diff -Nru ubuntu-keyboard-0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140318/debian/changelog ubuntu-keyboard-0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140402/debian/changelog
--- ubuntu-keyboard-0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140318/debian/changelog	2014-04-02 19:37:14.000000000 +0000
+++ ubuntu-keyboard-0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140402/debian/changelog	2014-04-02 19:37:14.000000000 +0000
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+ubuntu-keyboard (0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140402-0ubuntu1) trusty; urgency=low
+
+  [ Olivier Tilloy ]
+  * When sending a key event, send KeyPress AND the corresponding
+    KeyRelease event. (LP: #1300382)
+
+ -- Ubuntu daily release <ps-jenkins@lists.canonical.com>  Wed, 02 Apr 2014 19:32:28 +0000
+
 ubuntu-keyboard (0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140318-0ubuntu1) trusty; urgency=low
 
   [ Bill Filler ]
diff -Nru ubuntu-keyboard-0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140318/src/view/abstracttexteditor.cpp ubuntu-keyboard-0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140402/src/view/abstracttexteditor.cpp
--- ubuntu-keyboard-0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140318/src/view/abstracttexteditor.cpp	2014-03-18 14:42:19.000000000 +0000
+++ ubuntu-keyboard-0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140402/src/view/abstracttexteditor.cpp	2014-04-02 19:32:20.000000000 +0000
@@ -495,8 +495,7 @@
 
     if (event_key != Qt::Key_unknown) {
         commitPreedit();
-        QKeyEvent ev(QEvent::KeyPress, event_key, Qt::NoModifier, keyText);
-        sendKeyEvent(ev);
+        sendKeyPressAndReleaseEvents(event_key, Qt::NoModifier, keyText);
     }
 }
 
@@ -765,8 +764,7 @@
     Q_D(AbstractTextEditor);
 
     if (d->text->preedit().isEmpty()) {
-        QKeyEvent ev(QEvent::KeyPress, Qt::Key_Backspace, Qt::NoModifier);
-        sendKeyEvent(ev);
+        sendKeyPressAndReleaseEvents(Qt::Key_Backspace, Qt::NoModifier);
     } else {
         d->text->removeFromPreedit(1);
         
@@ -834,4 +832,12 @@
     }
 }
 
+void AbstractTextEditor::sendKeyPressAndReleaseEvents(
+    int key, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers, const QString& text) {
+    QKeyEvent press(QEvent::KeyPress, key, modifiers, text);
+    sendKeyEvent(press);
+    QKeyEvent release(QEvent::KeyRelease, key, modifiers, text);
+    sendKeyEvent(release);
+}
+
 } // namespace MaliitKeyboard
diff -Nru ubuntu-keyboard-0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140318/src/view/abstracttexteditor.h ubuntu-keyboard-0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140402/src/view/abstracttexteditor.h
--- ubuntu-keyboard-0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140318/src/view/abstracttexteditor.h	2014-03-18 14:42:02.000000000 +0000
+++ ubuntu-keyboard-0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140402/src/view/abstracttexteditor.h	2014-04-02 19:32:20.000000000 +0000
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@
     Q_SLOT void autoRepeatBackspace();
     void autoRepeatWordBackspace();
     QString wordLeftOfCursor() const;
+
+    void sendKeyPressAndReleaseEvents(int key, Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers,
+                                      const QString& text = QString());
 };
 
 } // namespace MaliitKeyboard
diff -Nru ubuntu-keyboard-0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140318/tests/unittests/ut_repeat-backspace/ut_repeat-backspace.cpp ubuntu-keyboard-0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140402/tests/unittests/ut_repeat-backspace/ut_repeat-backspace.cpp
--- ubuntu-keyboard-0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140318/tests/unittests/ut_repeat-backspace/ut_repeat-backspace.cpp	2014-03-18 14:42:02.000000000 +0000
+++ ubuntu-keyboard-0.99.trunk.phablet2+14.04.20140402/tests/unittests/ut_repeat-backspace/ut_repeat-backspace.cpp	2014-04-02 19:32:20.000000000 +0000
@@ -107,13 +107,13 @@
         (editor.data()->*initiate)(backspace);
         editor->onKeyReleased(backspace);
 
-        QCOMPARE(host->keyEventCount(), 1);
-        QCOMPARE(host->lastKeyEvent().type(), QEvent::KeyPress);
+        QCOMPARE(host->keyEventCount(), 2);
+        QCOMPARE(host->lastKeyEvent().type(), QEvent::KeyRelease);
         QCOMPARE(host->lastKeyEvent().key(), int(Qt::Key_Backspace));
 
         QTest::qWait(delay);
 
-        QCOMPARE(host->keyEventCount(), 1);
+        QCOMPARE(host->keyEventCount(), 2);
     }
 
     /*
@@ -190,20 +190,20 @@
         QCOMPARE(host->keyEventCount(), 0);
 
         TestUtils::waitForSignal(host.data(), SIGNAL(keyEventSent(QKeyEvent)));
-        QCOMPARE(host->keyEventCount(), 1);
-        QCOMPARE(host->lastKeyEvent().type(), QEvent::KeyPress);
+        QCOMPARE(host->keyEventCount(), 2);
+        QCOMPARE(host->lastKeyEvent().type(), QEvent::KeyRelease);
         QCOMPARE(host->lastKeyEvent().key(), int(Qt::Key_Backspace));
 
         TestUtils::waitForSignal(host.data(), SIGNAL(keyEventSent(QKeyEvent)));
-        QCOMPARE(host->keyEventCount(), 2);
-        QCOMPARE(host->lastKeyEvent().type(), QEvent::KeyPress);
+        QCOMPARE(host->keyEventCount(), 4);
+        QCOMPARE(host->lastKeyEvent().type(), QEvent::KeyRelease);
         QCOMPARE(host->lastKeyEvent().key(), int(Qt::Key_Backspace));
 
         (editor.data()->*finalize)(backspace);
 
         QTest::qWait(delay);
 
-        QCOMPARE(host->keyEventCount(), 2);
+        QCOMPARE(host->keyEventCount(), 4);
     }
 
 };