diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4a0faf35..2f505c00 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ information on what to include when reporting a bug.
  - [Wayland] Bugfix: The `O_CLOEXEC` flag was not defined on FreeBSD
  - [Wayland] Bugfix: Key repeat could lead to a race condition (#1710)
  - [Wayland] Bugfix: Activating a window would emit two input focus events
+ - [Wayland] Bugfix: Disable key repeat mechanism when window loses input focus
  - [POSIX] Removed use of deprecated function `gettimeofday`
  - [POSIX] Bugfix: `CLOCK_MONOTONIC` was not correctly tested for or enabled
  - [WGL] Disabled the DWM swap interval hack for Windows 8 and later (#1072)
diff --git a/src/wl_init.c b/src/wl_init.c
index bba908fa..fd6efaa8 100644
--- a/src/wl_init.c
+++ b/src/wl_init.c
@@ -508,6 +508,9 @@ static void keyboardHandleLeave(void* data,
     _glfw.wl.serial = serial;
     _glfw.wl.keyboardFocus = NULL;
     _glfwInputWindowFocus(window, GLFW_FALSE);
+
+    struct itimerspec timer = {};
+    timerfd_settime(_glfw.wl.timerfd, 0, &timer, NULL);
 }
 
 static int toGLFWKeyCode(uint32_t key)