diff --git a/src/Platform/GlutApplication.cpp b/src/Platform/GlutApplication.cpp
index 7421467b6..07e6d0a49 100644
--- a/src/Platform/GlutApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Platform/GlutApplication.cpp
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ void GlutApplication::staticMouseMoveEvent(int x, int y) {
 }
 
 void GlutApplication::keyPressEvent(KeyEvent&) {}
+void GlutApplication::keyReleaseEvent(KeyEvent&) {}
 void GlutApplication::mousePressEvent(MouseEvent&) {}
 void GlutApplication::mouseReleaseEvent(MouseEvent&) {}
 void GlutApplication::mouseMoveEvent(MouseMoveEvent&) {}
diff --git a/src/Platform/GlutApplication.h b/src/Platform/GlutApplication.h
index 7d63bd477..c6b45e08f 100644
--- a/src/Platform/GlutApplication.h
+++ b/src/Platform/GlutApplication.h
@@ -198,6 +198,14 @@ class GlutApplication {
          */
         virtual void keyPressEvent(KeyEvent& event);
 
+        /**
+         * @brief Key release event
+         *
+         * Included only for compatibility with other toolkits, doesn't get
+         * called at all.
+         */
+        virtual void keyReleaseEvent(KeyEvent& event);
+
         /*@}*/
 
         /** @{ @name Mouse handling */