diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ad6f9dde08..3a5bcaed65 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -489,6 +489,7 @@ if features['win32-desktop']
     win32_desktop_libs = [cc.find_library('avrt'),
                           cc.find_library('dwmapi'),
                           cc.find_library('gdi32'),
+                          cc.find_library('imm32'),
                           cc.find_library('ole32'),
                           cc.find_library('uuid'),
                           cc.find_library('uxtheme'),
diff --git a/test/meson.build b/test/meson.build
index ebd4395c71..32796fad34 100644
--- a/test/meson.build
+++ b/test/meson.build
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ if not features['win32-threads']
 endif
 
 if features['win32-desktop']
+    test_utils_deps += cc.find_library('imm32')
     test_utils_deps += cc.find_library('winmm')
 endif
 test_utils_objects = libmpv.extract_objects(test_utils_files)
diff --git a/video/out/w32_common.c b/video/out/w32_common.c
index 717430bb1f..d2972f9193 100644
--- a/video/out/w32_common.c
+++ b/video/out/w32_common.c
@@ -1551,6 +1551,15 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK WndProc(HWND hWnd, UINT message, WPARAM wParam,
             ((LPNCCALCSIZE_PARAMS) lParam)->rgrc[0].top -= get_title_bar_height(w32);
         }
         break;
+    case WM_IME_STARTCOMPOSITION: {
+        HIMC imc = ImmGetContext(w32->window);
+        if (imc) {
+            COMPOSITIONFORM cf = {.dwStyle = CFS_POINT, .ptCurrentPos = {0, 0}};
+            ImmSetCompositionWindow(imc, &cf);
+            ImmReleaseContext(w32->window, imc);
+        }
+        break;
+    }
     }
 
     if (message == w32->tbtn_created_msg) {