diff --git a/libs/enigo/examples/key.rs b/libs/enigo/examples/key.rs
index 5887634a0..9a4da34d5 100644
--- a/libs/enigo/examples/key.rs
+++ b/libs/enigo/examples/key.rs
@@ -10,4 +10,8 @@ fn main() {
     enigo.key_down(Key::Layout('.')).ok();
     enigo.key_up(Key::Layout('.'));
     enigo.key_up(Key::Shift);
+    enigo.key_down(Key::Shift).ok();
+    enigo.key_down(Key::Layout('-')).ok();
+    enigo.key_up(Key::Layout('-'));
+    enigo.key_up(Key::Shift);
 }
diff --git a/libs/enigo/src/win/keycodes.rs b/libs/enigo/src/win/keycodes.rs
index 351e82a87..ea35685c5 100644
--- a/libs/enigo/src/win/keycodes.rs
+++ b/libs/enigo/src/win/keycodes.rs
@@ -79,3 +79,4 @@ pub const EVK_MULTIPLY: u16 = 0x6A;
 pub const EVK_SUBTRACT: u16 = 0x6D;
 pub const EVK_DECIMAL: u16 = 0x6E;
 pub const EVK_DIVIDE: u16 = 0x6F;
+pub const EVK_PERIOD: u16 = 0xBE;
diff --git a/libs/enigo/src/win/win_impl.rs b/libs/enigo/src/win/win_impl.rs
index 152c65b6a..ea1543faa 100644
--- a/libs/enigo/src/win/win_impl.rs
+++ b/libs/enigo/src/win/win_impl.rs
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ impl Enigo {
             let keycode_and_shiftstate = unsafe { VkKeyScanExW(chr as _, LAYOUT) };
             if keycode_and_shiftstate == (EVK_DECIMAL as i16) && chr == '.' {
                 // a workaround of italian keyboard shift + '.' issue
-                unsafe { VkKeyScanW(chr as _) as _ }
+                EVK_PERIOD as _
             } else {
                 keycode_and_shiftstate as _
             }