diff --git a/glfw/dbus_glfw.c b/glfw/dbus_glfw.c
index 92fe73bbc..b2b0712c1 100644
--- a/glfw/dbus_glfw.c
+++ b/glfw/dbus_glfw.c
@@ -50,6 +50,17 @@ glfw_dbus_init(_GLFWDBUSData *dbus) {
     return GLFW_TRUE;
 }
 
+DBusConnection*
+glfw_dbus_connect_to(const char *path, const char* err_msg) {
+    DBusError err;
+    dbus_error_init(&err);
+    DBusConnection *ans = dbus_connection_open_private(path, &err);
+    if (!ans) {
+        report_error(&err, err_msg);
+    }
+    return ans;
+}
+
 void
 glfw_dbus_terminate(_GLFWDBUSData *dbus) {
     if (dbus->session_conn) {
@@ -58,3 +69,9 @@ glfw_dbus_terminate(_GLFWDBUSData *dbus) {
         dbus->session_conn = NULL;
     }
 }
+
+void
+glfw_dbus_close_connection(DBusConnection *conn) {
+    dbus_connection_close(conn);
+    dbus_connection_unref(conn);
+}
diff --git a/glfw/dbus_glfw.h b/glfw/dbus_glfw.h
index 0d7f51c8c..8f95320a2 100644
--- a/glfw/dbus_glfw.h
+++ b/glfw/dbus_glfw.h
@@ -36,3 +36,5 @@ typedef struct {
 
 GLFWbool glfw_dbus_init(_GLFWDBUSData *dbus);
 void glfw_dbus_terminate(_GLFWDBUSData *dbus);
+DBusConnection* glfw_dbus_connect_to(const char *path, const char* err_msg);
+void glfw_dbus_close_connection(DBusConnection *conn);
diff --git a/glfw/ibus_glfw.c b/glfw/ibus_glfw.c
index 7b205ada5..3e9f2b233 100644
--- a/glfw/ibus_glfw.c
+++ b/glfw/ibus_glfw.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include "internal.h"
 #include "ibus_glfw.h"
 
+#define debug(...) if (_glfw.hints.init.debugKeyboard) printf(__VA_ARGS__);
+
 static inline GLFWbool
 has_env_var(const char *name, const char *val) {
     const char *q = getenv(name);
@@ -128,4 +130,17 @@ glfw_connect_to_ibus(_GLFWIBUSData *ibus, _GLFWDBUSData *dbus) {
     if (!address_file_name) return;
     const char *address = read_ibus_address(address_file_name);
     if (!address) return;
+    ibus->conn = glfw_dbus_connect_to(address, "Failed to connect to the IBUS daemon, with error");
+    if (!ibus->conn) return;
+    ibus->ok = GLFW_TRUE;
+    debug("Connected to IBUS daemon for IME input management\n");
+}
+
+void
+glfw_ibus_terminate(_GLFWIBUSData *ibus) {
+    if (ibus->conn) {
+        glfw_dbus_close_connection(ibus->conn);
+        ibus->conn = NULL;
+    }
+    ibus->ok = GLFW_FALSE;
 }
diff --git a/glfw/ibus_glfw.h b/glfw/ibus_glfw.h
index f1584516e..1b7d778f6 100644
--- a/glfw/ibus_glfw.h
+++ b/glfw/ibus_glfw.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
 typedef struct {
     GLFWbool ok;
+    DBusConnection *conn;
 } _GLFWIBUSData;
 
 void glfw_connect_to_ibus(_GLFWIBUSData *ibus, _GLFWDBUSData *dbus);
+void glfw_ibus_terminate(_GLFWIBUSData *ibus);
diff --git a/glfw/xkb_glfw.c b/glfw/xkb_glfw.c
index 4babb8450..f9e511a8f 100644
--- a/glfw/xkb_glfw.c
+++ b/glfw/xkb_glfw.c
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ glfw_xkb_release(_GLFWXKBData *xkb) {
         xkb_context_unref(xkb->context);
         xkb->context = NULL;
     }
+    glfw_ibus_terminate(&xkb->ibus);
 }
 
 GLFWbool