diff --git a/tty-keys.c b/tty-keys.c
index 036bd91d..59426772 100644
--- a/tty-keys.c
+++ b/tty-keys.c
@@ -95,20 +95,25 @@ static const struct tty_default_key_raw tty_default_raw_keys[] = {
 	{ "\033OC", KEYC_RIGHT|KEYC_CURSOR },
 	{ "\033OD", KEYC_LEFT|KEYC_CURSOR },
 
-	{ "\033\033OA", KEYC_UP|KEYC_CURSOR|KEYC_META|KEYC_IMPLIED_META },
-	{ "\033\033OB", KEYC_DOWN|KEYC_CURSOR|KEYC_META|KEYC_IMPLIED_META },
-	{ "\033\033OC", KEYC_RIGHT|KEYC_CURSOR|KEYC_META|KEYC_IMPLIED_META },
-	{ "\033\033OD", KEYC_LEFT|KEYC_CURSOR|KEYC_META|KEYC_IMPLIED_META },
-
 	{ "\033[A", KEYC_UP|KEYC_CURSOR },
 	{ "\033[B", KEYC_DOWN|KEYC_CURSOR },
 	{ "\033[C", KEYC_RIGHT|KEYC_CURSOR },
 	{ "\033[D", KEYC_LEFT|KEYC_CURSOR },
 
-	{ "\033\033[A", KEYC_UP|KEYC_CURSOR|KEYC_META|KEYC_IMPLIED_META },
-	{ "\033\033[B", KEYC_DOWN|KEYC_CURSOR|KEYC_META|KEYC_IMPLIED_META },
-	{ "\033\033[C", KEYC_RIGHT|KEYC_CURSOR|KEYC_META|KEYC_IMPLIED_META },
-	{ "\033\033[D", KEYC_LEFT|KEYC_CURSOR|KEYC_META|KEYC_IMPLIED_META },
+	/*
+	 * Meta arrow keys. These do not get the IMPLIED_META flag so they
+	 * don't match the xterm-style meta keys in the output tree - Escape+Up
+	 * should stay as Escape+Up and not become M-Up.
+	 */
+	{ "\033\033OA", KEYC_UP|KEYC_CURSOR|KEYC_META },
+	{ "\033\033OB", KEYC_DOWN|KEYC_CURSOR|KEYC_META },
+	{ "\033\033OC", KEYC_RIGHT|KEYC_CURSOR|KEYC_META },
+	{ "\033\033OD", KEYC_LEFT|KEYC_CURSOR|KEYC_META },
+
+	{ "\033\033[A", KEYC_UP|KEYC_CURSOR|KEYC_META },
+	{ "\033\033[B", KEYC_DOWN|KEYC_CURSOR|KEYC_META },
+	{ "\033\033[C", KEYC_RIGHT|KEYC_CURSOR|KEYC_META },
+	{ "\033\033[D", KEYC_LEFT|KEYC_CURSOR|KEYC_META },
 
 	/* Other (xterm) "cursor" keys. */
 	{ "\033OH", KEYC_HOME },