diff --git a/desktop_version/CMakeLists.txt b/desktop_version/CMakeLists.txt
index 0aec895e..28b4b4b8 100644
--- a/desktop_version/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/desktop_version/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ set(VVV_CXX_SRC
     src/Graphics.cpp
     src/GraphicsResources.cpp
     src/GraphicsUtil.cpp
+    src/IMERender.cpp
     src/Input.cpp
     src/KeyPoll.cpp
     src/Labclass.cpp
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
index 7d7489e5..0c2dba35 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Graphics.cpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "FileSystemUtils.h"
 #include "Font.h"
 #include "GraphicsUtil.h"
+#include "IMERender.h"
 #include "Localization.h"
 #include "Map.h"
 #include "Maths.h"
@@ -3529,6 +3530,7 @@ void Graphics::get_stretch_info(SDL_Rect* rect)
 
 void Graphics::render(void)
 {
+    ime_render();
     draw_screenshot_border();
 
     if (gameScreen.badSignalEffect)
@@ -3541,10 +3543,12 @@ void Graphics::render(void)
 
     draw_window_background();
 
-    SDL_Rect rect;
-    get_stretch_info(&rect);
+    SDL_Rect stretch_info;
+    get_stretch_info(&stretch_info);
 
-    copy_texture(gameTexture, NULL, &rect, 0, NULL, flipmode ? SDL_FLIP_VERTICAL : SDL_FLIP_NONE);
+    ime_set_rect(&stretch_info);
+
+    copy_texture(gameTexture, NULL, &stretch_info, 0, NULL, flipmode ? SDL_FLIP_VERTICAL : SDL_FLIP_NONE);
 }
 
 void Graphics::renderwithscreeneffects(void)
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/IMERender.cpp b/desktop_version/src/IMERender.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dde7e37d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop_version/src/IMERender.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+#include <SDL.h>
+
+#include "Constants.h"
+#include "Font.h"
+#include "Graphics.h"
+#include "KeyPoll.h"
+
+static bool render_done = false;
+static SDL_Rect imebox;
+
+void ime_render(void)
+{
+    render_done = false;
+
+    if (!SDL_IsTextInputActive() || key.imebuffer == "")
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    int fontheight = font::height(PR_FONT_LEVEL);
+    imebox.x = 8;
+    imebox.y = SCREEN_HEIGHT_PIXELS - 32 - fontheight;
+    imebox.w = font::len(PR_FONT_LEVEL, key.imebuffer.c_str()) + 1;
+    imebox.h = fontheight + 1;
+
+    SDL_Rect imebox_border = imebox;
+    imebox_border.x -= 1;
+    imebox_border.y -= 1;
+    imebox_border.w += 2;
+    imebox_border.h += 2;
+
+    graphics.fill_rect(&imebox_border, 128, 128, 128);
+    graphics.fill_rect(&imebox, 0, 0, 0);
+    font::print(PR_FONT_LEVEL | PR_CJK_LOW, imebox.x + 1, imebox.y + 1, key.imebuffer, 255, 255, 255);
+
+    render_done = true;
+}
+
+void ime_set_rect(SDL_Rect* stretch_info)
+{
+    if (!render_done)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    SDL_Rect imebox_scaled = imebox;
+    float x_scale = (float) stretch_info->w / SCREEN_WIDTH_PIXELS;
+    float y_scale = (float) stretch_info->h / SCREEN_HEIGHT_PIXELS;
+    imebox_scaled.x *= x_scale;
+    imebox_scaled.y *= y_scale;
+    imebox_scaled.w *= x_scale;
+    imebox_scaled.h *= y_scale;
+    imebox_scaled.x += stretch_info->x;
+    imebox_scaled.y += stretch_info->y;
+
+    SDL_SetTextInputRect(&imebox_scaled);
+}
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/IMERender.h b/desktop_version/src/IMERender.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e48ebd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop_version/src/IMERender.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef IMERENDER_H
+#define IMERENDER_H
+
+void ime_render(void);
+void ime_set_rect(SDL_Rect* stretch_info);
+
+#endif /* IMERENDER_H */