diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Input/IInputHandler.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Input/IInputHandler.cs
index c077d3d21c..acbb13b030 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Input/IInputHandler.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Input/IInputHandler.cs
@@ -69,5 +69,6 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		public Modifiers Modifiers;
 		public int MultiTapCount;
 		public char UnicodeChar;
+		public bool IsRepeat;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Sdl2Input.cs b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Sdl2Input.cs
index f69b5d76a8..3ab9abdad2 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Sdl2Input.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Platforms.Default/Sdl2Input.cs
@@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ namespace OpenRA.Platforms.Default
 								Key = keyCode,
 								Modifiers = mods,
 								UnicodeChar = (char)e.key.keysym.sym,
-								MultiTapCount = tapCount
+								MultiTapCount = tapCount,
+								IsRepeat = e.key.repeat != 0
 							};
 
 							// Special case workaround for windows users