diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 4fc27126..8fa1cb72 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ video tutorials.
  - Brandon Schaefer
  - Sebastian Schuberth
  - Scr3amer
- - Jan Schuerkamp
+ - Jan Schürkamp
  - Christian Sdunek
  - Matt Sealey
  - Steve Sexton
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 52306188..9d78ecda 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ information on what to include when reporting a bug.
  - [Wayland] Bugfix: The fractional scaling related objects were not destroyed
  - [Wayland] Bugfix: `glfwInit` would segfault on compositor with no seat (#2517)
  - [Wayland] Bugfix: A drag entering a non-GLFW surface could cause a segfault
+ - [Wayland] Bugfix: Ignore key repeat events when no window has keyboard focus (#2727)
  - [X11] Bugfix: Running without a WM could trigger an assert (#2593,#2601,#2631)
  - [Null] Added Vulkan 'window' surface creation via `VK_EXT_headless_surface`
  - [Null] Added EGL context creation on Mesa via `EGL_MESA_platform_surfaceless`
diff --git a/src/wl_window.c b/src/wl_window.c
index 72c1a402..6457f31e 100644
--- a/src/wl_window.c
+++ b/src/wl_window.c
@@ -1267,17 +1267,21 @@ static void handleEvents(double* timeout)
 
             if (read(_glfw.wl.keyRepeatTimerfd, &repeats, sizeof(repeats)) == 8)
             {
-                for (uint64_t i = 0; i < repeats; i++)
+                if(_glfw.wl.keyboardFocus)
                 {
-                    _glfwInputKey(_glfw.wl.keyboardFocus,
-                                  translateKey(_glfw.wl.keyRepeatScancode),
-                                  _glfw.wl.keyRepeatScancode,
-                                  GLFW_PRESS,
-                                  _glfw.wl.xkb.modifiers);
-                    inputText(_glfw.wl.keyboardFocus, _glfw.wl.keyRepeatScancode);
+                    for (uint64_t i = 0; i < repeats; i++)
+                    {
+                        _glfwInputKey(_glfw.wl.keyboardFocus,
+                                      translateKey(_glfw.wl.keyRepeatScancode),
+                                      _glfw.wl.keyRepeatScancode,
+                                      GLFW_PRESS,
+                                      _glfw.wl.xkb.modifiers);
+                        inputText(_glfw.wl.keyboardFocus, _glfw.wl.keyRepeatScancode);
+                    }
+
+                    event = GLFW_TRUE;
                 }
 
-                event = GLFW_TRUE;
             }
         }