diff --git a/src/bin/termio.c b/src/bin/termio.c
index c749b68f..dab57614 100644
--- a/src/bin/termio.c
+++ b/src/bin/termio.c
@@ -423,9 +423,15 @@ _smart_cb_key_down(void *data, Evas *e __UNUSED__, Evas_Object *obj __UNUSED__,
      {
         Ecore_IMF_Event_Key_Down imf_ev;
         ecore_imf_evas_event_key_down_wrap(ev, &imf_ev);
-        if (ecore_imf_context_filter_event
-            (sd->imf, ECORE_IMF_EVENT_KEY_DOWN, (Ecore_IMF_Event *)&imf_ev))
-          goto end;
+        // EXCEPTION. Don't filter modifiers alt+shift -> breaks emacs
+        // and jed (alt+shift+5 for search/replace for example)
+        if (!((evas_key_modifier_is_set(ev->modifiers, "Shift")) &&
+              (evas_key_modifier_is_set(ev->modifiers, "Alt"))))
+          {
+             if (ecore_imf_context_filter_event
+                 (sd->imf, ECORE_IMF_EVENT_KEY_DOWN, (Ecore_IMF_Event *)&imf_ev))
+               goto end;
+          }
      }
    if (evas_key_modifier_is_set(ev->modifiers, "Shift"))
      {