diff -Naur SDL2-2.0.20.orig/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c SDL2-2.0.20/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c
--- SDL2-2.0.20.orig/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c	2022-01-07 21:29:52.000000000 -0500
+++ SDL2-2.0.20/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c	2025-05-04 00:13:08.010889713 -0400
@@ -1647,6 +1647,9 @@
     return 1;
 }
 
+static XEvent deferred_xevent;
+static int defer_xevent_until = 0;
+
 void
 X11_PumpEvents(_THIS)
 {
@@ -1679,8 +1682,22 @@
 
     /* Keep processing pending events */
     while (X11_PollEvent(data->display, &xevent)) {
+        if(xevent.type == KeyRelease && xevent.xkey.keycode == 0x24) {
+            if(!defer_xevent_until) {
+                deferred_xevent = xevent;
+                defer_xevent_until = (SDL_GetTicks() + 30);
+					 continue;
+            } else if(SDL_GetTicks() < defer_xevent_until) {
+                continue;
+            } else {
+                defer_xevent_until = 0;
+            }
+        }
         X11_DispatchEvent(_this, &xevent);
     }
+    if(defer_xevent_until) {
+        X11_XPutBackEvent(data->display, &deferred_xevent);
+    }
 
 #ifdef SDL_USE_IME
     if(SDL_GetEventState(SDL_TEXTINPUT) == SDL_ENABLE){
diff -Naur SDL2-2.0.20.orig/src/video/x11/SDL_x11sym.h SDL2-2.0.20/src/video/x11/SDL_x11sym.h
--- SDL2-2.0.20.orig/src/video/x11/SDL_x11sym.h	2022-01-07 21:29:52.000000000 -0500
+++ SDL2-2.0.20/src/video/x11/SDL_x11sym.h	2025-05-04 00:13:42.514886466 -0400
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 SDL_X11_SYM(int,XChangePointerControl,(Display* a,Bool b,Bool c,int d,int e,int f),(a,b,c,d,e,f),return)
 SDL_X11_SYM(int,XChangeProperty,(Display* a,Window b,Atom c,Atom d,int e,int f,_Xconst unsigned char* g,int h),(a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h),return)
 SDL_X11_SYM(Bool,XCheckIfEvent,(Display* a,XEvent *b,Bool (*c)(Display*,XEvent*,XPointer),XPointer d),(a,b,c,d),return)
+SDL_X11_SYM(Bool,XPutBackEvent,(Display* a,XEvent *b),(a,b),return)
 SDL_X11_SYM(int,XClearWindow,(Display* a,Window b),(a,b),return)
 SDL_X11_SYM(int,XCloseDisplay,(Display* a),(a),return)
 SDL_X11_SYM(int,XConvertSelection,(Display* a,Atom b,Atom c,Atom d,Window e,Time f),(a,b,c,d,e,f),return)