diff --git a/ui/curses.c b/ui/curses.c
index a8dada9..c282677 100644
--- a/ui/curses.c
+++ b/ui/curses.c
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@
 #define FONT_HEIGHT 16
 #define FONT_WIDTH 8
 
+enum maybe_keycode {
+    CURSES_KEYCODE,
+    CURSES_CHAR,
+    CURSES_CHAR_OR_KEYCODE,
+};
+
 static DisplayChangeListener *dcl;
 static console_ch_t screen[160 * 100];
 static WINDOW *screenpad = NULL;
@@ -57,6 +63,36 @@ console_ch_t vga_to_curses[256];
 chtype vga_to_curses[256];
 #endif
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_CURSESW
+static wint_t console_getch(int *maybe_keycode)
+{
+    wint_t ret;
+    switch (get_wch(&ret)) {
+    case KEY_CODE_YES:
+        *maybe_keycode = CURSES_KEYCODE;
+        break;
+    case OK:
+        *maybe_keycode = CURSES_CHAR;
+        break;
+    case ERR:
+        ret = -1;
+        break;
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+#else
+static int console_getch(int *maybe_keycode)
+{
+    int ret;
+    *maybe_keycode = CURSES_CHAR_OR_KEYCODE;
+    ret = getch();
+    if (ret == ERR)
+        return -1;
+    else
+        return ret;
+}
+#endif
+
 static void curses_update(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
                           int x, int y, int w, int h)
 {
@@ -196,9 +232,37 @@ static void curses_cursor_position(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
 
 static kbd_layout_t *kbd_layout = NULL;
 
+static int curses2foo(const int _curses2foo[], const int _curseskey2foo[],
+                      int chr, int maybe_keycode)
+{
+    int ret = -1;
+    if (maybe_keycode == CURSES_CHAR) {
+        if (chr < CURSES_CHARS) {
+            ret = _curses2foo[chr];
+        }
+    } else {
+        if (chr < CURSES_KEYS) {
+            ret = _curseskey2foo[chr];
+        }
+        if (ret == -1 && maybe_keycode == CURSES_CHAR_OR_KEYCODE &&
+            chr < CURSES_CHARS) {
+            ret = _curses2foo[chr];
+        }
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+#define curses2keycode(chr, maybe_keycode) \
+    curses2foo(_curses2keycode, _curseskey2keycode, chr, maybe_keycode)
+#define curses2keysym(chr, maybe_keycode) \
+    curses2foo(_curses2keysym, _curseskey2keysym, chr, maybe_keycode)
+#define curses2qemu(chr, maybe_keycode) \
+    curses2foo(_curses2qemu, _curseskey2qemu, chr, maybe_keycode)
+
 static void curses_refresh(DisplayChangeListener *dcl)
 {
     int chr, nextchr, keysym, keycode, keycode_alt;
+    int maybe_keycode, next_maybe_keycode;
 
     curses_winch_check();
 
@@ -212,22 +276,23 @@ static void curses_refresh(DisplayChangeListener *dcl)
 
     graphic_hw_text_update(NULL, screen);
 
-    nextchr = ERR;
+    nextchr = -1;
     while (1) {
         /* while there are any pending key strokes to process */
-        if (nextchr == ERR)
-            chr = getch();
-        else {
+        if (nextchr == -1) {
+            chr = console_getch(&maybe_keycode);
+        } else {
             chr = nextchr;
-            nextchr = ERR;
+            maybe_keycode = next_maybe_keycode;
+            nextchr = -1;
         }
 
-        if (chr == ERR)
+        if (chr == -1)
             break;
 
 #ifdef KEY_RESIZE
         /* this shouldn't occur when we use a custom SIGWINCH handler */
-        if (chr == KEY_RESIZE) {
+        if (maybe_keycode != 0 && chr == KEY_RESIZE) {
             clear();
             refresh();
             curses_calc_pad();
@@ -236,18 +301,19 @@ static void curses_refresh(DisplayChangeListener *dcl)
         }
 #endif
 
-        keycode = curses2keycode[chr];
+        keycode = curses2keycode(chr, maybe_keycode);
         keycode_alt = 0;
 
         /* alt or esc key */
         if (keycode == 1) {
-            nextchr = getch();
+            nextchr = console_getch(&next_maybe_keycode);
 
-            if (nextchr != ERR) {
+            if (nextchr != -1) {
                 chr = nextchr;
+                maybe_keycode = next_maybe_keycode;
                 keycode_alt = ALT;
-                keycode = curses2keycode[nextchr];
-                nextchr = ERR;
+                keycode = curses2keycode(chr, maybe_keycode);
+                nextchr = -1;
 
                 if (keycode != -1) {
                     keycode |= ALT;
@@ -267,9 +333,7 @@ static void curses_refresh(DisplayChangeListener *dcl)
         }
 
         if (kbd_layout) {
-            keysym = -1;
-            if (chr < CURSES_KEYS)
-                keysym = curses2keysym[chr];
+            keysym = curses2keysym(chr, maybe_keycode);
 
             if (keysym == -1) {
                 if (chr < ' ') {
@@ -334,7 +398,7 @@ static void curses_refresh(DisplayChangeListener *dcl)
                 qemu_input_event_send_key_delay(0);
             }
         } else {
-            keysym = curses2qemu[chr];
+            keysym = curses2qemu(chr, maybe_keycode);
             if (keysym == -1)
                 keysym = chr;
 
diff --git a/ui/curses_keys.h b/ui/curses_keys.h
index f746744..c9f025c 100644
--- a/ui/curses_keys.h
+++ b/ui/curses_keys.h
@@ -49,22 +49,28 @@
 /* curses won't detect a Control + Alt + 1, so use Alt + 1 */
 #define QEMU_KEY_CONSOLE0   (2 | ALT)   /* (curses2keycode['1'] | ALT) */
 
+#define CURSES_CHARS        0x100       /* Support latin1 only */
 #define CURSES_KEYS         KEY_MAX     /* KEY_MAX defined in <curses.h> */
 
-static const int curses2keysym[CURSES_KEYS] = {
-    [0 ... (CURSES_KEYS - 1)] = -1,
+static const int _curses2keysym[CURSES_CHARS] = {
+    [0 ... (CURSES_CHARS - 1)] = -1,
 
     [0x7f] = KEY_BACKSPACE,
     ['\r'] = KEY_ENTER,
     ['\n'] = KEY_ENTER,
     [27] = 27,
+};
+
+static const int _curseskey2keysym[CURSES_KEYS] = {
+    [0 ... (CURSES_KEYS - 1)] = -1,
+
     [KEY_BTAB] = '\t' | KEYSYM_SHIFT,
     [KEY_SPREVIOUS] = KEY_PPAGE | KEYSYM_SHIFT,
     [KEY_SNEXT] = KEY_NPAGE | KEYSYM_SHIFT,
 };
 
-static const int curses2keycode[CURSES_KEYS] = {
-    [0 ... (CURSES_KEYS - 1)] = -1,
+static const int _curses2keycode[CURSES_CHARS] = {
+    [0 ... (CURSES_CHARS - 1)] = -1,
 
     [0x01b] = 1, /* Escape */
     ['1'] = 2,
@@ -80,7 +86,6 @@ static const int curses2keycode[CURSES_KEYS] = {
     ['-'] = 12,
     ['='] = 13,
     [0x07f] = 14, /* Backspace */
-    [KEY_BACKSPACE] = 14, /* Backspace */
 
     ['\t'] = 15, /* Tab */
     ['q'] = 16,
@@ -97,7 +102,6 @@ static const int curses2keycode[CURSES_KEYS] = {
     [']'] = 27,
     ['\n'] = 28, /* Return */
     ['\r'] = 28, /* Return */
-    [KEY_ENTER] = 28, /* Return */
 
     ['a'] = 30,
     ['s'] = 31,
@@ -126,33 +130,6 @@ static const int curses2keycode[CURSES_KEYS] = {
 
     [' '] = 57,
 
-    [KEY_F(1)] = 59, /* Function Key 1 */
-    [KEY_F(2)] = 60, /* Function Key 2 */
-    [KEY_F(3)] = 61, /* Function Key 3 */
-    [KEY_F(4)] = 62, /* Function Key 4 */
-    [KEY_F(5)] = 63, /* Function Key 5 */
-    [KEY_F(6)] = 64, /* Function Key 6 */
-    [KEY_F(7)] = 65, /* Function Key 7 */
-    [KEY_F(8)] = 66, /* Function Key 8 */
-    [KEY_F(9)] = 67, /* Function Key 9 */
-    [KEY_F(10)] = 68, /* Function Key 10 */
-    [KEY_F(11)] = 87, /* Function Key 11 */
-    [KEY_F(12)] = 88, /* Function Key 12 */
-
-    [KEY_HOME] = 71 | GREY, /* Home */
-    [KEY_UP] = 72 | GREY, /* Up Arrow */
-    [KEY_PPAGE] = 73 | GREY, /* Page Up */
-    [KEY_LEFT] = 75 | GREY, /* Left Arrow */
-    [KEY_RIGHT] = 77 | GREY, /* Right Arrow */
-    [KEY_END] = 79 | GREY, /* End */
-    [KEY_DOWN] = 80 | GREY, /* Down Arrow */
-    [KEY_NPAGE] = 81 | GREY, /* Page Down */
-    [KEY_IC] = 82 | GREY, /* Insert */
-    [KEY_DC] = 83 | GREY, /* Delete */
-
-    [KEY_SPREVIOUS] = 73 | GREY | SHIFT, /* Shift + Page Up */
-    [KEY_SNEXT] = 81 | GREY | SHIFT, /* Shift + Page Down */
-
     ['!'] = 2 | SHIFT,
     ['@'] = 3 | SHIFT,
     ['#'] = 4 | SHIFT,
@@ -166,7 +143,6 @@ static const int curses2keycode[CURSES_KEYS] = {
     ['_'] = 12 | SHIFT,
     ['+'] = 13 | SHIFT,
 
-    [KEY_BTAB] = 15 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Tab */
     ['Q'] = 16 | SHIFT,
     ['W'] = 17 | SHIFT,
     ['E'] = 18 | SHIFT,
@@ -205,19 +181,6 @@ static const int curses2keycode[CURSES_KEYS] = {
     ['>'] = 52 | SHIFT,
     ['?'] = 53 | SHIFT,
 
-    [KEY_F(13)] = 59 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 1 */
-    [KEY_F(14)] = 60 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 2 */
-    [KEY_F(15)] = 61 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 3 */
-    [KEY_F(16)] = 62 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 4 */
-    [KEY_F(17)] = 63 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 5 */
-    [KEY_F(18)] = 64 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 6 */
-    [KEY_F(19)] = 65 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 7 */
-    [KEY_F(20)] = 66 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 8 */
-    [KEY_F(21)] = 67 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 9 */
-    [KEY_F(22)] = 68 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 10 */
-    [KEY_F(23)] = 69 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 11 */
-    [KEY_F(24)] = 70 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 12 */
-
     ['Q' - '@'] = 16 | CNTRL, /* Control + q */
     ['W' - '@'] = 17 | CNTRL, /* Control + w */
     ['E' - '@'] = 18 | CNTRL, /* Control + e */
@@ -249,13 +212,67 @@ static const int curses2keycode[CURSES_KEYS] = {
 
 };
 
-static const int curses2qemu[CURSES_KEYS] = {
+static const int _curseskey2keycode[CURSES_KEYS] = {
     [0 ... (CURSES_KEYS - 1)] = -1,
 
+    [KEY_BACKSPACE] = 14, /* Backspace */
+
+    [KEY_ENTER] = 28, /* Return */
+
+    [KEY_F(1)] = 59, /* Function Key 1 */
+    [KEY_F(2)] = 60, /* Function Key 2 */
+    [KEY_F(3)] = 61, /* Function Key 3 */
+    [KEY_F(4)] = 62, /* Function Key 4 */
+    [KEY_F(5)] = 63, /* Function Key 5 */
+    [KEY_F(6)] = 64, /* Function Key 6 */
+    [KEY_F(7)] = 65, /* Function Key 7 */
+    [KEY_F(8)] = 66, /* Function Key 8 */
+    [KEY_F(9)] = 67, /* Function Key 9 */
+    [KEY_F(10)] = 68, /* Function Key 10 */
+    [KEY_F(11)] = 87, /* Function Key 11 */
+    [KEY_F(12)] = 88, /* Function Key 12 */
+
+    [KEY_HOME] = 71 | GREY, /* Home */
+    [KEY_UP] = 72 | GREY, /* Up Arrow */
+    [KEY_PPAGE] = 73 | GREY, /* Page Up */
+    [KEY_LEFT] = 75 | GREY, /* Left Arrow */
+    [KEY_RIGHT] = 77 | GREY, /* Right Arrow */
+    [KEY_END] = 79 | GREY, /* End */
+    [KEY_DOWN] = 80 | GREY, /* Down Arrow */
+    [KEY_NPAGE] = 81 | GREY, /* Page Down */
+    [KEY_IC] = 82 | GREY, /* Insert */
+    [KEY_DC] = 83 | GREY, /* Delete */
+
+    [KEY_SPREVIOUS] = 73 | GREY | SHIFT, /* Shift + Page Up */
+    [KEY_SNEXT] = 81 | GREY | SHIFT, /* Shift + Page Down */
+
+    [KEY_BTAB] = 15 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Tab */
+
+    [KEY_F(13)] = 59 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 1 */
+    [KEY_F(14)] = 60 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 2 */
+    [KEY_F(15)] = 61 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 3 */
+    [KEY_F(16)] = 62 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 4 */
+    [KEY_F(17)] = 63 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 5 */
+    [KEY_F(18)] = 64 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 6 */
+    [KEY_F(19)] = 65 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 7 */
+    [KEY_F(20)] = 66 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 8 */
+    [KEY_F(21)] = 67 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 9 */
+    [KEY_F(22)] = 68 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 10 */
+    [KEY_F(23)] = 69 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 11 */
+    [KEY_F(24)] = 70 | SHIFT, /* Shift + Function Key 12 */
+};
+
+static const int _curses2qemu[CURSES_CHARS] = {
+    [0 ... (CURSES_CHARS - 1)] = -1,
+
     ['\n'] = '\n',
     ['\r'] = '\n',
 
     [0x07f] = QEMU_KEY_BACKSPACE,
+};
+
+static const int _curseskey2qemu[CURSES_KEYS] = {
+    [0 ... (CURSES_KEYS - 1)] = -1,
 
     [KEY_DOWN] = QEMU_KEY_DOWN,
     [KEY_UP] = QEMU_KEY_UP,
