diff --git a/key-string.c b/key-string.c
index e06a71eb..7aba190b 100644
--- a/key-string.c
+++ b/key-string.c
@@ -136,9 +136,10 @@ key_string_get_modifiers(const char **string)
 int
 key_string_lookup_string(const char *string)
 {
-	int	key, modifiers;
-	u_short	u;
-	int	size;
+	static const char	*other = "!#()+,-.0123456789:;<=>?'\r\t";
+	int			 key, modifiers;
+	u_short			 u;
+	int			 size;
 
 	/* Is this a hexadecimal value? */
 	if (string[0] == '0' && string[1] == 'x') {
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ key_string_lookup_string(const char *string)
 	}
 
 	/* Convert the standard control keys. */
-	if (key < KEYC_BASE && (modifiers & KEYC_CTRL)) {
+	if (key < KEYC_BASE && (modifiers & KEYC_CTRL) && !strchr(other, key)) {
 		if (key >= 97 && key <= 122)
 			key -= 96;
 		else if (key >= 64 && key <= 95)
@@ -193,7 +194,7 @@ key_string_lookup_key(int key)
 {
 	static char	out[24];
 	char		tmp[8];
-	u_int	   	i;
+	u_int		i;
 
 	*out = '\0';
 
diff --git a/xterm-keys.c b/xterm-keys.c
index 1956c0b4..75eb6751 100644
--- a/xterm-keys.c
+++ b/xterm-keys.c
@@ -87,6 +87,34 @@ const struct xterm_keys_entry xterm_keys_table[] = {
 	{ KEYC_NPAGE,	"\033[6;_~" },
 	{ KEYC_IC,	"\033[2;_~" },
 	{ KEYC_DC,	"\033[3;_~" },
+
+	{ '!',          "\033[27;_;33~" },
+	{ '#',		"\033[27;_;35~" },
+	{ '(',		"\033[27;_;40~" },
+	{ ')',		"\033[27;_;41~" },
+	{ '+',		"\033[27;_;43~" },
+	{ ',',		"\033[27;_;44~" },
+	{ '-',		"\033[27;_;45~" },
+	{ '.',		"\033[27;_;46~" },
+	{ '0',		"\033[27;_;48~" },
+	{ '1',		"\033[27;_;49~" },
+	{ '2',		"\033[27;_;50~" },
+	{ '3',		"\033[27;_;51~" },
+	{ '4',		"\033[27;_;52~" },
+	{ '5',		"\033[27;_;53~" },
+	{ '6',		"\033[27;_;54~" },
+	{ '7',		"\033[27;_;55~" },
+	{ '8',		"\033[27;_;56~" },
+	{ '9',		"\033[27;_;57~" },
+	{ ':',		"\033[27;_;58~" },
+	{ ';',		"\033[27;_;59~" },
+	{ '<',		"\033[27;_;60~" },
+	{ '=',		"\033[27;_;61~" },
+	{ '>',		"\033[27;_;62~" },
+	{ '?',		"\033[27;_;63~" },
+	{ '\'',		"\033[27;_;39~" },
+	{ '\r',		"\033[27;_;13~" },
+	{ '\t',		"\033[27;_;9~" },
 };
 
 /*