diff --git a/src/gui/BufferPane.cc b/src/gui/BufferPane.cc
index 77512a1..d13ceaf 100644
--- a/src/gui/BufferPane.cc
+++ b/src/gui/BufferPane.cc
@@ -302,6 +302,10 @@ void BufferPane::handle_key(uint32_t keyval)
         }
         else if (keyval <= 0xFFu)
         {
+            if (keyval == SDLK_RETURN)
+            {
+                keyval = '\n';
+            }
             m_buffer->insert_code_point(keyval);
         }
         m_window->request_redraw();