diff --git a/css/xterm.css b/css/xterm.css
index bbadb190..7ddcc2d0 100644
--- a/css/xterm.css
+++ b/css/xterm.css
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 }
 
 .xterm .xterm-helper-textarea {
-/*     padding: 0; */
+    padding: 0;
     border: 0;
     margin: 0;
     /* Move textarea out of the screen to the far left, so that the cursor is not visible */
diff --git a/src/browser/input/CompositionHelper.ts b/src/browser/input/CompositionHelper.ts
index f93483d3..32f8bbb9 100644
--- a/src/browser/input/CompositionHelper.ts
+++ b/src/browser/input/CompositionHelper.ts
@@ -222,6 +222,9 @@ export class CompositionHelper {
       const compositionViewBounds = this._compositionView.getBoundingClientRect();
       this._textarea.style.left = cursorLeft + 'px';
       this._textarea.style.top = cursorTop + 'px';
+      // Ensure the text area is at least 1x1, otherwise certain IMEs may break
+      this._textarea.style.width = Math.max(compositionViewBounds.width, 1) + 'px';
+      this._textarea.style.height = Math.max(compositionViewBounds.height, 1) + 'px';
       this._textarea.style.width = compositionViewBounds.width + 'px';
       this._textarea.style.height = compositionViewBounds.height + 'px';
       this._textarea.style.lineHeight = compositionViewBounds.height + 'px';