diff --git a/include/freerdp/input.h b/include/freerdp/input.h
index 04ed6dc94..e59bed2de 100644
--- a/include/freerdp/input.h
+++ b/include/freerdp/input.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ typedef struct rdp_input rdpInput;
 
 typedef void (*pSynchronizeEvent)(rdpInput* input, uint32 flags);
 typedef void (*pKeyboardEvent)(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 code);
-typedef void (*pUnicodeKeyboardEvent)(rdpInput* input, uint16 code);
+typedef void (*pUnicodeKeyboardEvent)(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 code);
 typedef void (*pMouseEvent)(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 x, uint16 y);
 typedef void (*pExtendedMouseEvent)(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 x, uint16 y);
 
diff --git a/libfreerdp-core/fastpath.c b/libfreerdp-core/fastpath.c
index b7ac3c685..035ed9474 100644
--- a/libfreerdp-core/fastpath.c
+++ b/libfreerdp-core/fastpath.c
@@ -385,13 +385,20 @@ static boolean fastpath_recv_input_event_sync(rdpFastPath* fastpath, STREAM* s,
 static boolean fastpath_recv_input_event_unicode(rdpFastPath* fastpath, STREAM* s, uint8 eventFlags)
 {
 	uint16 unicodeCode;
+	uint16 flags;
 
 	if (stream_get_left(s) < 2)
 		return false;
 
 	stream_read_uint16(s, unicodeCode); /* unicodeCode (2 bytes) */
 
-	IFCALL(fastpath->rdp->input->UnicodeKeyboardEvent, fastpath->rdp->input, unicodeCode);
+	flags = 0;
+	if ((eventFlags & FASTPATH_INPUT_KBDFLAGS_RELEASE))
+		flags |= KBD_FLAGS_RELEASE;
+	else
+		flags |= KBD_FLAGS_DOWN;
+
+	IFCALL(fastpath->rdp->input->UnicodeKeyboardEvent, fastpath->rdp->input, flags, unicodeCode);
 
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/libfreerdp-core/input.c b/libfreerdp-core/input.c
index ae54a1f3e..ea31a733c 100644
--- a/libfreerdp-core/input.c
+++ b/libfreerdp-core/input.c
@@ -78,20 +78,32 @@ void input_send_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 code)
 	rdp_send_client_input_pdu(rdp, s);
 }
 
-void input_write_unicode_keyboard_event(STREAM* s, uint16 code)
+void input_write_unicode_keyboard_event(STREAM* s, uint16 flags, uint16 code)
 {
-	stream_write_uint16(s, 0); /* pad2OctetsA (2 bytes) */
+	stream_write_uint16(s, flags); /* keyboardFlags (2 bytes) */
 	stream_write_uint16(s, code); /* unicodeCode (2 bytes) */
-	stream_write_uint16(s, 0); /* pad2OctetsB (2 bytes) */
+	stream_write_uint16(s, 0); /* pad2Octets (2 bytes) */
 }
 
-void input_send_unicode_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 code)
+void input_send_unicode_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 code)
 {
 	STREAM* s;
+	uint16 keyboardFlags = 0;
 	rdpRdp* rdp = input->context->rdp;
 
+	/*
+	 * According to the specification, the slow path Unicode Keyboard Event
+	 * (TS_UNICODE_KEYBOARD_EVENT) contains KBD_FLAGS_RELEASE flag when key
+	 * is released, but contains no flags when it is pressed.
+	 * This is different from the slow path Keyboard Event
+	 * (TS_KEYBOARD_EVENT) which does contain KBD_FLAGS_DOWN flag when the
+	 * key is pressed.
+	 * There is no KBD_FLAGS_EXTENDED flag in TS_UNICODE_KEYBOARD_EVENT.
+	 */
+	keyboardFlags |= (flags & KBD_FLAGS_RELEASE) ? KBD_FLAGS_RELEASE : 0;
+
 	s = rdp_client_input_pdu_init(rdp, INPUT_EVENT_UNICODE);
-	input_write_unicode_keyboard_event(s, code);
+	input_write_unicode_keyboard_event(s, flags, code);
 	rdp_send_client_input_pdu(rdp, s);
 }
 
@@ -152,12 +164,14 @@ void input_send_fastpath_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 co
 	fastpath_send_input_pdu(rdp->fastpath, s);
 }
 
-void input_send_fastpath_unicode_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 code)
+void input_send_fastpath_unicode_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 code)
 {
 	STREAM* s;
+	uint8 eventFlags = 0;
 	rdpRdp* rdp = input->context->rdp;
 
-	s = fastpath_input_pdu_init(rdp->fastpath, 0, FASTPATH_INPUT_EVENT_UNICODE);
+	eventFlags |= (flags & KBD_FLAGS_RELEASE) ? FASTPATH_INPUT_KBDFLAGS_RELEASE : 0;
+	s = fastpath_input_pdu_init(rdp->fastpath, eventFlags, FASTPATH_INPUT_EVENT_UNICODE);
 	stream_write_uint16(s, code); /* unicodeCode (2 bytes) */
 	fastpath_send_input_pdu(rdp->fastpath, s);
 }
diff --git a/libfreerdp-core/input.h b/libfreerdp-core/input.h
index a9ad2baf6..433d83e2d 100644
--- a/libfreerdp-core/input.h
+++ b/libfreerdp-core/input.h
@@ -39,13 +39,13 @@
 
 void input_send_synchronize_event(rdpInput* input, uint32 flags);
 void input_send_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 code);
-void input_send_unicode_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 code);
+void input_send_unicode_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 code);
 void input_send_mouse_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 x, uint16 y);
 void input_send_extended_mouse_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 x, uint16 y);
 
 void input_send_fastpath_synchronize_event(rdpInput* input, uint32 flags);
 void input_send_fastpath_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 code);
-void input_send_fastpath_unicode_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 code);
+void input_send_fastpath_unicode_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 code);
 void input_send_fastpath_mouse_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 x, uint16 y);
 void input_send_fastpath_extended_mouse_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 x, uint16 y);
 
diff --git a/server/X11/xf_input.c b/server/X11/xf_input.c
index 1784c01c1..ad3938f20 100644
--- a/server/X11/xf_input.c
+++ b/server/X11/xf_input.c
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ void xf_input_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 code)
 	}
 }
 
-void xf_input_unicode_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 code)
+void xf_input_unicode_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 code)
 {
-	printf("Client sent a unicode keyboard event (code:0x%X)\n", code);
+	printf("Client sent a unicode keyboard event (flags:0x%X code:0x%X)\n", flags, code);
 }
 
 void xf_input_mouse_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 x, uint16 y)
diff --git a/server/test/tfreerdp.c b/server/test/tfreerdp.c
index bf67f13c5..354836043 100644
--- a/server/test/tfreerdp.c
+++ b/server/test/tfreerdp.c
@@ -493,9 +493,9 @@ void tf_peer_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 code)
 	}
 }
 
-void tf_peer_unicode_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 code)
+void tf_peer_unicode_keyboard_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 code)
 {
-	printf("Client sent a unicode keyboard event (code:0x%X)\n", code);
+	printf("Client sent a unicode keyboard event (flags:0x%X code:0x%X)\n", flags, code);
 }
 
 void tf_peer_mouse_event(rdpInput* input, uint16 flags, uint16 x, uint16 y)