diff --git a/.xinitrc b/.xinitrc
index 5a28a69..ec09fb1 100755
--- a/.xinitrc
+++ b/.xinitrc
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 [ -f ~/.xprofile ] && . ~/.xprofile
 [ -f ~/.Xresources ] && xrdb -merge ~/.Xresources
 
+setxkbmap -option compose:menu
+
 hash xcompmgr 2>/dev/null && xcompmgr &
 hash xscreensaver 2>/dev/null && xscreensaver -no-splash &
 hash gpg-agent 2>/dev/null && eval $(gpg-agent --daemon --enable-ssh-support --write-env-file "${HOME}/.gpg-agent-info")