diff --git a/src/hooks/use-input.ts b/src/hooks/use-input.ts
index 3a92b45b3..93d782313 100644
--- a/src/hooks/use-input.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/use-input.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,14 @@ const useInput = (inputHandler: Handler, options: Options = {}) => {
 		const handleData = (data: Buffer) => {
 			let input = String(data);
 
+			const meta =
+				input.startsWith('\u001B\u001B') || // Meta + arrow keys
+				(input.startsWith('\u001B') && !input.startsWith('\u001B[')); // Meta + character
+
+			if (meta && input.length > 1) {
+				input = input.slice(1);
+			}
+
 			const key = {
 				upArrow: input === '\u001B[A',
 				downArrow: input === '\u001B[B',
@@ -147,11 +155,12 @@ const useInput = (inputHandler: Handler, options: Options = {}) => {
 				return: input === '\r',
 				escape: input === '\u001B',
 				ctrl: false,
-				shift: false,
+				// Shift + Tab
+				shift: input === '\u001B[Z',
 				tab: input === '\t' || input === '\u001B[Z',
 				backspace: input === '\u0008',
 				delete: input === '\u007F' || input === '\u001B[3~',
-				meta: false
+				meta
 			};
 
 			// Copied from `keypress` module
@@ -161,30 +170,14 @@ const useInput = (inputHandler: Handler, options: Options = {}) => {
 					// eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/prefer-code-point
 					input.charCodeAt(0) + 'a'.charCodeAt(0) - 1
 				);
-				key.ctrl = true;
-			}
 
-			if (
-				input.startsWith('\u001B') &&
-				!key.upArrow &&
-				!key.downArrow &&
-				!key.leftArrow &&
-				!key.rightArrow &&
-				!key.pageUp &&
-				!key.pageDown
-			) {
-				input = input.slice(1);
-				key.meta = true;
+				key.ctrl = true;
 			}
 
 			const isLatinUppercase = input >= 'A' && input <= 'Z';
 			const isCyrillicUppercase = input >= 'А' && input <= 'Я';
-			if (input.length === 1 && (isLatinUppercase || isCyrillicUppercase)) {
-				key.shift = true;
-			}
 
-			// Shift+Tab
-			if (key.tab && input === '[Z') {
+			if (input.length === 1 && (isLatinUppercase || isCyrillicUppercase)) {
 				key.shift = true;
 			}
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/use-input.tsx b/test/fixtures/use-input.tsx
index 6b39df1ce..11eec8ee2 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/use-input.tsx
+++ b/test/fixtures/use-input.tsx
@@ -51,6 +51,26 @@ function UserInput({test}: {test: string | undefined}) {
 			return;
 		}
 
+		if (test === 'upArrowMeta' && key.upArrow && key.meta) {
+			exit();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (test === 'downArrowMeta' && key.downArrow && key.meta) {
+			exit();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (test === 'leftArrowMeta' && key.leftArrow && key.meta) {
+			exit();
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (test === 'rightArrowMeta' && key.rightArrow && key.meta) {
+			exit();
+			return;
+		}
+
 		if (test === 'pageDown' && key.pageDown && !key.meta) {
 			exit();
 			return;
diff --git a/test/hooks.tsx b/test/hooks.tsx
index 05cf96eac..6de614006 100644
--- a/test/hooks.tsx
+++ b/test/hooks.tsx
@@ -135,6 +135,34 @@ test.serial('useInput - handle right arrow', async t => {
 	t.true(ps.output.includes('exited'));
 });
 
+test.serial('useInput - handle meta + up arrow', async t => {
+	const ps = term('use-input', ['upArrowMeta']);
+	ps.write('\u001B\u001B[A');
+	await ps.waitForExit();
+	t.true(ps.output.includes('exited'));
+});
+
+test.serial('useInput - handle meta + down arrow', async t => {
+	const ps = term('use-input', ['downArrowMeta']);
+	ps.write('\u001B\u001B[B');
+	await ps.waitForExit();
+	t.true(ps.output.includes('exited'));
+});
+
+test.serial('useInput - handle meta + left arrow', async t => {
+	const ps = term('use-input', ['leftArrowMeta']);
+	ps.write('\u001B\u001B[D');
+	await ps.waitForExit();
+	t.true(ps.output.includes('exited'));
+});
+
+test.serial('useInput - handle meta + right arrow', async t => {
+	const ps = term('use-input', ['rightArrowMeta']);
+	ps.write('\u001B\u001B[C');
+	await ps.waitForExit();
+	t.true(ps.output.includes('exited'));
+});
+
 test.serial('useInput - handle page down', async t => {
 	const ps = term('use-input', ['pageDown']);
 	ps.write('\u001B[6~');