyevent.secondCall).to.have.been.calledWith(keysym, "FakeIM", false);
+            });
+        }
+    });
+
     describe('Escape AltGraph on Windows', function () {
         let origNavigator;
         beforeEach(function () {