diff --git a/app/tools/gimptexttool-editor.c b/app/tools/gimptexttool-editor.c
index 3ae30ccaac..5e2153f7bc 100644
--- a/app/tools/gimptexttool-editor.c
+++ b/app/tools/gimptexttool-editor.c
@@ -538,14 +538,6 @@ gimp_text_tool_editor_key_press (GimpTextTool *text_tool,
         }
     }
 
-  if (gtk_im_context_filter_keypress (text_tool->im_context, kevent))
-    {
-      text_tool->needs_im_reset = TRUE;
-      text_tool->x_pos          = -1;
-
-      return TRUE;
-    }
-
   gimp_text_tool_convert_gdkkeyevent (text_tool, kevent);
 
   gimp_text_tool_ensure_proxy (text_tool);
@@ -558,6 +550,14 @@ gimp_text_tool_editor_key_press (GimpTextTool *text_tool,
       return TRUE;
     }
 
+  if (gtk_im_context_filter_keypress (text_tool->im_context, kevent))
+    {
+      text_tool->needs_im_reset = TRUE;
+      text_tool->x_pos          = -1;
+
+      return TRUE;
+    }
+
   gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_mark (buffer, &cursor,
                                     gtk_text_buffer_get_insert (buffer));
   gtk_text_buffer_get_iter_at_mark (buffer, &selection,