diff --git a/xinitrc b/xinitrc
index 30bd423..e25d9b5 100644
--- a/xinitrc
+++ b/xinitrc
@@ -98,4 +98,7 @@ xsetroot -solid "#$(openssl rand -hex 3)" &
 # (alacritty -e sh -c "/usr/bin/sxhkd -c \"$HOME/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc\" \"$HOME/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc.bspwm\" \"$HOME/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc.bspwm.machineone\"; exec bash" & ) &
 alacritty &
 
+# set compose key as right alt
+setxkbmap -option compose:ralt
+
 bspwm