diff --git a/addons/xterm-addon-serialize/package.json b/addons/xterm-addon-serialize/package.json
index 770771c4..91ef26af 100644
--- a/addons/xterm-addon-serialize/package.json
+++ b/addons/xterm-addon-serialize/package.json
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   },
   "main": "lib/xterm-addon-serialize.js",
   "types": "typings/xterm-addon-serialize.d.ts",
+  "repository": "https://github.com/xtermjs/xterm.js",
   "license": "MIT",
   "scripts": {
     "build": "../../node_modules/.bin/tsc -p .",
diff --git a/src/browser/Terminal.ts b/src/browser/Terminal.ts
index 6d31345b..327dbdcc 100644
--- a/src/browser/Terminal.ts
+++ b/src/browser/Terminal.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,13 @@ export class Terminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal {
    */
   private _keyPressHandled: boolean = false;
 
+  /**
+   * Records whether there has been a keydown event for a dead key without a corresponding keydown
+   * event for the composed/alternative character. If we cancel the keydown event for the dead key,
+   * no events will be emitted for the final character.
+   */
+  private _unprocessedDeadKey: boolean = false;
+
   public linkifier: ILinkifier;
   public linkifier2: ILinkifier2;
   public viewport: IViewport | undefined;
@@ -1033,6 +1040,10 @@ export class Terminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal {
       return false;
     }
 
+    if (event.key === 'Dead') {
+      this._unprocessedDeadKey = true;
+    }
+
     const result = evaluateKeyboardEvent(event, this.coreService.decPrivateModes.applicationCursorKeys, this.browser.isMac, this.options.macOptionIsMeta);
 
     this.updateCursorStyle(event);
@@ -1060,6 +1071,11 @@ export class Terminal extends CoreTerminal implements ITerminal {
       return true;
     }
 
+    if (this._unprocessedDeadKey) {
+      this._unprocessedDeadKey = false;
+      return true;
+    }
+
     // If ctrl+c or enter is being sent, clear out the textarea. This is done so that screen readers
     // will announce deleted characters. This will not work 100% of the time but it should cover
     // most scenarios.