diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d0809bd880..0bafc3c386 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -20277,7 +20277,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "xim"
 version = "0.4.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/XDeme1/xim-rs?rev=d50d461764c2213655cd9cf65a0ea94c70d3c4fd#d50d461764c2213655cd9cf65a0ea94c70d3c4fd"
+source = "git+https://github.com/zed-industries/xim-rs?rev=c0a70c1bd2ce197364216e5e818a2cb3adb99a8d#c0a70c1bd2ce197364216e5e818a2cb3adb99a8d"
 dependencies = [
  "ahash 0.8.11",
  "hashbrown 0.14.5",
@@ -20290,7 +20290,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "xim-ctext"
 version = "0.3.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/XDeme1/xim-rs?rev=d50d461764c2213655cd9cf65a0ea94c70d3c4fd#d50d461764c2213655cd9cf65a0ea94c70d3c4fd"
+source = "git+https://github.com/zed-industries/xim-rs?rev=c0a70c1bd2ce197364216e5e818a2cb3adb99a8d#c0a70c1bd2ce197364216e5e818a2cb3adb99a8d"
 dependencies = [
  "encoding_rs",
 ]
@@ -20298,7 +20298,7 @@ dependencies = [
 [[package]]
 name = "xim-parser"
 version = "0.2.1"
-source = "git+https://github.com/XDeme1/xim-rs?rev=d50d461764c2213655cd9cf65a0ea94c70d3c4fd#d50d461764c2213655cd9cf65a0ea94c70d3c4fd"
+source = "git+https://github.com/zed-industries/xim-rs?rev=c0a70c1bd2ce197364216e5e818a2cb3adb99a8d#c0a70c1bd2ce197364216e5e818a2cb3adb99a8d"
 dependencies = [
  "bitflags 2.9.0",
 ]
diff --git a/crates/gpui/Cargo.toml b/crates/gpui/Cargo.toml
index d720dfb2a1..6be8c5fd1f 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/gpui/Cargo.toml
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ xkbcommon = { version = "0.8.0", features = [
     "wayland",
     "x11",
 ], optional = true }
-xim = { git = "https://github.com/XDeme1/xim-rs", rev = "d50d461764c2213655cd9cf65a0ea94c70d3c4fd", features = [
+xim = { git = "https://github.com/zed-industries/xim-rs", rev = "c0a70c1bd2ce197364216e5e818a2cb3adb99a8d" , features = [
     "x11rb-xcb",
     "x11rb-client",
 ], optional = true }
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/client.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/client.rs
index 573e4addf7..053cd0387b 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/client.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/client.rs
@@ -642,13 +642,7 @@ impl X11Client {
                 let xim_connected = xim_handler.connected;
                 drop(state);
 
-                let xim_filtered = match ximc.filter_event(&event, &mut xim_handler) {
-                    Ok(handled) => handled,
-                    Err(err) => {
-                        log::error!("XIMClientError: {}", err);
-                        false
-                    }
-                };
+                let xim_filtered = ximc.filter_event(&event, &mut xim_handler);
                 let xim_callback_event = xim_handler.last_callback_event.take();
 
                 let mut state = self.0.borrow_mut();
@@ -659,14 +653,28 @@ impl X11Client {
                     self.handle_xim_callback_event(event);
                 }
 
-                if xim_filtered {
-                    continue;
-                }
-
-                if xim_connected {
-                    self.xim_handle_event(event);
-                } else {
-                    self.handle_event(event);
+                match xim_filtered {
+                    Ok(handled) => {
+                        if handled {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        if xim_connected {
+                            self.xim_handle_event(event);
+                        } else {
+                            self.handle_event(event);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        // this might happen when xim server crashes on one of the events
+                        // we do lose 1-2 keys when crash happens since there is no reliable way to get that info
+                        // luckily, x11 sends us window not found error when xim server crashes upon further key press
+                        // hence we fall back to handle_event
+                        log::error!("XIMClientError: {}", err);
+                        let mut state = self.0.borrow_mut();
+                        state.take_xim();
+                        drop(state);
+                        self.handle_event(event);
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }