diff --git a/backends/platform/android/android.h b/backends/platform/android/android.h
index 356a5514645..62825de2d1c 100644
--- a/backends/platform/android/android.h
+++ b/backends/platform/android/android.h
@@ -118,7 +118,6 @@ private:
 
 public:
 	virtual void pushEvent(const Common::Event &event);
-	virtual void pushKeyPressEvent(Common::Event &event);
 	virtual bool pollEvent(Common::Event &event);
 	virtual uint32 getMillis(bool skipRecord = false);
 	virtual void delayMillis(uint msecs);
diff --git a/backends/platform/android/events.cpp b/backends/platform/android/events.cpp
index 9025d446c96..6a07b0908fe 100644
--- a/backends/platform/android/events.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/android/events.cpp
@@ -71,28 +71,29 @@ void OSystem_Android::pushEvent(int type, int arg1, int arg2, int arg3,
 		}
 
 		switch (arg2) {
-
-		// special case. we'll only get its key-up event
 		case JKEYCODE_BACK:
 			if (_swap_menu_and_back) {
-				e.type = Common::EVENT_MAINMENU;
-				pushEvent(e);
+				if (arg1 == JACTION_DOWN) {
+					e.type = Common::EVENT_MAINMENU;
+					pushEvent(e);
+				}
 			} else {
 				e.kbd.keycode = Common::KEYCODE_ESCAPE;
 				e.kbd.ascii = Common::ASCII_ESCAPE;
-				pushKeyPressEvent(e);
+				pushEvent(e);
 			}
 			return;
 
-		// special case. we'll only get its key-up event
 		case JKEYCODE_MENU:
 			if (_swap_menu_and_back) {
 				e.kbd.keycode = Common::KEYCODE_ESCAPE;
 				e.kbd.ascii = Common::ASCII_ESCAPE;
-				pushKeyPressEvent(e);
-			} else {
-				e.type = Common::EVENT_MAINMENU;
 				pushEvent(e);
+			} else {
+				if (arg1 == JACTION_DOWN) {
+					e.type = Common::EVENT_MAINMENU;
+					pushEvent(e);
+				}
 			}
 
 			return;
@@ -122,11 +123,10 @@ void OSystem_Android::pushEvent(int type, int arg1, int arg2, int arg3,
 			return;
 
 		default:
-			LOGW("unmapped system key: %d", arg2);
-			return;
+			break;
 		}
 
-		break;
+		// fall through
 
 	case JE_KEY:
 		switch (arg1) {
@@ -709,13 +709,4 @@ void OSystem_Android::pushEvent(const Common::Event &event) {
 	unlockMutex(_event_queue_lock);
 }
 
-void OSystem_Android::pushKeyPressEvent(Common::Event &event) {
-	lockMutex(_event_queue_lock);
-	event.type = Common::EVENT_KEYDOWN;
-	_event_queue.push(event);
-	event.type = Common::EVENT_KEYUP;
-	_event_queue.push(event);
-	unlockMutex(_event_queue_lock);
-}
-
 #endif
diff --git a/backends/platform/android/org/scummvm/scummvm/ScummVMEvents.java b/backends/platform/android/org/scummvm/scummvm/ScummVMEvents.java
index 9d76bc2dabc..acf6df8d43f 100644
--- a/backends/platform/android/org/scummvm/scummvm/ScummVMEvents.java
+++ b/backends/platform/android/org/scummvm/scummvm/ScummVMEvents.java
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ public class ScummVMEvents implements
 				if (imm != null)
 					imm.toggleSoftInput(InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED, 0);
 			} else if (msg.what == MSG_SBACK_LONG_PRESS) {
+				_scummvm.pushEvent(JE_SYS_KEY, KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN, KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MENU, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 				_scummvm.pushEvent(JE_SYS_KEY, KeyEvent.ACTION_UP, KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MENU, 0, 0, 0, 0);
 			}
 		}
@@ -112,20 +113,6 @@ public class ScummVMEvents implements
 		}
 
 		if (e.isSystem()) {
-			// filter what we handle
-			switch (keyCode) {
-			case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_BACK:
-			case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MENU:
-			case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_CAMERA:
-			case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_SEARCH:
-			case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_PLAY:
-			case KeyEvent.KEYCODE_MEDIA_PAUSE:
-				break;
-
-			default:
-				return false;
-			}
-
 			// no repeats for system keys
 			if (e.getRepeatCount() > 0)
 				return false;
@@ -161,21 +148,20 @@ public class ScummVMEvents implements
 					keyHandler.sendMessageDelayed(keyHandler.obtainMessage(
 									typeOfLongPressMessage), _longPress);
 					return true;
+				} else if (action != KeyEvent.ACTION_UP) {
+					return true;
 				}
 
 				if (fired) {
 					return true;
 				}
 
-				// only send up events of the menu or back button to the native side
-				if (action != KeyEvent.ACTION_UP) {
-					return true;
-				}
+				// It's still necessary to send a key down event to the backend.
+				_scummvm.pushEvent(JE_SYS_KEY, KeyEvent.ACTION_DOWN, keyCode,
+							e.getUnicodeChar() & KeyCharacterMap.COMBINING_ACCENT_MASK,
+							e.getMetaState(), e.getRepeatCount(),
+							(int)(e.getEventTime() - e.getDownTime()));
 			}
-
-			_scummvm.pushEvent(JE_SYS_KEY, action, keyCode, 0, 0, 0, 0);
-
-			return true;
 		}
 
 		// sequence of characters
@@ -227,7 +213,11 @@ public class ScummVMEvents implements
 			type = JE_GAMEPAD;
 			break;
 		default:
-			type = JE_KEY;
+			if (e.isSystem()) {
+				type = JE_SYS_KEY;
+			} else {
+				type = JE_KEY;
+			}
 			break;
 		}