diff --git a/cocos2d/CCDirector.m b/cocos2d/CCDirector.m
index 973989a662f..63a16963d8c 100644
--- a/cocos2d/CCDirector.m
+++ b/cocos2d/CCDirector.m
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ -(void) setView:(CCGLView*)view
 #ifdef __CC_PLATFORM_IOS
 		CGFloat scale = __view.layer.contentsScale ?: 1.0;
 #else
-		//self.view.wantsBestResolutionOpenGLSurface = YES;
+		self.view.wantsBestResolutionOpenGLSurface = YES;
 		CGFloat scale = self.view.window.backingScaleFactor;
 #endif
 		
diff --git a/cocos2d/CCResponder.h b/cocos2d/CCResponder.h
index c2eafb70ec0..05e22ea8fce 100644
--- a/cocos2d/CCResponder.h
+++ b/cocos2d/CCResponder.h
@@ -203,6 +203,20 @@
  */
 - (void)scrollWheel:(NSEvent *)theEvent;
 
+/**
+ *  Called whan a key down.
+ *
+ *  @param theEvent    Current event information.
+ */
+- (void)keyDown:(NSEvent *)theEvent;
+
+/**
+ *  Called whan a key up.
+ *
+ *  @param theEvent    Current event information.
+ */
+- (void)keyUp:(NSEvent *)theEvent;
+
 #endif
 
 @end
diff --git a/cocos2d/CCResponder.m b/cocos2d/CCResponder.m
index d2d7b1601be..9500a9740ac 100644
--- a/cocos2d/CCResponder.m
+++ b/cocos2d/CCResponder.m
@@ -146,6 +146,16 @@ - (void)scrollWheel:(NSEvent *)theEvent
     [[CCDirector sharedDirector].responderManager discardCurrentEvent];
 }
 
+-(void)keyDown:(NSEvent *)theEvent
+{
+  [[CCDirector sharedDirector].responderManager discardCurrentEvent];
+}
+
+-(void)keyUp:(NSEvent *)theEvent
+{
+  [[CCDirector sharedDirector].responderManager discardCurrentEvent];
+}
+
 #endif
 
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/cocos2d/CCResponderManager.m b/cocos2d/CCResponderManager.m
index 9bb2f7b1b69..e96b6ee4dc9 100644
--- a/cocos2d/CCResponderManager.m
+++ b/cocos2d/CCResponderManager.m
@@ -714,6 +714,41 @@ - (void)mouseExited:(NSEvent *)theEvent
     
 }
 
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------
+#pragma mark - Mac keyboard handling -
+// -----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+- (void)keyDown:(NSEvent *)theEvent
+{
+  if (!_enabled) return;
+  [[CCDirector sharedDirector].view.window makeFirstResponder:[CCDirector sharedDirector].view];
+  
+  if (_dirty) [self buildResponderList];
+  
+  // scan backwards through mouse responders
+  for (int index = _responderListCount - 1; index >= 0; index --)
+  {
+    CCNode *node = _responderList[index];
+    [node keyDown:theEvent];
+  }
+}
+
+- (void)keyUp:(NSEvent *)theEvent
+{
+  if (!_enabled) return;
+  [[CCDirector sharedDirector].view.window makeFirstResponder:[CCDirector sharedDirector].view];
+  
+  if (_dirty) [self buildResponderList];
+  
+  // scan backwards through mouse responders
+  for (int index = _responderListCount - 1; index >= 0; index --)
+  {
+    CCNode *node = _responderList[index];
+    [node keyUp:theEvent];
+  }
+}
+
+
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------
 #pragma mark - Mac helper functions
 // -----------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/cocos2d/Platforms/Mac/CCDirectorMac.m b/cocos2d/Platforms/Mac/CCDirectorMac.m
index b3eaccfcd5a..b9663aa32a7 100644
--- a/cocos2d/Platforms/Mac/CCDirectorMac.m
+++ b/cocos2d/Platforms/Mac/CCDirectorMac.m
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ - (void) setFullScreen:(BOOL)fullscreen
         self.view.wantsBestResolutionOpenGLSurface = YES;
 
     }
+  // issue #681
+  [openGLview keyDown:nil];
 	
 	// issue #1189
 	[_windowGLView makeFirstResponder:openGLview];
diff --git a/cocos2d/Platforms/Mac/CCGLView.m b/cocos2d/Platforms/Mac/CCGLView.m
index f512a0a9547..f4c5ed600c6 100644
--- a/cocos2d/Platforms/Mac/CCGLView.m
+++ b/cocos2d/Platforms/Mac/CCGLView.m
@@ -243,6 +243,16 @@ - (void)scrollWheel:(NSEvent *)theEvent
     [[CCDirector sharedDirector].responderManager scrollWheel:theEvent];
 }
 
+- (void) keyDown:(NSEvent *)theEvent {
+  // dispatch keyboard to responder manager
+  [[CCDirector sharedDirector].responderManager keyDown:theEvent];
+}
+
+- (void) keyUp:(NSEvent *)theEvent {
+  // dispatch keyboard to responder manager
+  [[CCDirector sharedDirector].responderManager keyUp:theEvent];
+}
+
 @end
 
 #endif // __CC_PLATFORM_MAC