diff --git a/lib/platform/CXWindowsSecondaryScreen.cpp b/lib/platform/CXWindowsSecondaryScreen.cpp
index 80a74d43..1bacd828 100644
--- a/lib/platform/CXWindowsSecondaryScreen.cpp
+++ b/lib/platform/CXWindowsSecondaryScreen.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #	include <X11/Xutil.h>
 #	define XK_MISCELLANY
 #	define XK_XKB_KEYS
+#	define XK_LATIN1
 #	include <X11/keysymdef.h>
 #	if defined(HAVE_X11_EXTENSIONS_XTEST_H)
 #		include <X11/extensions/XTest.h>
@@ -1268,6 +1269,15 @@ CXWindowsSecondaryScreen::findKey(KeyID id, KeyModifierMask& mask) const
 
 	// find the keycodes that generate the keysym
 	KeyCodeIndex index = m_keycodeMap.find(keysym);
+	if (index == noKey() && keysym >= XK_a && keysym <= XK_z) {
+		// for an unfound lower case alpha, try the equivalent upper
+		// case (as some keymaps only include the upper case, notably
+		// Sun Solaris).
+		// Note that this depends on the keysyms for 'a' through 'z'
+		// and 'A' through 'Z' being contiguous.  This is currently
+		// the case and extremely unlikely to change.
+		index = m_keycodeMap.find(keysym + XK_A - XK_a);
+	}
 	if (index == noKey()) {
 		// try backup keysym for certain keys (particularly the numpad
 		// keys since most laptops don't have a separate numpad and the