diff --git a/src/os_win32.c b/src/os_win32.c
index f5e283e..ef0b6cc 100644
--- a/src/os_win32.c
+++ b/src/os_win32.c
@@ -1466,6 +1466,11 @@
 #define TYPEAHEADLEN 20
     static char_u   typeahead[TYPEAHEADLEN];	/* previously typed bytes. */
     static int	    typeaheadlen = 0;
+#ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
+    static char_u   *rest = NULL;	/* unconverted rest of previous read */
+    static int	    restlen = 0;
+    int		    unconverted;
+#endif
 
     /* First use any typeahead that was kept because "buf" was too small. */
     if (typeaheadlen > 0)
@@ -1569,6 +1574,33 @@
 
 	    c = tgetch(&modifiers, &ch2);
 
+#ifdef FEAT_MBYTE
+	    /* stolen from fill_input_buf() in ui.c */
+	    if (rest != NULL)
+	    {
+		/* Use remainder of previous call, starts with an invalid
+		 * character that may become valid when reading more. */
+		if (restlen > TYPEAHEADLEN - typeaheadlen)
+		    unconverted = TYPEAHEADLEN - typeaheadlen;
+		else
+		    unconverted = restlen;
+		mch_memmove(typeahead + typeaheadlen, rest, unconverted);
+		if (unconverted == restlen)
+		{
+		    vim_free(rest);
+		    rest = NULL;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+		    restlen -= unconverted;
+		    mch_memmove(rest, rest + unconverted, restlen);
+		}
+		typeaheadlen += unconverted;
+	    }
+	    else
+		unconverted = 0;
+#endif
+
 	    if (typebuf_changed(tb_change_cnt))
 	    {
 		/* "buf" may be invalid now if a client put something in the
@@ -1604,8 +1636,12 @@
 		 * when 'tenc' is set. */
 		if (input_conv.vc_type != CONV_NONE
 						&& (ch2 == NUL || c != K_NUL))
-		    n = convert_input(typeahead + typeaheadlen, n,
-						 TYPEAHEADLEN - typeaheadlen);
+		{
+		    typeaheadlen -= unconverted;
+		    n = convert_input_safe(typeahead + typeaheadlen,
+				n + unconverted, TYPEAHEADLEN - typeaheadlen,
+				rest == NULL ? &rest : NULL, &restlen);
+		}
 #endif
 
 		/* Use the ALT key to set the 8th bit of the character