diff --git a/Xi/exevents.c b/Xi/exevents.c
index fc5298e37..17d751e31 100644
--- a/Xi/exevents.c
+++ b/Xi/exevents.c
@@ -1798,15 +1798,19 @@ ProcessDeviceEvent(InternalEvent *ev, DeviceIntPtr device)
         break;
     }
 
-    if (grab)
-        DeliverGrabbedEvent((InternalEvent *) event, device,
-                            deactivateDeviceGrab);
-    else if (device->focus && !IsPointerEvent(ev))
-        DeliverFocusedEvent(device, (InternalEvent *) event,
-                            GetSpriteWindow(device));
-    else
-        DeliverDeviceEvents(GetSpriteWindow(device), (InternalEvent *) event,
-                            NullGrab, NullWindow, device);
+    /* Don't deliver focus events (e.g. from KeymapNotify when running
+     * nested) to clients. */
+    if (event->source_type != EVENT_SOURCE_FOCUS) {
+        if (grab)
+            DeliverGrabbedEvent((InternalEvent *) event, device,
+                                deactivateDeviceGrab);
+        else if (device->focus && !IsPointerEvent(ev))
+            DeliverFocusedEvent(device, (InternalEvent *) event,
+                                GetSpriteWindow(device));
+        else
+            DeliverDeviceEvents(GetSpriteWindow(device), (InternalEvent *) event,
+                                NullGrab, NullWindow, device);
+    }
 
     if (deactivateDeviceGrab == TRUE) {
         (*device->deviceGrab.DeactivateGrab) (device);
diff --git a/dix/getevents.c b/dix/getevents.c
index 4d06818cf..0d87453e5 100644
--- a/dix/getevents.c
+++ b/dix/getevents.c
@@ -1101,9 +1101,12 @@ GetKeyboardEvents(InternalEvent *events, DeviceIntPtr pDev, int type,
     }
 #endif
 
-    if (type == KeymapNotify) {
+    if (type == EnterNotify) {
         source_type = EVENT_SOURCE_FOCUS;
         type = KeyPress;
+    } else if (type == LeaveNotify) {
+        source_type = EVENT_SOURCE_FOCUS;
+        type = KeyRelease;
     }
 
     /* refuse events from disabled devices */
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-input.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-input.c
index cc0396125..3bc711082 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-input.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-input.c
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ keyboard_handle_enter(void *data, struct wl_keyboard *keyboard,
 
     wl_array_copy(&xwl_seat->keys, keys);
     wl_array_for_each(k, &xwl_seat->keys)
-        QueueKeyboardEvents(xwl_seat->keyboard, KeymapNotify, *k + 8);
+        QueueKeyboardEvents(xwl_seat->keyboard, EnterNotify, *k + 8);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -652,12 +652,8 @@ keyboard_handle_leave(void *data, struct wl_keyboard *keyboard,
 
     xwl_seat->xwl_screen->serial = serial;
 
-    /* Unlike keymap_handle_enter above, this time we _do_ want to trigger
-     * full release, as we don't know how long we'll be out of focus for.
-     * Notify clients that the keys have been released, disable autorepeat,
-     * etc. */
     wl_array_for_each(k, &xwl_seat->keys)
-        QueueKeyboardEvents(xwl_seat->keyboard, KeyRelease, *k + 8);
+        QueueKeyboardEvents(xwl_seat->keyboard, LeaveNotify, *k + 8);
 
     xwl_seat->keyboard_focus = NULL;
 }