diff --git a/clients/editor.c b/clients/editor.c
index 1eb8f118..5c072f21 100644
--- a/clients/editor.c
+++ b/clients/editor.c
@@ -558,6 +558,8 @@ text_entry_update(struct text_entry *entry)
 					entry->text,
 					entry->cursor,
 					entry->anchor);
+
+	text_model_commit(entry->model);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/clients/keyboard.c b/clients/keyboard.c
index 986dcff7..8d948704 100644
--- a/clients/keyboard.c
+++ b/clients/keyboard.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ struct virtual_keyboard {
 	uint32_t serial;
 	uint32_t content_hint;
 	uint32_t content_purpose;
+	char *surrounding_text;
 	struct window *window;
 	struct widget *widget;
 };
@@ -496,17 +497,9 @@ input_method_context_surrounding_text(void *data,
 				      uint32_t anchor)
 {
 	struct virtual_keyboard *keyboard = data;
-	const struct layout *layout;
-
-	layout = get_current_layout(keyboard);
-
-	fprintf(stderr, "Surrounding text updated: %s\n", text);
-
-	window_schedule_resize(keyboard->window,
-			       layout->columns * key_width,
-			       layout->rows * key_height);
 
-	widget_schedule_redraw(keyboard->widget);
+	free(keyboard->surrounding_text);
+	keyboard->surrounding_text = strdup(text);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -559,11 +552,31 @@ input_method_context_invoke_action(void *data,
 	virtual_keyboard_send_preedit(keyboard, index);
 }
 
+static void
+input_method_context_commit(void *data,
+			    struct input_method_context *context)
+{
+	struct virtual_keyboard *keyboard = data;
+	const struct layout *layout;
+
+	layout = get_current_layout(keyboard);
+
+	if (keyboard->surrounding_text)
+		fprintf(stderr, "Surrounding text updated: %s\n", keyboard->surrounding_text);
+
+	window_schedule_resize(keyboard->window,
+			       layout->columns * key_width,
+			       layout->rows * key_height);
+
+	widget_schedule_redraw(keyboard->widget);
+}
+
 static const struct input_method_context_listener input_method_context_listener = {
 	input_method_context_surrounding_text,
 	input_method_context_reset,
 	input_method_context_content_type,
-	input_method_context_invoke_action
+	input_method_context_invoke_action,
+	input_method_context_commit
 };
 
 static void
diff --git a/clients/weston-simple-im.c b/clients/weston-simple-im.c
index d0383828..fab7fc56 100644
--- a/clients/weston-simple-im.c
+++ b/clients/weston-simple-im.c
@@ -140,11 +140,18 @@ input_method_context_invoke_action(void *data,
 {
 }
 
+static void
+input_method_context_commit(void *data,
+			    struct input_method_context *context)
+{
+}
+
 static const struct input_method_context_listener input_method_context_listener = {
 	input_method_context_surrounding_text,
 	input_method_context_reset,
 	input_method_context_content_type,
-	input_method_context_invoke_action
+	input_method_context_invoke_action,
+	input_method_context_commit
 };
 
 static void
diff --git a/protocol/input-method.xml b/protocol/input-method.xml
index b4ffa726..690aee1e 100644
--- a/protocol/input-method.xml
+++ b/protocol/input-method.xml
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@
       <arg name="button" type="uint"/>
       <arg name="index" type="uint"/>
     </event>
+    <event name="commit"/>
   </interface>
 
   <interface name="input_method" version="1">
diff --git a/protocol/text.xml b/protocol/text.xml
index 8004f91b..7fdbcf16 100644
--- a/protocol/text.xml
+++ b/protocol/text.xml
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@
       <arg name="button" type="uint"/>
       <arg name="index" type="uint"/>
     </request>
+    <request name="commit">
+    </request>
     <event name="commit_string">
       <description summary="commit">
         Notify when text should be inserted into the editor widget. The text
diff --git a/src/text-backend.c b/src/text-backend.c
index c7761a96..f096a9bb 100644
--- a/src/text-backend.c
+++ b/src/text-backend.c
@@ -257,6 +257,20 @@ text_model_invoke_action(struct wl_client *client,
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+text_model_commit(struct wl_client *client,
+		  struct wl_resource *resource)
+{
+	struct text_model *text_model = resource->data;
+	struct input_method *input_method, *next;
+
+	wl_list_for_each_safe(input_method, next, &text_model->input_methods, link) {
+		if (!input_method->context)
+			continue;
+		input_method_context_send_commit(&input_method->context->resource);
+	}
+}
+
 static const struct text_model_interface text_model_implementation = {
 	text_model_set_surrounding_text,
 	text_model_activate,
@@ -264,7 +278,8 @@ static const struct text_model_interface text_model_implementation = {
 	text_model_reset,
 	text_model_set_micro_focus,
 	text_model_set_content_type,
-	text_model_invoke_action
+	text_model_invoke_action,
+	text_model_commit
 };
 
 static void text_model_factory_create_text_model(struct wl_client *client,