--- scm/m17nlib.scm.bak	2012-02-07 13:08:58.947526519 +1100
+++ scm/m17nlib.scm	2012-02-07 13:36:20.540982235 +1100
@@ -305,7 +305,9 @@
 
 (define m17nlib-release-key-handler
   (lambda (mc key key-state)
-    #f))
+    (if (m17nlib-context-on mc)
+      #f
+      (m17nlib-commit-raw mc))))
 
 (define m17nlib-reset-handler
   (lambda (mc)