diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.cpp
index f5cd03abe..c17b8b477 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.cpp
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ int GlfwApplication::exec() {
 }
 
 void GlfwApplication::staticKeyEvent(GLFWwindow*, int key, int, int action, int mods) {
-    KeyEvent e(static_cast<KeyEvent::Key>(key), {static_cast<InputEvent::Modifier>(mods)});
+    KeyEvent e(static_cast<KeyEvent::Key>(key), {static_cast<InputEvent::Modifier>(mods)}, action == GLFW_REPEAT);
 
     if(action == GLFW_PRESS) {
         _instance->keyPressEvent(e);
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.h b/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.h
index 008281d24..63c44e4a0 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.h
@@ -750,13 +750,22 @@ class GlfwApplication::KeyEvent: public GlfwApplication::InputEvent {
         /** @brief Modifiers */
         constexpr Modifiers modifiers() const { return _modifiers; }
 
+        /**
+         * @brief Whether the key press is repeated
+         *
+         * Returns `true` if the key press event is repeated, `false` if not or
+         * if this was key release event.
+         */
+        constexpr bool isRepeated() const { return _repeated; }
+
     private:
         static Modifiers getCurrentGlfwModifiers(GLFWwindow* window);
 
-        constexpr KeyEvent(Key key, Modifiers modifiers): _key(key), _modifiers(modifiers) {}
+        constexpr KeyEvent(Key key, Modifiers modifiers, bool repeated): _key{key}, _modifiers{modifiers}, _repeated{repeated} {}
 
         const Key _key;
         const Modifiers _modifiers;
+        const bool _repeated;
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.cpp
index b316c9cc4..881652409 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.cpp
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ void Sdl2Application::mainLoop() {
 
             case SDL_KEYDOWN:
             case SDL_KEYUP: {
-                KeyEvent e(static_cast<KeyEvent::Key>(event.key.keysym.sym), fixedModifiers(event.key.keysym.mod));
+                KeyEvent e(static_cast<KeyEvent::Key>(event.key.keysym.sym), fixedModifiers(event.key.keysym.mod), event.key.repeat != 0);
                 event.type == SDL_KEYDOWN ? keyPressEvent(e) : keyReleaseEvent(e);
             } break;
 
diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.h b/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.h
index 24c1b1d24..cf2d4e01d 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.h
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/Sdl2Application.h
@@ -1218,11 +1218,20 @@ class Sdl2Application::KeyEvent: public Sdl2Application::InputEvent {
         /** @brief Modifiers */
         constexpr Modifiers modifiers() const { return _modifiers; }
 
+        /**
+         * @brief Whether the key press is repeated
+         *
+         * Returns `true` if the key press event is repeated, `false` if not or
+         * if this was key release event.
+         */
+        constexpr bool isRepeated() const { return _repeated; }
+
     private:
-        constexpr KeyEvent(Key key, Modifiers modifiers): _key(key), _modifiers(modifiers) {}
+        constexpr KeyEvent(Key key, Modifiers modifiers, bool repeated): _key{key}, _modifiers{modifiers}, _repeated{repeated} {}
 
         const Key _key;
         const Modifiers _modifiers;
+        const bool _repeated;
 };
 
 /**