diff --git a/ion/include/ion/events.h b/ion/include/ion/events.h
index bba153a96..058bdfcbc 100644
--- a/ion/include/ion/events.h
+++ b/ion/include/ion/events.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ Event getEvent(int * timeout);
 
 ShiftAlphaStatus shiftAlphaStatus();
 void setShiftAlphaStatus(ShiftAlphaStatus s);
+void removeShift();
 bool isShiftActive();
 bool isAlphaActive();
 void setLongRepetition(bool longRepetition);
diff --git a/ion/src/shared/events_modifier.cpp b/ion/src/shared/events_modifier.cpp
index 90fa01a97..f2bc8b61f 100644
--- a/ion/src/shared/events_modifier.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/shared/events_modifier.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ ShiftAlphaStatus shiftAlphaStatus() {
   return sShiftAlphaStatus;
 }
 
+void removeShift() {
+  if (sShiftAlphaStatus == ShiftAlphaStatus::Shift) {
+    sShiftAlphaStatus = ShiftAlphaStatus::Default;
+  } else if (sShiftAlphaStatus == ShiftAlphaStatus::ShiftAlpha ) {
+    sShiftAlphaStatus = ShiftAlphaStatus::Alpha;
+  } else if (sShiftAlphaStatus == ShiftAlphaStatus::ShiftAlphaLock) {
+    sShiftAlphaStatus = ShiftAlphaStatus::AlphaLock;
+  }
+}
+
 bool isShiftActive() {
   return sShiftAlphaStatus == ShiftAlphaStatus::Shift || sShiftAlphaStatus == ShiftAlphaStatus::ShiftAlpha || sShiftAlphaStatus == ShiftAlphaStatus::ShiftAlphaLock;
 }
diff --git a/ion/src/simulator/shared/events_keyboard.cpp b/ion/src/simulator/shared/events_keyboard.cpp
index 2a581a574..0ba9dff6a 100644
--- a/ion/src/simulator/shared/events_keyboard.cpp
+++ b/ion/src/simulator/shared/events_keyboard.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ namespace Ion {
 namespace Events {
 
 static Event eventFromSDLKeyboardEvent(SDL_KeyboardEvent event) {
+  /* If an event is detected, we want to remove the Shift modifier to mimic the
+   * device behaviour. If no event was detected, we restore the previous
+   * ShiftAlphaStatus. */
+  Ion::Events::ShiftAlphaStatus previousShiftAlphaStatus = Ion::Events::shiftAlphaStatus();
+  Ion::Events::removeShift();
+
   if (event.keysym.mod & KMOD_CTRL) {
     switch (event.keysym.sym) {
       case SDLK_BACKSPACE:
@@ -156,6 +162,8 @@ static Event eventFromSDLKeyboardEvent(SDL_KeyboardEvent event) {
     case SDLK_AC_BACK:
       return Termination;
   }
+  // No event was detected, restore the previous ShiftAlphaStatus.
+  Ion::Events::setShiftAlphaStatus(previousShiftAlphaStatus);
   return None;
 }
 
@@ -180,6 +188,14 @@ static Event eventFromSDLTextInputEvent(SDL_TextInputEvent event) {
   }
   char character = event.text[0];
   if (character >= 32 && character < 127) {
+#if EPSILON_SDL_SCREEN_ONLY
+    /* We remove the shift, otherwise it might stay activated when it shouldn't.
+     * For instance on a French keyboard, to input "1", we first press "Shift"
+     * (which activates the Shift modifier on the calculator), then we press
+     * "&", transformed by eventFromSDLTextInputEvent into the text "1". If we
+     * do not remove the Shift here, it would still be pressed afterwards. */
+    Ion::Events::removeShift();
+#endif
     return sEventForASCIICharAbove32[character-32];
   }
   return None;