diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmevent.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmevent.cpp
index c1d6ce3a2ae..e418263655b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmevent.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmevent.cpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ KeyEvent::KeyEvent(EventType type, emscripten::val event) : Event(type, event)
     const auto code = event["code"].as<std::string>();
     const auto webKey = event["key"].as<std::string>();
     deadKey = isDeadKeyEvent(webKey.c_str());
-
+    autoRepeat = event["repeat"].as<bool>();
     modifiers = KeyboardModifier::getForEvent(event);
     key = webKeyToQtKey(code, webKey, deadKey, modifiers);
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmevent.h b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmevent.h
index 6ada5393e3e..bd0fb39f115 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmevent.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmevent.h
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ struct KeyEvent : public Event
     QFlags<Qt::KeyboardModifier> modifiers;
     bool deadKey;
     QString text;
+    bool autoRepeat;
 };
 
 struct MouseEvent : public Event
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmwindow.cpp
index b8197c5113c..0513f46e5bb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wasm/qwasmwindow.cpp
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ bool QWasmWindow::processKey(const KeyEvent &event)
 
     const auto result = QWindowSystemInterface::handleKeyEvent(
             0, event.type == EventType::KeyDown ? QEvent::KeyPress : QEvent::KeyRelease, event.key,
-            event.modifiers, event.text);
+            event.modifiers, event.text, event.autoRepeat);
     return clipboardResult == ProcessKeyboardResult::NativeClipboardEventAndCopiedDataNeeded
             ? ProceedToNativeEvent
             : result;