diff --git a/src/evdev.c b/src/evdev.c
index cc4dc40b..5e52f4fc 100644
--- a/src/evdev.c
+++ b/src/evdev.c
@@ -1084,7 +1084,15 @@ evdev_device_dispatch(void *data)
 					"event frame overflow, discarding events.\n");
 			}
 			if (ev.type == EV_SYN && ev.code == SYN_REPORT) {
-				evdev_device_dispatch_frame(libinput, device, frame);
+				/* A SYN_REPORT 1 event is a kernel-inserted
+				 * auto-repeat. Nothing in libinput cares about kernel
+				 * repeats and the inserted frame causes issues with
+				 * timestamp deltas (see e.g. #1145)
+				 */
+				if (ev.value != 1)
+					evdev_device_dispatch_frame(libinput,
+								    device,
+								    frame);
 				evdev_frame_reset(frame);
 			}
 		} else if (rc == -ENODEV) {
diff --git a/test/test-device.c b/test/test-device.c
index b8872eaa..036f70bc 100644
--- a/test/test-device.c
+++ b/test/test-device.c
@@ -1656,6 +1656,36 @@ START_TEST(device_button_down_remove)
 }
 END_TEST
 
+START_TEST(device_ignore_repeat_frames)
+{
+	struct litest_device *dev = litest_current_device();
+	struct libinput *li = dev->libinput;
+
+	unsigned int code = BTN_LEFT;
+	if (!libevdev_has_event_code(dev->evdev, EV_KEY, code))
+		code = BTN_0;
+	if (!libevdev_has_event_code(dev->evdev, EV_KEY, code))
+		code = KEY_A;
+	if (!libevdev_has_event_code(dev->evdev, EV_KEY, code))
+		return LITEST_NOT_APPLICABLE;
+
+	litest_drain_events(li);
+
+	/* Send a button/key press event with a repeat frame
+	 * (SYN_REPORT value 1). Notably, the actual event in this frame is
+	 * *not* a repeat (value 2), the whole event frame is a repeat frame
+	 * though. */
+	litest_event(dev, EV_KEY, code, 1);
+	litest_event(dev, EV_SYN, SYN_REPORT, 1);
+	litest_dispatch(li);
+	litest_event(dev, EV_KEY, code, 0);
+	litest_event(dev, EV_SYN, SYN_REPORT, 1);
+	litest_dispatch(li);
+
+	litest_assert_empty_queue(li);
+}
+END_TEST
+
 TEST_COLLECTION(device)
 {
 	/* clang-format off */
@@ -1743,5 +1773,11 @@ TEST_COLLECTION(device)
 	litest_add(device_seat_phys_name, LITEST_ANY, LITEST_ANY);
 
 	litest_add(device_button_down_remove, LITEST_BUTTON, LITEST_ANY);
+
+	/* Run for various combinations of devices to hopefully cover most backends */
+	litest_add(device_ignore_repeat_frames, LITEST_BUTTON, LITEST_ANY);
+	litest_add(device_ignore_repeat_frames, LITEST_KEYS, LITEST_ANY);
+	litest_add(device_ignore_repeat_frames, LITEST_TABLET, LITEST_ANY);
+	litest_add(device_ignore_repeat_frames, LITEST_TABLET_PAD, LITEST_ANY);
 	/* clang-format off */
 }