diff --git a/insertspecialchar.cpp b/insertspecialchar.cpp
index bfa335055..0998885f9 100644
--- a/insertspecialchar.cpp
+++ b/insertspecialchar.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ InsertSpecialChar::InsertSpecialChar(QWidget *parent)
   setMainWidget( page );
   QHBoxLayout *lay = new QHBoxLayout(page);
   mCharSelect = new KCharSelect(this,KCharSelect::CharacterTable|KCharSelect::BlockCombos);
+  connect(mCharSelect,SIGNAL(charSelected(QChar)),this,SIGNAL(charSelected(QChar)));
   lay->addWidget(mCharSelect);
   connect(this,SIGNAL(user1Clicked()),SLOT(slotInsertChar()));
 }
diff --git a/kmcomposewin.cpp b/kmcomposewin.cpp
index 75927e9a9..778c17a90 100644
--- a/kmcomposewin.cpp
+++ b/kmcomposewin.cpp
@@ -3344,5 +3344,5 @@ void KMComposeWin::insertSpecialCharacter()
 
 void KMComposeWin::charSelected(const QChar& c)
 {
-//TODO
+  mComposerBase->editor()->insertPlainText(c);
 }