diff --git a/common/rfb/SMsgHandler.cxx b/common/rfb/SMsgHandler.cxx
index 8e48c67..c38458c 100644
--- a/common/rfb/SMsgHandler.cxx
+++ b/common/rfb/SMsgHandler.cxx
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@
 
 void SMsgHandler::setEncodings(int nEncodings, const rdr::S32* encodings)
 {
-  bool firstFence, firstContinuousUpdates, firstLEDState;
+  bool firstFence, firstContinuousUpdates, firstLEDState,
+       firstQEMUKeyEvent;
 
   firstFence = !cp.supportsFence;
   firstContinuousUpdates = !cp.supportsContinuousUpdates;
   firstLEDState = !cp.supportsLEDState;
+  firstQEMUKeyEvent = !cp.supportsQEMUKeyEvent;
 
   cp.setEncodings(nEncodings, encodings);
 
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@
     supportsContinuousUpdates();
   if (cp.supportsLEDState && firstLEDState)
     supportsLEDState();
+  if (cp.supportsQEMUKeyEvent && firstQEMUKeyEvent)
+    supportsQEMUKeyEvent();
 }
 
 void SMsgHandler::supportsLocalCursor()
@@ -75,6 +79,10 @@
 {
 }
 
+void SMsgHandler::supportsQEMUKeyEvent()
+{
+}
+
 void SMsgHandler::setDesktopSize(int fb_width, int fb_height,
                                  const ScreenSet& layout)
 {