diff --git a/rta/src/main/java/com/gluonhq/richtextarea/RichTextAreaSkin.java b/rta/src/main/java/com/gluonhq/richtextarea/RichTextAreaSkin.java
index 70f38cd..bac0dcc 100644
--- a/rta/src/main/java/com/gluonhq/richtextarea/RichTextAreaSkin.java
+++ b/rta/src/main/java/com/gluonhq/richtextarea/RichTextAreaSkin.java
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@
 import javafx.scene.input.ContextMenuEvent;
 import javafx.scene.input.DragEvent;
 import javafx.scene.input.Dragboard;
+import javafx.scene.input.InputMethodEvent;
+import javafx.scene.input.InputMethodRequests;
 import javafx.scene.input.KeyCodeCombination;
 import javafx.scene.input.KeyCombination;
 import javafx.scene.input.KeyEvent;
@@ -450,6 +452,9 @@ protected void invalidated() {
     private final ChangeListener<Boolean> tableAllowedListener;
     private final ChangeListener<EmojiSkinTone> skinToneChangeListener;
 
+    private final EventHandler<InputMethodEvent> inputMethodTextChangedHandler = this::handleInputMethodEvent;
+    private final InputMethodRequests inputMethodRequests = createIMRequests();
+
     private final ResourceBundle resources;
 
     private class RichVirtualFlow extends VirtualFlow<ListCell<Paragraph>> {
@@ -703,6 +708,8 @@ public void dispose() {
         getSkinnable().tableAllowedProperty().removeListener(tableAllowedListener);
         getSkinnable().setOnKeyPressed(null);
         getSkinnable().setOnKeyTyped(null);
+        getSkinnable().setInputMethodRequests(null);
+        getSkinnable().setOnInputMethodTextChanged(null);
         getSkinnable().widthProperty().removeListener(controlPrefWidthListener);
         getSkinnable().focusedProperty().removeListener(focusListener);
         getSkinnable().removeEventHandler(DragEvent.ANY, dndHandler);
@@ -750,6 +757,9 @@ private void setup(Document document) {
         viewModel.setTableAllowed(getSkinnable().isTableAllowed());
         getSkinnable().setOnKeyPressed(this::keyPressedListener);
         getSkinnable().setOnKeyTyped(this::keyTypedListener);
+        // Note both setOnInputMethodTextChanged() and setInputMethodRequests() are required for IME to work
+        getSkinnable().setOnInputMethodTextChanged(inputMethodTextChangedHandler);
+        getSkinnable().setInputMethodRequests(inputMethodRequests);
         getSkinnable().widthProperty().addListener(controlPrefWidthListener);
         getSkinnable().focusedProperty().addListener(focusListener);
         getSkinnable().addEventHandler(DragEvent.ANY, dndHandler);
@@ -813,7 +823,11 @@ private void refreshTextFlow() {
                 requestLayout();
                 nonTextNodesCount = nonTextNodes.get();
             }
-            getSkinnable().requestFocus();
+            if (getSkinnable().getScene() != null && getSkinnable().getScene().getWindow() != null &&
+                    getSkinnable().getScene().getFocusOwner() != null) {
+                // don't request focus if scene doesn't have a focus owner yet,
+                getSkinnable().requestFocus();
+            }
         } finally {
             objectsCacheEvictionTimer.start();
         }
@@ -938,6 +952,43 @@ private void keyTypedListener(KeyEvent e) {
         }
     }
 
+    private InputMethodRequests createIMRequests() {
+        // dummy implementation for now
+        return new InputMethodRequests() {
+            @Override
+            public Point2D getTextLocation(int offset) {
+                return Point2D.ZERO;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public String getSelectedText() {
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public int getLocationOffset(int x, int y) {
+                return 0;
+            }
+
+            @Override
+            public void cancelLatestCommittedText() {
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    private void handleInputMethodEvent(InputMethodEvent event) {
+        final RichTextArea control = getSkinnable();
+        if (control.isEditable() && !control.isDisabled()) {
+            // Insert committed text
+            String committed = event.getCommitted();
+            if (!committed.isEmpty()) {
+                control.setOnInputMethodTextChanged(null);
+                execute(ACTION_CMD_FACTORY.insertText(committed));
+                control.setOnInputMethodTextChanged(inputMethodTextChangedHandler);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private void populateContextMenu(boolean isEditable) {
         if (isEditable && editableContextMenuItems == null) {
             editableContextMenuItems = FXCollections.observableArrayList(