diff --git a/sc2/ChangeLog b/sc2/ChangeLog
index 378cc2f04..ddd635219 100644
--- a/sc2/ChangeLog
+++ b/sc2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 Changes towards version 0.7:
-- Remove the unnecessary VControl memory abstraction layer - Michael
+- Any input will register for at least one frame (Bug #864) - Michael
+- Many VControl cleanups - Michael
 - Fix compilation without Netplay support - SvdB
 - Added limited AIFF sound file decoder for playing 3DO originals;
   SDX2 decoder by SvdB - Alex
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/gameinp.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/gameinp.c
index 74d66e4f3..0458cc20b 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/gameinp.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/gameinp.c
@@ -233,6 +233,7 @@ UpdateInputState (void)
 	CurrentInputState = ImmediateInputState;
 	OldInputState = CachedInputState;
 	CachedInputState = ImmediateInputState;
+	BeginInputFrame ();
 	NewTime = GetTimeCounter ();
 	if (_gestalt_keys)
 	{
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/inplib.h b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/inplib.h
index d898d71b7..bcb4b8bc9 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/inplib.h
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/inplib.h
@@ -55,5 +55,9 @@ void RebindInputState (int template, int control, int index);
 
 void SaveKeyConfiguration (uio_DirHandle *path, const char *fname);
 
+/* Separate inputs into frames for dealing with very fast inputs */
+
+void BeginInputFrame (void);
+
 #endif /* _INPLIB_H */
 
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/input/sdl/input.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/input/sdl/input.c
index 59c4f882b..3628ae545 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/input/sdl/input.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/input/sdl/input.c
@@ -478,4 +478,10 @@ SaveKeyConfiguration (uio_DirHandle *path, const char *fname)
 	}
 }
 
+void
+BeginInputFrame (void)
+{
+	VControl_BeginFrame ();
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/input/sdl/vcontrol.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/input/sdl/vcontrol.c
index 09792a914..f61d5b4ad 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/input/sdl/vcontrol.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/input/sdl/vcontrol.c
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ activate (keybinding *i)
 {
 	while (i != NULL)
 	{
-		*(i->target) = *(i->target)+1;
+		*(i->target) = (*(i->target)+1) | VCONTROL_STARTBIT;
 		i = i->next;
 	}
 }
@@ -395,9 +395,10 @@ deactivate (keybinding *i)
 {
 	while (i != NULL)
 	{
-		if (*(i->target) > 0)
+		int v = *(i->target) & VCONTROL_MASK;
+		if (v > 0)
 		{
-			*(i->target) = *(i->target)-1;
+			*(i->target) = (v-1) | (*(i->target) & VCONTROL_STARTBIT);
 		}
 		i = i->next;
 	}
@@ -739,7 +740,7 @@ VControl_RemoveJoyHatBinding (int port, int which, Uint8 dir, int *target)
 }
 
 void
-VControl_RemoveAllBindings ()
+VControl_RemoveAllBindings (void)
 {
 	key_uninit ();
 	key_init ();
@@ -861,7 +862,7 @@ VControl_ProcessJoyHat (int port, int which, Uint8 value)
 }
 
 void
-VControl_ResetInput ()
+VControl_ResetInput (void)
 {
 	/* Step through every valid entry in the binding pool and zero
 	 * them out.  This will probably zero entries multiple times;
@@ -882,6 +883,28 @@ VControl_ResetInput ()
 	}
 }
 
+void
+VControl_BeginFrame (void)
+{
+	/* Step through every valid entry in the binding pool and zero
+	 * out the frame-start bit.  This will probably zero entries
+	 * multiple times; oh well, no harm done. */
+
+	keypool *base = pool;
+	while (base != NULL)
+	{
+		int i;
+		for (i = 0; i < POOL_CHUNK_SIZE; i++)
+		{
+			if(base->pool[i].target)
+			{
+				*(base->pool[i].target) &= VCONTROL_MASK;
+			}
+		}
+		base = base->next;
+	}
+}
+
 void
 VControl_HandleEvent (const SDL_Event *e)
 {
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/input/sdl/vcontrol.h b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/input/sdl/vcontrol.h
index 1e65f92b4..1c6f81981 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/input/sdl/vcontrol.h
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/libs/input/sdl/vcontrol.h
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ void VControl_RemoveJoyHatBinding (int port, int which, Uint8 dir, int *target);
 
 void VControl_RemoveAllBindings (void);
 
+/* Signal to VControl that a frame is about to begin. */
+void VControl_BeginFrame (void);
+
 /* The listener.  Routines besides HandleEvent may be used to 'fake' inputs without 
  * fabricating an SDL_Event. 
  */
@@ -119,4 +122,14 @@ int  VControl_NextBinding (VCONTROL_GESTURE *gesture);
 void VControl_ClearGesture (void);
 int  VControl_GetLastGesture (VCONTROL_GESTURE *g);
 
+/* Constants for handling the "Start bit."  If a gesture is made, and
+ * then ends, within a single frame, it will still, for one frame,
+ * have a nonzero value.  This is because Bit 16 will be on for the
+ * first frame a gesture is struck.  This bit is cleared when
+ * VControl_BeginFrame() is called.  These constants are used to mask
+ * out results if necessary. */
+
+#define VCONTROL_STARTBIT 0x10000
+#define VCONTROL_MASK     0x0FFFF
+
 #endif