diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index bda59eae..f83c50c9 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 
     "require": {
         "php":                       ">=5.3.1",
-        "behat/mink":                "~1.7@dev",
+        "behat/mink":                "~1.8@dev",
         "instaclick/php-webdriver":  "~1.1"
     },
 
diff --git a/src/Selenium2Driver.php b/src/Selenium2Driver.php
index 87d25065..458c88d2 100755
--- a/src/Selenium2Driver.php
+++ b/src/Selenium2Driver.php
@@ -881,6 +881,49 @@ public function keyUp($xpath, $char, $modifier = null)
         $this->trigger($xpath, 'keyup', $options);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function pressKey($xpath, $char, $modifier = null)
+    {
+        $keys = array();
+
+        $modifier = $this->keyModifier($modifier);
+        if ($modifier) {
+            $keys[] = $modifier;
+        }
+
+        $keys[] = $char;
+
+        if ($modifier) {
+            $keys[] = Key::NULL_KEY;
+        }
+
+        $this->findElement($xpath)->postValue(array('value' => array_map('strval', $keys)));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts alt/ctrl/shift/meta to corresponded Key::* constant
+     *
+     * @param string $modifier
+     *
+     * @return string
+     */
+    private function keyModifier($modifier)
+    {
+        if ($modifier === 'alt') {
+            $modifier = Key::ALT;
+        } else if ($modifier === 'ctrl') {
+            $modifier = Key::CONTROL;
+        } else if ($modifier === 'shift') {
+            $modifier = Key::SHIFT;
+        } else if ($modifier === 'meta') {
+            $modifier = Key::META;
+        }
+
+        return $modifier;
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */