diff --git a/xbmc/Application.cpp b/xbmc/Application.cpp
index 035e0de6e3e86..90a1bfd6dd4e1 100644
--- a/xbmc/Application.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/Application.cpp
@@ -3061,6 +3061,16 @@ bool CApplication::ProcessJsonRpcButtons()
 {
 #ifdef HAS_JSONRPC
   CKey tempKey(JSONRPC::CInputOperations::GetKey());
+  if (tempKey.GetButtonCode() == KEY_UNICODE && tempKey.GetUnicode() != 0)
+  {
+    XBMC_Event event = { 0 };
+    event.type = XBMC_KEYDOWN;
+    event.key.type = XBMC_KEYDOWN;
+    event.key.keysym.unicode = (uint16_t)tempKey.GetUnicode();
+    event.key.keysym.sym = (XBMCKey)tempKey.GetUnicode();
+
+    return OnEvent(event);
+  }
   if (tempKey.GetButtonCode() != KEY_INVALID)
   {
     tempKey.SetFromService(true);
diff --git a/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/InputOperations.cpp b/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/InputOperations.cpp
index 541c67991a57e..be918643b4958 100644
--- a/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/InputOperations.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/InputOperations.cpp
@@ -22,19 +22,23 @@
 #include "InputOperations.h"
 #include "Application.h"
 #include "guilib/GUIAudioManager.h"
+#include "guilib/GUIWindow.h"
+#include "guilib/GUIWindowManager.h"
+#include "input/XBMC_keyboard.h"
 #include "input/XBMC_vkeys.h"
 #include "threads/SingleLock.h"
+#include "utils/CharsetConverter.h"
 
 using namespace JSONRPC;
 
 CCriticalSection CInputOperations::m_critSection;
-uint32_t CInputOperations::m_key = KEY_INVALID;
+CKey CInputOperations::m_key(KEY_INVALID);
 
-uint32_t CInputOperations::GetKey()
+CKey CInputOperations::GetKey()
 {
   CSingleLock lock(m_critSection);
-  uint32_t currentKey = m_key;
-  m_key = KEY_INVALID;
+  CKey currentKey = m_key;
+  m_key = CKey(KEY_INVALID);
   return currentKey;
 }
 
@@ -55,13 +59,16 @@ bool CInputOperations::handleScreenSaver()
   return screenSaverBroken;
 }
 
-JSONRPC_STATUS CInputOperations::SendKey(uint32_t keyCode)
+JSONRPC_STATUS CInputOperations::SendKey(uint32_t keyCode, bool unicode /* = false */)
 {
   if (keyCode == KEY_INVALID)
     return InternalError;
 
   CSingleLock lock(m_critSection);
-  m_key = keyCode | KEY_VKEY;
+  if (unicode)
+    m_key = CKey(0, (wchar_t)keyCode, 0, 0, 0);
+  else
+    m_key = CKey(keyCode | KEY_VKEY);
   return ACK;
 }
 
@@ -84,6 +91,24 @@ JSONRPC_STATUS CInputOperations::activateWindow(int windowID)
   return ACK;
 }
 
+JSONRPC_STATUS CInputOperations::SendText(const CStdString &method, ITransportLayer *transport, IClient *client, const CVariant &parameterObject, CVariant &result)
+{
+  std::string text = parameterObject["text"].asString();
+  if (text.empty())
+    return InvalidParams;
+
+  int controlID = 0;
+  CGUIWindow *window = g_windowManager.GetWindow(g_windowManager.GetFocusedWindow());
+  if (!window)
+    return InternalError;
+
+  CGUIMessage msg(GUI_MSG_SET_TEXT, 0, 0);
+  msg.SetLabel(text);
+  msg.SetParam1(parameterObject["done"].asBoolean() ? 1 : 0);
+  g_application.getApplicationMessenger().SendGUIMessage(msg, window->GetID());
+  return ACK;
+}
+
 JSONRPC_STATUS CInputOperations::Left(const CStdString &method, ITransportLayer *transport, IClient *client, const CVariant &parameterObject, CVariant &result)
 {
   return SendKey(XBMCVK_LEFT);
diff --git a/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/InputOperations.h b/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/InputOperations.h
index 2d82ed47f22da..69d19b9affc9f 100644
--- a/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/InputOperations.h
+++ b/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/InputOperations.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "JSONRPC.h"
+#include "guilib/Key.h"
 #include "threads/CriticalSection.h"
 #include "utils/StdString.h"
 
@@ -29,7 +30,9 @@ namespace JSONRPC
   class CInputOperations
   {
   public:
-    static uint32_t GetKey();
+    static CKey GetKey();
+
+    static JSONRPC_STATUS SendText(const CStdString &method, ITransportLayer *transport, IClient *client, const CVariant &parameterObject, CVariant &result);
 
     static JSONRPC_STATUS Left(const CStdString &method, ITransportLayer *transport, IClient *client, const CVariant &parameterObject, CVariant &result);
     static JSONRPC_STATUS Right(const CStdString &method, ITransportLayer *transport, IClient *client, const CVariant &parameterObject, CVariant &result);
@@ -42,7 +45,7 @@ namespace JSONRPC
     static JSONRPC_STATUS Info(const CStdString &method, ITransportLayer *transport, IClient *client, const CVariant &parameterObject, CVariant &result);
     static JSONRPC_STATUS Home(const CStdString &method, ITransportLayer *transport, IClient *client, const CVariant &parameterObject, CVariant &result);
 
-    static JSONRPC_STATUS SendKey(uint32_t keyCode);
+    static JSONRPC_STATUS SendKey(uint32_t keyCode, bool unicode = false);
     static JSONRPC_STATUS SendAction(int actionID, bool wakeScreensaver = true, bool waitResult = false);
 
   private:
@@ -50,6 +53,6 @@ namespace JSONRPC
     static bool        handleScreenSaver();
 
     static CCriticalSection m_critSection;
-    static uint32_t m_key;
+    static CKey m_key;
   };
 }
diff --git a/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/JSONServiceDescription.cpp b/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/JSONServiceDescription.cpp
index faf133c7e3f6d..afda077dd76ac 100644
--- a/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/JSONServiceDescription.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/JSONServiceDescription.cpp
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ JsonRpcMethodMap CJSONServiceDescription::m_methodMaps[] = {
   { "System.Reboot",                                CSystemOperations::Reboot },
 
 // Input operations
+  { "Input.SendText",                               CInputOperations::SendText },
   { "Input.Left",                                   CInputOperations::Left },
   { "Input.Right",                                  CInputOperations::Right },
   { "Input.Down",                                   CInputOperations::Down },
diff --git a/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/ServiceDescription.h b/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/ServiceDescription.h
index e9df4a90e7bcd..0f612d15e44c1 100644
--- a/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/ServiceDescription.h
+++ b/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/ServiceDescription.h
@@ -2328,6 +2328,17 @@ namespace JSONRPC
       "\"params\": [],"
       "\"returns\": \"string\""
     "}",
+    "\"Input.SendText\": {"
+      "\"type\": \"method\","
+      "\"description\": \"Send a generic (unicode) text\","
+      "\"transport\": \"Response\","
+      "\"permission\": \"Navigate\","
+      "\"params\": ["
+        "{ \"name\": \"text\", \"type\": \"string\", \"minLength\": 1, \"required\": true, \"description\": \"Unicode text\" },"
+        "{ \"name\": \"done\", \"type\": \"boolean\", \"default\": true, \"description\": \"Whether this is the whole input or not (closes an open input dialog if true).\" }"
+      "],"
+      "\"returns\": \"string\""
+    "}",
     "\"Input.Left\": {"
       "\"type\": \"method\","
       "\"description\": \"Navigate left in GUI\","
diff --git a/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/methods.json b/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/methods.json
index 1340d84a7374b..ef5df2d18df44 100644
--- a/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/methods.json
+++ b/xbmc/interfaces/json-rpc/methods.json
@@ -1463,6 +1463,17 @@
     "params": [],
     "returns": "string"
   },
+  "Input.SendText": {
+    "type": "method",
+    "description": "Send a generic (unicode) text",
+    "transport": "Response",
+    "permission": "Navigate",
+    "params": [
+      { "name": "text", "type": "string", "minLength": 1, "required": true, "description": "Unicode text" },
+      { "name": "done", "type": "boolean", "default": true, "description": "Whether this is the whole input or not (closes an open input dialog if true)." }
+    ],
+    "returns": "string"
+  },
   "Input.Left": {
     "type": "method",
     "description": "Navigate left in GUI",