1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/src/KeyReader.zig b/src/KeyReader.zig
index 28e6dcb..5ddef82 100644
--- a/src/KeyReader.zig
+++ b/src/KeyReader.zig
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ pub fn readKey(self: *KeyReader) Error!Key {
     const reader = std.io.getStdIn().reader();
     const char = try readByteBlocking(reader);
     if (char == '\x1b') {
-        return self.readMetaKey(reader);
+        return self.readMetaKey(reader, true);
     } else if (char == '\x9b') {
         return self.readControlSequence(reader);
     } else {
@@ -186,9 +186,11 @@ fn readControlSequence(self: *KeyReader, reader: File.Reader) !Key {
     return Key.meta('[');
 }
 
-fn readMetaKey(self: *KeyReader, reader: File.Reader) Error!Key {
+fn readMetaKey(self: *KeyReader, reader: File.Reader, canRecurse: bool) Error!Key {
     if (try readByte(reader)) |char| {
-        if (char == '[') {
+        if (char == '\x1b' and canRecurse) {
+            return Key.meta(try self.readMetaKey(reader, false));
+        } else if (char == '[') {
             return self.readControlSequence(reader);
         } else {
             return Key.meta(char);