diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 89ed55e3..1d707719 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -50,15 +50,18 @@ kernel32-sys = "0.1"
 
 [target.i686-unknown-linux-gnu.dependencies]
 osmesa-sys = "0.0.5"
-wayland-client = "0.1.5"
+wayland-client = "0.1.6"
+wayland-kbd = "0.1.1"
 x11-dl = "=1.0.1"
 
 [target.x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.dependencies]
 osmesa-sys = "0.0.5"
-wayland-client = "0.1.5"
+wayland-client = "0.1.6"
+wayland-kbd = "0.1.1"
 x11-dl = "=1.0.1"
 
 [target.arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf.dependencies]
 osmesa-sys = "0.0.5"
-wayland-client = "0.1.5"
+wayland-client = "0.1.6"
+wayland-kbd = "0.1.1"
 x11-dl = "=1.0.1"
diff --git a/src/api/wayland/context.rs b/src/api/wayland/context.rs
index 44a1f518..3b6c0b86 100644
--- a/src/api/wayland/context.rs
+++ b/src/api/wayland/context.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,21 @@
-use super::wayland::core::{Display, Registry, Compositor, Shell, Output,
-                           Seat, Pointer, default_display, WSurface, SurfaceId};
+use super::wayland::core::{Display, Registry, Compositor, Shell, Output, ButtonState,
+                           Seat, Pointer, default_display, WSurface, SurfaceId, Keyboard,
+                           KeyState};
+use super::wayland_kbd::MappedKeyboard;
+use super::keyboard::keycode_to_vkey;
+
 
 use std::collections::{VecDeque, HashMap};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 
 use Event;
+use MouseButton;
+use ElementState;
+
+enum AnyKeyboard {
+    RawKeyBoard(Keyboard),
+    XKB(MappedKeyboard)
+}
 
 pub struct WaylandContext {
     pub display: Display,
@@ -13,8 +24,10 @@ pub struct WaylandContext {
     pub shell: Shell,
     pub seat: Seat,
     pub pointer: Option<Pointer<WSurface>>,
+    keyboard: Option<AnyKeyboard>,
     windows_event_queues: Arc<Mutex<HashMap<SurfaceId, Arc<Mutex<VecDeque<Event>>>>>>,
     current_pointer_surface: Arc<Mutex<Option<SurfaceId>>>,
+    current_keyboard_surface: Arc<Mutex<Option<SurfaceId>>>,
     pub outputs: Vec<Arc<Output>>
 }
 
@@ -50,7 +63,7 @@ impl WaylandContext {
             HashMap::<SurfaceId, Arc<Mutex<VecDeque<Event>>>>::new()
         ));
 
-        // handle inputs
+        // handle pointer inputs
         let mut pointer = seat.get_pointer();
         if let Some(ref mut p) = pointer {
             // set the enter/leave callbacks
@@ -78,9 +91,6 @@ impl WaylandContext {
             let current_surface = current_pointer_surface.clone();
             let event_queues = windows_event_queues.clone();
             p.set_button_action(move |_, sid, b, s| {
-                use super::wayland::core::ButtonState;
-                use MouseButton;
-                use ElementState;
                 let button = match b {
                     0x110 => MouseButton::Left,
                     0x111 => MouseButton::Right,
@@ -101,6 +111,83 @@ impl WaylandContext {
                 }
             });
         }
+
+        // handle keyboard inputs
+        let mut keyboard = None;
+        let current_keyboard_surface = Arc::new(Mutex::new(None));
+        if let Some(mut wkbd) = seat.get_keyboard() {
+            display.sync_roundtrip();
+
+            let current_surface = current_keyboard_surface.clone();
+            wkbd.set_enter_action(move |_, sid, _| {
+                *current_surface.lock().unwrap() = Some(sid);
+            });
+            let current_surface = current_keyboard_surface.clone();
+            wkbd.set_leave_action(move |_, sid| {
+                *current_surface.lock().unwrap() = None;
+            });
+
+            let kbd = match MappedKeyboard::new(wkbd) {
+                Ok(mkbd) => {
+                    // We managed to load a keymap
+                    let current_surface = current_keyboard_surface.clone();
+                    let event_queues = windows_event_queues.clone();
+                    mkbd.set_key_action(move |state, _, _, keycode, keystate| {
+                        let kstate = match keystate {
+                            KeyState::WL_KEYBOARD_KEY_STATE_RELEASED => ElementState::Released,
+                            KeyState::WL_KEYBOARD_KEY_STATE_PRESSED => ElementState::Pressed
+                        };
+                        let mut events = Vec::new();
+                        // key event
+                        events.push(Event::KeyboardInput(
+                            kstate,
+                            (keycode & 0xff) as u8,
+                            keycode_to_vkey(state, keycode)
+                        ));
+                        // utf8 events
+                        if kstate == ElementState::Pressed {
+                            if let Some(txt) = state.get_utf8(keycode) {
+                                events.extend(
+                                    txt.chars().map(Event::ReceivedCharacter)
+                                );
+                            }
+                        }
+                        // dispatch to the appropriate queue
+                        let sid = *current_surface.lock().unwrap();
+                        if let Some(sid) = sid {
+                            let map = event_queues.lock().unwrap();
+                            if let Some(queue) = map.get(&sid) {
+                                queue.lock().unwrap().extend(events.into_iter());
+                            }
+                        }
+                    });
+                    AnyKeyboard::XKB(mkbd)
+                },
+                Err(mut rkbd) => {
+                    // fallback to raw inputs, no virtual keycodes
+                    let current_surface = current_keyboard_surface.clone();
+                    let event_queues = windows_event_queues.clone();
+                    rkbd.set_key_action(move |_, _, keycode, keystate| {
+                        let kstate = match keystate {
+                            KeyState::WL_KEYBOARD_KEY_STATE_RELEASED => ElementState::Released,
+                            KeyState::WL_KEYBOARD_KEY_STATE_PRESSED => ElementState::Pressed
+                        };
+                        let event = Event::KeyboardInput(kstate, (keycode & 0xff) as u8, None);
+                        // dispatch to the appropriate queue
+                        let sid = *current_surface.lock().unwrap();
+                        if let Some(sid) = sid {
+                            let map = event_queues.lock().unwrap();
+                            if let Some(queue) = map.get(&sid) {
+                                queue.lock().unwrap().push_back(event);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    });
+                    AnyKeyboard::RawKeyBoard(rkbd)
+                }
+            };
+            keyboard = Some(kbd);
+        }
+
         Some(WaylandContext {
             display: display,
             registry: registry,
@@ -108,8 +195,10 @@ impl WaylandContext {
             shell: shell,
             seat: seat,
             pointer: pointer,
+            keyboard: keyboard,
             windows_event_queues: windows_event_queues,
             current_pointer_surface: current_pointer_surface,
+            current_keyboard_surface: current_keyboard_surface,
             outputs: outputs
         })
     }
diff --git a/src/api/wayland/keyboard.rs b/src/api/wayland/keyboard.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..911e897e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/api/wayland/keyboard.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,170 @@
+use super::wayland_kbd::{KbState, keysyms};
+
+use VirtualKeyCode;
+
+pub fn keycode_to_vkey(state: &KbState, keycode: u32) -> Option<VirtualKeyCode> {
+    // first line is hard-coded because it must be case insensitive
+    // and is a linux constant anyway
+    match keycode {
+         1 => return Some(VirtualKeyCode::Escape),
+         2 => return Some(VirtualKeyCode::Key1),
+         3 => return Some(VirtualKeyCode::Key2),
+         4 => return Some(VirtualKeyCode::Key3),
+         5 => return Some(VirtualKeyCode::Key4),
+         6 => return Some(VirtualKeyCode::Key5),
+         7 => return Some(VirtualKeyCode::Key6),
+         8 => return Some(VirtualKeyCode::Key7),
+         9 => return Some(VirtualKeyCode::Key8),
+        10 => return Some(VirtualKeyCode::Key9),
+        11 => return Some(VirtualKeyCode::Key0),
+        _ => {}
+    }
+    // for other keys, we use the keysym
+    return match state.get_one_sym(keycode) {
+        // letters
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_A | keysyms::XKB_KEY_a => Some(VirtualKeyCode::A),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_B | keysyms::XKB_KEY_b => Some(VirtualKeyCode::B),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_C | keysyms::XKB_KEY_c => Some(VirtualKeyCode::C),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_D | keysyms::XKB_KEY_d => Some(VirtualKeyCode::D),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_E | keysyms::XKB_KEY_e => Some(VirtualKeyCode::E),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_F | keysyms::XKB_KEY_f => Some(VirtualKeyCode::F),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_G | keysyms::XKB_KEY_g => Some(VirtualKeyCode::G),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_H | keysyms::XKB_KEY_h => Some(VirtualKeyCode::H),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_I | keysyms::XKB_KEY_i => Some(VirtualKeyCode::I),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_J | keysyms::XKB_KEY_j => Some(VirtualKeyCode::J),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_K | keysyms::XKB_KEY_k => Some(VirtualKeyCode::K),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_L | keysyms::XKB_KEY_l => Some(VirtualKeyCode::L),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_M | keysyms::XKB_KEY_m => Some(VirtualKeyCode::M),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_N | keysyms::XKB_KEY_n => Some(VirtualKeyCode::N),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_O | keysyms::XKB_KEY_o => Some(VirtualKeyCode::O),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_P | keysyms::XKB_KEY_p => Some(VirtualKeyCode::P),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Q | keysyms::XKB_KEY_q => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Q),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_R | keysyms::XKB_KEY_r => Some(VirtualKeyCode::R),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_S | keysyms::XKB_KEY_s => Some(VirtualKeyCode::S),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_T | keysyms::XKB_KEY_t => Some(VirtualKeyCode::T),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_U | keysyms::XKB_KEY_u => Some(VirtualKeyCode::U),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_V | keysyms::XKB_KEY_v => Some(VirtualKeyCode::V),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_W | keysyms::XKB_KEY_w => Some(VirtualKeyCode::W),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_X | keysyms::XKB_KEY_x => Some(VirtualKeyCode::X),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Y | keysyms::XKB_KEY_y => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Y),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Z | keysyms::XKB_KEY_z => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Z),
+        // F--
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_F1  => Some(VirtualKeyCode::F1),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_F2  => Some(VirtualKeyCode::F2),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_F3  => Some(VirtualKeyCode::F3),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_F4  => Some(VirtualKeyCode::F4),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_F5  => Some(VirtualKeyCode::F5),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_F6  => Some(VirtualKeyCode::F6),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_F7  => Some(VirtualKeyCode::F7),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_F8  => Some(VirtualKeyCode::F8),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_F9  => Some(VirtualKeyCode::F9),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_F10 => Some(VirtualKeyCode::F10),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_F11 => Some(VirtualKeyCode::F11),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_F12 => Some(VirtualKeyCode::F12),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_F13 => Some(VirtualKeyCode::F13),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_F14 => Some(VirtualKeyCode::F14),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_F15 => Some(VirtualKeyCode::F15),
+        // flow control
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Print => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Snapshot),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Scroll_Lock => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Scroll),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Pause => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Pause),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Insert => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Insert),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Home => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Home),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Delete => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Delete),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_End => Some(VirtualKeyCode::End),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Page_Down => Some(VirtualKeyCode::PageDown),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Page_Up => Some(VirtualKeyCode::PageUp),
+        // arrows
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Left => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Left),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Up => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Up),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Right => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Right),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Down => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Down),
+        //
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_BackSpace => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Back),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Return => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Return),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_space => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Space),
+        // keypad
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Num_Lock => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Numlock),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_KP_0 => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Numpad0),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_KP_1 => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Numpad1),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_KP_2 => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Numpad2),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_KP_3 => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Numpad3),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_KP_4 => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Numpad4),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_KP_5 => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Numpad5),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_KP_6 => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Numpad6),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_KP_7 => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Numpad7),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_KP_8 => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Numpad8),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_KP_9 => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Numpad9),
+        // misc
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::AbntC1),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::AbntC2),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_plus => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Add),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_apostrophe => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Apostrophe),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Apps),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::At),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Ax),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_backslash => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Backslash),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Calculator),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Capital),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_colon => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Colon),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_comma => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Comma),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Convert),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Decimal),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Divide),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_equal => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Equals),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Grave),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Kana),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Kanji),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Alt_L => Some(VirtualKeyCode::LAlt),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::LBracket),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Control_L => Some(VirtualKeyCode::LControl),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::LMenu),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Shift_L => Some(VirtualKeyCode::LShift),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::LWin),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Mail),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::MediaSelect),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::MediaStop),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_minus => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Minus),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_asterisk => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Multiply),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Mute),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::MyComputer),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::NextTrack),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::NoConvert),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_KP_Separator => Some(VirtualKeyCode::NumpadComma),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_KP_Enter => Some(VirtualKeyCode::NumpadEnter),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_KP_Equal => Some(VirtualKeyCode::NumpadEquals),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::OEM102),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Period),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Playpause),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Power),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Prevtrack),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Alt_R => Some(VirtualKeyCode::RAlt),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::RBracket),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Control_R => Some(VirtualKeyCode::RControl),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::RMenu),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Shift_R => Some(VirtualKeyCode::RShift),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::RWin),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_semicolon => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Semicolon),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_slash => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Slash),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Sleep),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Stop),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Subtract),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Sysrq),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_Tab => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Tab),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Underline),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Unlabeled),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_XF86AudioLowerVolume => Some(VirtualKeyCode::VolumeDown),
+        keysyms::XKB_KEY_XF86AudioRaiseVolume => Some(VirtualKeyCode::VolumeUp),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Wake),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Webback),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::WebFavorites),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::WebForward),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::WebHome),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::WebRefresh),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::WebSearch),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::WebStop),
+        // => Some(VirtualKeyCode::Yen),
+        // fallback
+        _ => None
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/api/wayland/mod.rs b/src/api/wayland/mod.rs
index 569f93f9..8a4b5cc2 100644
--- a/src/api/wayland/mod.rs
+++ b/src/api/wayland/mod.rs
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@ use platform::MonitorID as PlatformMonitorID;
 use self::context::WaylandContext;
 
 extern crate wayland_client as wayland;
+extern crate wayland_kbd;
 
 mod context;
+mod keyboard;
 
 lazy_static! {
     static ref WAYLAND_CONTEXT: Option<WaylandContext> = {