diff --git a/Quake/in_sdl.c b/Quake/in_sdl.c
index dd46eeb3..24f0513f 100644
--- a/Quake/in_sdl.c
+++ b/Quake/in_sdl.c
@@ -373,7 +373,13 @@ void IN_SendKeyEvents (void)
 						break;	/* S.A: fixes QNX weirdness */
 #endif	/* __QNX__ */
 					if ((event.key.keysym.unicode & 0xFF80) == 0)
+					{
 						sym = event.key.keysym.unicode & 0x7F;
+						if (sym > 0 && sym < 32 && modstate & KMOD_CTRL)
+							if (modstate & KMOD_SHIFT)
+								sym += 64;
+							else	sym += 96;
+					}
 					/* else: it's an international character */
 				}
 			/*	printf("You pressed %s (%d) (%c)\n", SDL_GetKeyName(sym), sym, sym);*/