--- x11-utils-7.4+2/xev/xev.c	2009-10-09 17:37:49.000000000 +0100
+++ x11-utils-7.4+2.new/xev/xev.c	2009-10-09 17:33:41.000000000 +0100
@@ -745,6 +745,7 @@
     XIMStyle xim_style = 0;
     char *modifiers;
     char *imvalret;
+    XWMHints input_hints = { .input = True, .flags = InputHint };
 
     ProgramName = argv[0];
 
@@ -893,6 +894,8 @@
 			   InputOutput, (Visual *)CopyFromParent,
 			   mask, &attr);
 
+	XSetWMHints(dpy, w, &input_hints);
+
 	XSetStandardProperties (dpy, w, name, NULL, (Pixmap) 0,
 				argv, argc, &hints);