diff --git a/source/detail/platform_spec_posix.cpp b/source/detail/platform_spec_posix.cpp
index e495cf7d..7f825395 100644
--- a/source/detail/platform_spec_posix.cpp
+++ b/source/detail/platform_spec_posix.cpp
@@ -835,6 +835,19 @@ namespace detail
 			i->second->reinstate();
 			i->second->pos = pos;
 		}
+		auto addr = i->second;
+		if(addr && addr->input_context) {
+			XPoint spot;
+			XVaNestedList list;
+			spot.x = pos.x;
+			spot.y = pos.y + addr->size.height;
+			list = ::XVaCreateNestedList(0, XNSpotLocation, &spot,
+					XNForeground, 0,
+					XNBackground, 0,
+					(void *)0);
+			::XSetICValues(addr->input_context, XNPreeditAttributes, list, NULL);
+			::XFree(list);
+		}
 	}
 
 	void platform_spec::caret_visible(native_window_type wd, bool vis)