diff --git a/protocol/input-method.xml b/protocol/input-method.xml
index a57fabd2..d23b0b8a 100644
--- a/protocol/input-method.xml
+++ b/protocol/input-method.xml
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@
       <arg name="hint" type="uint"/>
       <arg name="purpose" type="uint"/>
     </event>
+    <event name="invoke_action">
+      <arg name="button" type="uint"/>
+      <arg name="index" type="uint"/>
+    </event>
   </interface>
 
   <interface name="input_method" version="1">
diff --git a/protocol/text.xml b/protocol/text.xml
index e657292a..2b31b014 100644
--- a/protocol/text.xml
+++ b/protocol/text.xml
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@
       <arg name="hint" type="uint"/>
       <arg name="purpose" type="uint"/>
     </request>
+    <request name="invoke_action">
+      <arg name="button" type="uint"/>
+      <arg name="index" type="uint"/>
+    </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 d074347b..e0b8b7d9 100644
--- a/src/text-backend.c
+++ b/src/text-backend.c
@@ -248,6 +248,22 @@ text_model_set_content_type(struct wl_client *client,
 	}
 }
 
+static void
+text_model_invoke_action(struct wl_client *client,
+			 struct wl_resource *resource,
+			 uint32_t button,
+			 uint32_t index)
+{
+	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_invoke_action(&input_method->context->resource, button, index);
+	}
+}
+
 static const struct text_model_interface text_model_implementation = {
 	text_model_set_surrounding_text,
 	text_model_activate,
@@ -255,7 +271,8 @@ static const struct text_model_interface text_model_implementation = {
 	text_model_reset,
 	text_model_set_micro_focus,
 	text_model_set_preedit,
-	text_model_set_content_type
+	text_model_set_content_type,
+	text_model_invoke_action
 };
 
 static void text_model_factory_create_text_model(struct wl_client *client,