diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 0d7fd24f..6fcd69e6 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 In this file will be listed the changes, especially the breaking ones that one should be careful of
 when upgrading from a version of rust-sdl2 to another.
 
+### v0.32.3 (unreleased)
+
+[PR #882](https://github.com/Rust-SDL2/rust-sdl2/pull/882)
+Ignore unknown bits in `SDL_Keysym`'s `mod` field (key modifiers) when constructing `Event::KeyDown` and `Event::KeyUp`. Deprecate `sdl2::event::Event::unwrap_keymod`, which had been made public accidentally.
+
 ### v0.32.2
 
 [PR #898](https://github.com/Rust-SDL2/rust-sdl2/pull/898):
diff --git a/src/sdl2/event.rs b/src/sdl2/event.rs
index 8ff46871..21be5f23 100644
--- a/src/sdl2/event.rs
+++ b/src/sdl2/event.rs
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ impl Event {
                     window_id: event.windowID,
                     keycode: Keycode::from_i32(event.keysym.sym as i32),
                     scancode: Scancode::from_i32(event.keysym.scancode as i32),
-                    keymod: Event::unwrap_keymod(keyboard::Mod::from_bits(event.keysym.mod_)),
+                    keymod: keyboard::Mod::from_bits_truncate(event.keysym.mod_),
                     repeat: event.repeat != 0
                 }
             }
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ impl Event {
                     window_id: event.windowID,
                     keycode: Keycode::from_i32(event.keysym.sym as i32),
                     scancode: Scancode::from_i32(event.keysym.scancode as i32),
-                    keymod: keyboard::Mod::from_bits(event.keysym.mod_).unwrap(),
+                    keymod: keyboard::Mod::from_bits_truncate(event.keysym.mod_),
                     repeat: event.repeat != 0
                 }
             }
@@ -1596,6 +1596,7 @@ impl Event {
         }}                      // close unsafe & match
     }
 
+    #[deprecated(since = "0.32.3", note = "This method has been made public accidentally")]
     pub fn unwrap_keymod(keymod_option: Option<keyboard::Mod>) -> keyboard::Mod {
         match keymod_option {
             None => keyboard::Mod::empty(),
@@ -2019,7 +2020,48 @@ mod test {
             let e2 = Event::from_ll(e.clone().to_ll().unwrap());
             assert_eq!(e, e2);
         }
+    }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_from_ll_keymod_keydown_unknown_bits() {
+        let mut raw_event = Event::KeyDown {
+            timestamp: 0,
+            window_id: 1,
+            keycode: None,
+            scancode: Some(Scancode::Q),
+            keymod: Mod::empty(),
+            repeat: false,
+        }.to_ll().unwrap();
+
+        // Simulate SDL setting bits unknown to us, see PR #780
+        unsafe { raw_event.key.keysym.mod_ = 0xffff; }
+
+        if let Event::KeyDown { keymod, .. } = Event::from_ll(raw_event) {
+            assert_eq!(keymod, Mod::all());
+        } else {
+            panic!()
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_from_ll_keymod_keyup_unknown_bits() {
+        let mut raw_event = Event::KeyUp {
+            timestamp: 0,
+            window_id: 1,
+            keycode: None,
+            scancode: Some(Scancode::Q),
+            keymod: Mod::empty(),
+            repeat: false,
+        }.to_ll().unwrap();
+
+        // Simulate SDL setting bits unknown to us, see PR #780
+        unsafe { raw_event.key.keysym.mod_ = 0xffff; }
+
+        if let Event::KeyUp { keymod, .. } = Event::from_ll(raw_event) {
+            assert_eq!(keymod, Mod::all());
+        } else {
+            panic!()
+        }
     }
 }