diff --git a/etc/NEWS b/etc/NEWS
index 9c64f7dbc86..8dadd3d268d 100644
--- a/etc/NEWS
+++ b/etc/NEWS
@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ time.
 
 * Changes in Emacs 29.1
 
+---
+** 'C-x 8 .' has been moved to 'C-x 8 . .'.
+This is to open up the 'C-x 8 .' map to bind further characters there.
+
 ---
 ** 'write-file' will now copy some file mode bits.
 If the current buffer is visiting a file that is executable, the
diff --git a/lisp/international/iso-transl.el b/lisp/international/iso-transl.el
index c59a25efd3a..2d12d01d351 100644
--- a/lisp/international/iso-transl.el
+++ b/lisp/international/iso-transl.el
@@ -117,7 +117,8 @@
     ("*-"   . [?­])
     ("-"    . [?­])
     ("*."   . [?·])
-    ("."    . [?·])
+    (".."   . [?·])
+    (".z"   . [?ż])
     ("//"   . [?÷])
     ("/A"   . [?Å])
     ("/L"   . [?Ł])