diff -ur ratpoison/src/actions.c ratpoison-metapatched/src/actions.c
--- ratpoison/src/actions.c	2004-12-27 03:25:40.000000000 +0100
+++ ratpoison-metapatched/src/actions.c	2004-12-27 03:24:33.000000000 +0100
@@ -876,6 +876,7 @@
 char *
 cmd_meta (int interactive, char *data)
 {
+  struct rp_key *key;
   XEvent ev1, ev;
   ev = rp_current_event;
 
@@ -884,8 +885,18 @@
   ev1.xkey.type = KeyPress;
   ev1.xkey.display = dpy;
   ev1.xkey.window = current_window()->w;
-  ev1.xkey.state = rp_mask_to_x11_mask (prefix_key.state);
-  ev1.xkey.keycode = XKeysymToKeycode (dpy, prefix_key.sym);
+
+  if(data)
+  {
+	key = parse_keydesc (data);
+	ev1.xkey.state = rp_mask_to_x11_mask (key->state);
+	ev1.xkey.keycode = XKeysymToKeycode (dpy, key->sym);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+	  ev1.xkey.state = rp_mask_to_x11_mask (prefix_key.state);
+	  ev1.xkey.keycode = XKeysymToKeycode (dpy, prefix_key.sym);
+  }
 
   XSendEvent (dpy, current_window()->w, False, KeyPressMask, &ev1);