diff --git a/src/lib/in.c b/src/lib/in.c
index 93e5e086e..e52199887 100644
--- a/src/lib/in.c
+++ b/src/lib/in.c
@@ -956,6 +956,10 @@ kitty_cb_functional(inputctx* ictx){
   unsigned val = amata_next_numeric(&ictx->amata, "\x1b[", ';');
   unsigned mods = amata_next_numeric(&ictx->amata, "", ':');
   unsigned ev = amata_next_numeric(&ictx->amata, "", '~');
+  if(val == 13) {
+    kitty_kbd(ictx, NCKEY_F03, mods, ev);
+    return 23;
+  }
   uint32_t kval = kitty_functional(val);
   if(kval == val){
     kval = legacy_functional(val);
@@ -1018,6 +1022,13 @@ kitty_cb_f3(inputctx* ictx){
   return 2;
 }
 
+static int
+kitty_cb_f3_alternate(inputctx* ictx){
+  amata_next_numeric(&ictx->amata, "\x1b[", '~');
+  kitty_kbd(ictx, NCKEY_F03, 1, 0);
+  return 2;
+}
+
 static int
 kitty_cb_f4(inputctx* ictx){
   unsigned mods = amata_next_numeric(&ictx->amata, "\x1b[1;", ':');
@@ -1778,6 +1789,7 @@ build_cflow_automaton(inputctx* ictx){
     // technically these must begin with "4" or "8"; enforce in callbacks
     { "[\\N;\\N;\\Nt", geom_cb, },
     { "[\\Nu", kitty_cb_simple, },
+    { "[13~", kitty_cb_f3_alternate, },
     { "[\\N;\\N~", wezterm_cb, },
     { "[\\N;\\Nu", kitty_cb, },
     { "[\\N;\\N;\\Nu", kitty_cb_atxt1, },
@@ -2059,6 +2071,7 @@ prep_kitty_special_keys(inputctx* ictx){
     { .esc = "\x1b[P", .key = NCKEY_F01, },
     { .esc = "\x1b[Q", .key = NCKEY_F02, },
     { .esc = "\x1b[R", .key = NCKEY_F03, },
+    { .esc = "\x1b[13~", .key = NCKEY_F03, },
     { .esc = "\x1b[S", .key = NCKEY_F04, },
     { .esc = "\x1b[127;2u", .key = NCKEY_BACKSPACE,
       .modifiers = NCKEY_MOD_SHIFT, },