diff --git a/dlls/winex11.drv/keyboard.c b/dlls/winex11.drv/keyboard.c
index 4d486b00cb7..74581cb2ca5 100644
--- a/dlls/winex11.drv/keyboard.c
+++ b/dlls/winex11.drv/keyboard.c
@@ -1140,6 +1140,11 @@ static WORD EVENT_event_to_vkey( XIC xic, XKeyEvent *e)
          * depending on the NumLock state */
         return nonchar_key_vkey[keysym & 0xFF];
 
+    /* Pressing the Pause/Break key alone produces VK_PAUSE vkey, while
+     * pressing Ctrl+Pause/Break produces VK_CANCEL. */
+    if ((e->state & ControlMask) && (keysym == XK_Break))
+        return VK_CANCEL;
+
     TRACE_(key)("e->keycode = %x\n", e->keycode);
 
     return keyc2vkey[e->keycode];