MODE_ECHO        = 1024,
        MODE_APPCURSOR   = 2048,
        MODE_MOUSESGR    = 4096,
+       MODE_8BIT        = 8192,
 };
 
 enum escape_state {
                        case 1006:
                                MODBIT(term.mode, set, MODE_MOUSESGR);
                                break;
+                       case 1034:
+                               MODBIT(term.mode, set, MODE_8BIT);
+                               break;
                        case 1049: /* = 1047 and 1048 */
                        case 47:
                        case 1047:
        XKeyEvent *e = &ev->xkey;
        KeySym ksym;
        char xstr[31], buf[32], *customkey, *cp = buf;
-       int len;
+       int len, ret;
+       long c;
        Status status;
        Shortcut *bp;
 
        if((customkey = kmap(ksym, e->state))) {
                len = strlen(customkey);
                memcpy(buf, customkey, len);
-       /* 2. hardcoded (overrides X lookup) */
+       /* 3. hardcoded (overrides X lookup) */
        } else {
                if(len == 0)
                        return;
 
-               if(len == 1 && e->state & Mod1Mask)
-                       *cp++ = '\033';
+               if(len == 1 && e->state & Mod1Mask) {
+                       if(IS_SET(MODE_8BIT)) {
+                               if(*xstr < 0177) {
+                                       c = *xstr | B7;
+                                       ret = utf8encode(&c, cp);
+                                       cp += ret;
+                                       len = 0;
+                               }
+                       } else {
+                               *cp++ = '\033';
+                       }
+               }
 
                memcpy(cp, xstr, len);
                len = cp - buf + len;