diff --git a/src/mbyte.c b/src/mbyte.c
index 88599264b0..44d89f7947 100644
--- a/src/mbyte.c
+++ b/src/mbyte.c
@@ -5170,6 +5170,10 @@ xim_queue_key_press_event(GdkEventKey *event, int down)
 		/* We had a keypad key, and XIM tried to thieve it */
 		return FALSE;
 
+	    /* This is supposed to fix a problem with iBus, that space
+	     * characters don't work in input mode. */
+	    xim_expected_char = NUL;
+
 	    /* Normal processing */
 	    return imresult;
 	}
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 525484774e..f6471cf449 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -709,6 +709,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    266,
 /**/
     265,
 /**/