diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/NSEvent+Extension.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/NSEvent+Extension.swift
index 5c13003b3..754bb7a3a 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/NSEvent+Extension.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/NSEvent+Extension.swift
@@ -6,7 +6,13 @@ extension NSEvent {
     ///
     /// This will not set the "text" or "composing" fields since these can't safely be set
     /// with the information or lifetimes given.
-    func ghosttyKeyEvent(_ action: ghostty_input_action_e) -> ghostty_input_key_s {
+    ///
+    /// The translationMods should be set to the modifiers used for actual character
+    /// translation if available.
+    func ghosttyKeyEvent(
+        _ action: ghostty_input_action_e,
+        translationMods: NSEvent.ModifierFlags? = nil
+    ) -> ghostty_input_key_s {
         var key_ev: ghostty_input_key_s = .init()
         key_ev.action = action
         key_ev.keycode = UInt32(keyCode)
@@ -22,15 +28,19 @@ extension NSEvent {
         // so far: control and command never contribute to the translation of text,
         // assume everything else did.
         key_ev.mods = Ghostty.ghosttyMods(modifierFlags)
-        key_ev.consumed_mods = Ghostty.ghosttyMods(modifierFlags.subtracting([.control, .command]))
+        key_ev.consumed_mods = Ghostty.ghosttyMods(
+            (translationMods ?? modifierFlags)
+                .subtracting([.control, .command]))
 
         // Our unshifted codepoint is the codepoint with no modifiers. We
         // ignore multi-codepoint values.
         key_ev.unshifted_codepoint = 0
-        if let charactersIgnoringModifiers,
-           let codepoint = charactersIgnoringModifiers.unicodeScalars.first
-        {
-            key_ev.unshifted_codepoint = codepoint.value
+        if type == .keyDown || type == .keyUp {
+            if let charactersIgnoringModifiers,
+               let codepoint = charactersIgnoringModifiers.unicodeScalars.first
+            {
+                key_ev.unshifted_codepoint = codepoint.value
+            }
         }
 
         return key_ev
diff --git a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
index 52314f534..574c88044 100644
--- a/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
+++ b/macos/Sources/Ghostty/SurfaceView_AppKit.swift
@@ -961,13 +961,19 @@ extension Ghostty {
                 // These never have "composing" set to true because these are the
                 // result of a composition.
                 for text in list {
-                    _ = keyAction(action, event: translationEvent, text: text)
+                    _ = keyAction(
+                        action,
+                        event: event,
+                        translationEvent: translationEvent,
+                        text: text
+                    )
                 }
             } else {
                 // We have no accumulated text so this is a normal key event.
                 _ = keyAction(
                     action,
-                    event: translationEvent,
+                    event: event,
+                    translationEvent: translationEvent,
                     text: translationEvent.ghosttyCharacters,
                     composing: markedText.length > 0
                 )
@@ -1040,16 +1046,6 @@ extension Ghostty {
 
             let equivalent: String
             switch (event.charactersIgnoringModifiers) {
-            case "/":
-                // Treat C-/ as C-_. We do this because C-/ makes macOS make a beep
-                // sound and we don't like the beep sound.
-                if (!event.modifierFlags.contains(.control) ||
-                    !event.modifierFlags.isDisjoint(with: [.shift, .command, .option])) {
-                    return false
-                }
-
-                equivalent = "_"
-
             case "\r":
                 // Pass C-<return> through verbatim
                 // (prevent the default context menu equivalent)
@@ -1165,12 +1161,13 @@ extension Ghostty {
         private func keyAction(
             _ action: ghostty_input_action_e,
             event: NSEvent,
+            translationEvent: NSEvent? = nil,
             text: String? = nil,
             composing: Bool = false
         ) -> Bool {
             guard let surface = self.surface else { return false }
 
-            var key_ev = event.ghosttyKeyEvent(action)
+            var key_ev = event.ghosttyKeyEvent(action, translationMods: translationEvent?.modifierFlags)
             key_ev.composing = composing
             if let text {
                 return text.withCString { ptr in
diff --git a/src/input/key.zig b/src/input/key.zig
index f9db4a04a..ec65170f2 100644
--- a/src/input/key.zig
+++ b/src/input/key.zig
@@ -150,21 +150,25 @@ pub const Mods = packed struct(Mods.Backing) {
     /// like macos-option-as-alt. The translation mods should be used for
     /// translation but never sent back in for the key callback.
     pub fn translation(self: Mods, option_as_alt: config.OptionAsAlt) Mods {
-        // We currently only process macos-option-as-alt so other
-        // platforms don't need to do anything.
-        if (comptime !builtin.target.os.tag.isDarwin()) return self;
+        var result = self;
 
-        // Alt has to be set only on the correct side
-        switch (option_as_alt) {
-            .false => return self,
-            .true => {},
-            .left => if (self.sides.alt == .right) return self,
-            .right => if (self.sides.alt == .left) return self,
+        // Control is never used for translation.
+        result.ctrl = false;
+
+        // macos-option-as-alt for darwin
+        if (comptime builtin.target.os.tag.isDarwin()) alt: {
+            // Alt has to be set only on the correct side
+            switch (option_as_alt) {
+                .false => break :alt,
+                .true => {},
+                .left => if (self.sides.alt == .right) break :alt,
+                .right => if (self.sides.alt == .left) break :alt,
+            }
+
+            // Unset alt
+            result.alt = false;
         }
 
-        // Unset alt
-        var result = self;
-        result.alt = false;
         return result;
     }
 
@@ -186,6 +190,14 @@ pub const Mods = packed struct(Mods.Backing) {
         );
     }
 
+    test "translation removes control" {
+        const testing = std.testing;
+
+        const mods: Mods = .{ .ctrl = true };
+        const result = mods.translation(.true);
+        try testing.expectEqual(Mods{}, result);
+    }
+
     test "translation macos-option-as-alt" {
         if (comptime !builtin.target.os.tag.isDarwin()) return error.SkipZigTest;