diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index b28f85a2b4..a230334f4f 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -93,7 +93,8 @@ Major new features in 2.8 release
 
 All (GUI):
 
-- Fixed wxHTML's pagebreaks computation in tables (D.J.Stauffer)
+- Fixed wxHTML's pagebreaks computation in tables (D.J.Stauffer).
+- Fixed wxRichTextCtrl input that uses Alt on Mac OS X, for example Polish Pro input.
 
 All (Unix):
 
diff --git a/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp b/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
index 0c6680f92e..d574109f03 100644
--- a/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/richtext/richtextctrl.cpp
@@ -983,7 +983,7 @@ void wxRichTextCtrl::OnChar(wxKeyEvent& event)
 
             default:
             {
-                if (event.CmdDown() || event.AltDown())
+                if (event.CmdDown())
                 {
                     event.Skip();
                     return;