diff --git a/src/platform/windows/callback.rs b/src/platform/windows/callback.rs
index 53f54875..e8330107 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows/callback.rs
+++ b/src/platform/windows/callback.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ use std::os::windows::ffi::OsStringExt;
 
 use CursorState;
 use WindowEvent as Event;
-use events::ModifersState;
+use events::ModifiersState;
 use super::event;
 use super::WindowState;
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "system" fn callback(window: winapi::HWND, msg: winapi::UINT,
                 user32::DefWindowProcW(window, msg, wparam, lparam)
             } else {
                 let (scancode, vkey) = event::vkeycode_to_element(wparam, lparam);
-                send_event(window, KeyboardInput(Pressed, scancode, vkey, ModifersState::default()));
+                send_event(window, KeyboardInput(Pressed, scancode, vkey, event::get_key_mods()));
                 0
             }
         },
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "system" fn callback(window: winapi::HWND, msg: winapi::UINT,
             use events::WindowEvent::KeyboardInput;
             use events::ElementState::Released;
             let (scancode, vkey) = event::vkeycode_to_element(wparam, lparam);
-            send_event(window, KeyboardInput(Released, scancode, vkey, ModifersState::default()));
+            send_event(window, KeyboardInput(Released, scancode, vkey, event::get_key_mods()));
             0
         },
 
diff --git a/src/platform/windows/event.rs b/src/platform/windows/event.rs
index a4de7503..699f05d1 100644
--- a/src/platform/windows/event.rs
+++ b/src/platform/windows/event.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
 use events::VirtualKeyCode;
+use events::ModifiersState;
 use winapi;
 use user32;
 use ScanCode;
 
 const MAPVK_VSC_TO_VK_EX: u32 = 3;
 
+pub fn get_key_mods() -> ModifiersState {
+    let mut mods = ModifiersState::default();
+    unsafe {
+        if user32::GetKeyState(winapi::VK_SHIFT) & (1 << 15) == (1 << 15) {
+            mods.shift = true;
+        }
+        if user32::GetKeyState(winapi::VK_CONTROL) & (1 << 15) == (1 << 15) {
+            mods.ctrl = true;
+        }
+        if user32::GetKeyState(winapi::VK_MENU) & (1 << 15) == (1 << 15) {
+            mods.alt = true;
+        }
+        if (user32::GetKeyState(winapi::VK_LWIN) | user32::GetKeyState(winapi::VK_RWIN)) & (1 << 15) == (1 << 15) {
+            mods.logo = true;
+        }
+    }
+    mods
+}
+
 pub fn vkeycode_to_element(wparam: winapi::WPARAM, lparam: winapi::LPARAM) -> (ScanCode, Option<VirtualKeyCode>) {
     let scancode = ((lparam >> 16) & 0xff) as u8;
     let extended = (lparam & 0x01000000) != 0;