diff --git a/src/cascadia/WpfTerminalControl/TerminalContainer.cs b/src/cascadia/WpfTerminalControl/TerminalContainer.cs
index ddd754b0a..425378a49 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/WpfTerminalControl/TerminalContainer.cs
+++ b/src/cascadia/WpfTerminalControl/TerminalContainer.cs
@@ -233,15 +233,24 @@ namespace Microsoft.Terminal.Wpf
                         NativeMethods.SetFocus(this.hwnd);
                         break;
                     case NativeMethods.WindowMessage.WM_KEYDOWN:
-                        // WM_KEYDOWN lParam layout documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/inputdev/wm-keydown
-                        NativeMethods.TerminalSetCursorVisible(this.terminal, true);
-                        NativeMethods.TerminalSendKeyEvent(this.terminal, (ushort)wParam, (ushort)((uint)lParam >> 16), true);
-                        this.blinkTimer?.Start();
-                        break;
+                        {
+                            // WM_KEYDOWN lParam layout documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/inputdev/wm-keydown
+                            NativeMethods.TerminalSetCursorVisible(this.terminal, true);
+                            ulong scanCode = (((ulong)lParam) & 0x00FF0000) >> 16;
+
+                            NativeMethods.TerminalSendKeyEvent(this.terminal, (ushort)wParam, (ushort)(scanCode), true);
+                            this.blinkTimer?.Start();
+                            break;
+                        }
+
                     case NativeMethods.WindowMessage.WM_KEYUP:
-                        // WM_KEYUP lParam layout documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/inputdev/wm-keyup
-                        NativeMethods.TerminalSendKeyEvent(this.terminal, (ushort)wParam, (ushort)((uint)lParam >> 16), false);
-                        break;
+                        {
+                            // WM_KEYUP lParam layout documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/inputdev/wm-keyup
+                            ulong scanCode = (((ulong)lParam) & 0x00FF0000) >> 16;
+                            NativeMethods.TerminalSendKeyEvent(this.terminal, (ushort)wParam, (ushort)(scanCode), false);
+                            break;
+                        }
+
                     case NativeMethods.WindowMessage.WM_CHAR:
                         // WM_CHAR lParam layout documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/inputdev/wm-char
                         NativeMethods.TerminalSendCharEvent(this.terminal, (char)wParam, (ushort)((uint)lParam >> 16));
diff --git a/src/cascadia/WpfTerminalTestNetCore/WpfTerminalTestNetCore/MainWindow.xaml.cs b/src/cascadia/WpfTerminalTestNetCore/WpfTerminalTestNetCore/MainWindow.xaml.cs
index 1a8446d4d..9a6e70be0 100644
--- a/src/cascadia/WpfTerminalTestNetCore/WpfTerminalTestNetCore/MainWindow.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/cascadia/WpfTerminalTestNetCore/WpfTerminalTestNetCore/MainWindow.xaml.cs
@@ -30,24 +30,37 @@ namespace WpfTerminalTestNetCore
 
         public void WriteInput(string data)
         {
-            if (data.Length > 0 && data[0] == '\x01') // ^A
+            if (data.Length == 0)
+            {
+                return;
+            }
+
+            if (data[0] == '\x01') // ^A
             {
                 _escapeMode = !_escapeMode;
                 TerminalOutput.Invoke(this, new TerminalOutputEventArgs($"Printable ESC mode: {_escapeMode}\r\n"));
             }
-            else if (data.Length > 0 && data[0] == '\x02') // ^B
+            else if (data[0] == '\x02') // ^B
             {
                 _mouseMode = !_mouseMode;
                 var decSet = _mouseMode ? "h" : "l";
                 TerminalOutput.Invoke(this, new TerminalOutputEventArgs($"\x1b[?1003{decSet}\x1b[?1006{decSet}"));
                 TerminalOutput.Invoke(this, new TerminalOutputEventArgs($"SGR Mouse mode (1003, 1006): {_mouseMode}\r\n"));
             }
-            else if (data.Length > 0 && data[0] == '\x03') // ^C
+            else if ((data[0] == '\x03') ||
+                     (data == "\x1b[67;46;3;1;8;1_")) // ^C
             {
                 _win32InputMode = !_win32InputMode;
                 var decSet = _win32InputMode ? "h" : "l";
                 TerminalOutput.Invoke(this, new TerminalOutputEventArgs($"\x1b[?9001{decSet}"));
                 TerminalOutput.Invoke(this, new TerminalOutputEventArgs($"Win32 input mode: {_win32InputMode}\r\n"));
+
+                // If escape mode isn't currently enabled, turn it on now.
+                if (_win32InputMode && !_escapeMode)
+                {
+                    _escapeMode = true;
+                    TerminalOutput.Invoke(this, new TerminalOutputEventArgs($"Printable ESC mode: {_escapeMode}\r\n"));
+                }
             }
             else
             {
diff --git a/src/renderer/dx/CustomTextRenderer.cpp b/src/renderer/dx/CustomTextRenderer.cpp
index 32231bc8a..d4f3118af 100644
--- a/src/renderer/dx/CustomTextRenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/renderer/dx/CustomTextRenderer.cpp
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ try
         return E_NOTIMPL;
     }
 
-    Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<ID2D1SolidColorBrush> brush;
+    Microsoft::WRL::ComPtr<ID2D1SolidColorBrush> brush{ drawingContext.foregroundBrush };
 
     if (options.fUseColor)
     {
diff --git a/src/renderer/dx/CustomTextRenderer.h b/src/renderer/dx/CustomTextRenderer.h
index 2538c1497..e99cd864d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/dx/CustomTextRenderer.h
+++ b/src/renderer/dx/CustomTextRenderer.h
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ namespace Microsoft::Console::Render
     struct DrawingContext
     {
         DrawingContext(ID2D1RenderTarget* renderTarget,
-                       ID2D1Brush* foregroundBrush,
-                       ID2D1Brush* backgroundBrush,
+                       ID2D1SolidColorBrush* foregroundBrush,
+                       ID2D1SolidColorBrush* backgroundBrush,
                        bool forceGrayscaleAA,
                        IDWriteFactory* dwriteFactory,
                        const DWRITE_LINE_SPACING spacing,
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ namespace Microsoft::Console::Render
         }
 
         ID2D1RenderTarget* renderTarget;
-        ID2D1Brush* foregroundBrush;
-        ID2D1Brush* backgroundBrush;
+        ID2D1SolidColorBrush* foregroundBrush;
+        ID2D1SolidColorBrush* backgroundBrush;
         bool forceGrayscaleAA;
         IDWriteFactory* dwriteFactory;
         DWRITE_LINE_SPACING spacing;