diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index abbadf529d..c9304a16d0 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -613,6 +613,7 @@ All (GUI):
 - Accept wxALIGN_CENTRE_HORIZONTAL in wxStaticText XRC handler (David Hart).
 - Fix appearance after updating a wxGrid with hidden rows/columns (iwbnwif).
 - Make wxAuiNotebookXmlHandler actually work.
+- Fix key handling in wxStyledTextCtrl in non-Unicode build (David Costanzo).
 
 wxGTK:
 
diff --git a/src/stc/stc.cpp b/src/stc/stc.cpp
index 38b9d52e30..e16eaad412 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.cpp
+++ b/src/stc/stc.cpp
@@ -4749,7 +4749,7 @@ void wxStyledTextCtrl::OnChar(wxKeyEvent& evt) {
         }
 #else
         int key = evt.GetKeyCode();
-        if (key <= WXK_START || key > WXK_COMMAND) {
+        if (key < WXK_START) {
             m_swx->DoAddChar(key);
             return;
         }
diff --git a/src/stc/stc.cpp.in b/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
index cd4ee94e94..50c2dab618 100644
--- a/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
+++ b/src/stc/stc.cpp.in
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ void wxStyledTextCtrl::OnChar(wxKeyEvent& evt) {
         }
 #else
         int key = evt.GetKeyCode();
-        if (key <= WXK_START || key > WXK_COMMAND) {
+        if (key < WXK_START) {
             m_swx->DoAddChar(key);
             return;
         }