diff --git a/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/linux/keys.go b/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/linux/keys.go
index 36486ea7b..1c095fea9 100644
--- a/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/linux/keys.go
+++ b/v2/internal/frontend/desktop/linux/keys.go
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ func parseKey(key string) C.guint {
 		return result
 	}
 	// Check for unknown namedkeys
-	if len(key) > 1 {
+	// Check if we only have a single character
+	if len(key) != 1 {
 		return C.guint(0)
 	}
 	keyval := rune(key[0])
diff --git a/website/src/pages/changelog.mdx b/website/src/pages/changelog.mdx
index f08a679da..2d3b441e7 100644
--- a/website/src/pages/changelog.mdx
+++ b/website/src/pages/changelog.mdx
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Avoid app crashing when the Linux GTK key is empty by @aminya in [PR](https://github.com/wailsapp/wails/pull/2672)
+
 ## [v2.5.1] - 2023-05-16
 
 ### Breaking Changes