diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/client.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/client.rs
index 573e4addf7..5b11f93095 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/client.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/client.rs
@@ -427,7 +427,15 @@ impl X11Client {
 
         let xcb_connection = Rc::new(xcb_connection);
 
-        let ximc = X11rbClient::init(Rc::clone(&xcb_connection), x_root_index, None).ok();
+        // bug in ibus causes it to crash, which results in us not receiving xim callbacks, see #29083
+        let ximc = if get_package_version("ibus")
+            .as_deref()
+            .map_or(false, |version| version.starts_with("1.5.32~rc2-1"))
+        {
+            None
+        } else {
+            X11rbClient::init(Rc::clone(&xcb_connection), x_root_index, None).ok()
+        };
         let xim_handler = if ximc.is_some() {
             Some(XimHandler::new())
         } else {
@@ -2488,3 +2496,31 @@ fn get_dpi_factor((width_px, height_px): (u32, u32), (width_mm, height_mm): (u64
 fn valid_scale_factor(scale_factor: f32) -> bool {
     scale_factor.is_sign_positive() && scale_factor.is_normal()
 }
+
+fn get_package_version(name: &str) -> Option<String> {
+    use util::command::new_std_command;
+
+    if let Ok(output) = new_std_command("dpkg-query")
+        .args(["-W", "-f=${Version}", &name])
+        .output()
+    {
+        if output.status.success() {
+            if let Ok(version) = std::str::from_utf8(&output.stdout) {
+                return Some(version.trim().to_string());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    if let Ok(output) = new_std_command("rpm")
+        .args(["-q", "--qf", "%{VERSION}-%{RELEASE}", &name])
+        .output()
+    {
+        if output.status.success() {
+            if let Ok(version) = std::str::from_utf8(&output.stdout) {
+                return Some(version.trim().to_string());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    None
+}