diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
index 3d821d14..c38d82dc 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
@@ -94,13 +94,51 @@ uint32_t CKeybindManager::stringToModMask(std::string mods) {
     return modMask;
 }
 
+void CKeybindManager::updateXKBTranslationState() {
+    if (m_pXKBTranslationState) {
+        xkb_keymap_unref(xkb_state_get_keymap(m_pXKBTranslationState));
+        xkb_state_unref(m_pXKBTranslationState);
+
+        m_pXKBTranslationState = nullptr;
+    }
+
+    const auto FILEPATH = g_pConfigManager->getString("input:kb_file");
+    const auto RULES = g_pConfigManager->getString("input:kb_rules");
+    const auto MODEL = g_pConfigManager->getString("input:kb_model");
+    const auto LAYOUT = g_pConfigManager->getString("input:kb_layout");
+    const auto VARIANT = g_pConfigManager->getString("input:kb_variant");
+    const auto OPTIONS = g_pConfigManager->getString("input:kb_options");
+
+    xkb_rule_names rules = {
+        .rules = RULES.c_str(),
+        .model = MODEL.c_str(),
+        .layout = LAYOUT.c_str(),
+        .variant = VARIANT.c_str(),
+        .options = OPTIONS.c_str()};
+
+    const auto PCONTEXT = xkb_context_new(XKB_CONTEXT_NO_FLAGS);
+
+    const auto PKEYMAP = FILEPATH == "" ? xkb_keymap_new_from_names(PCONTEXT, &rules, XKB_KEYMAP_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS) : xkb_keymap_new_from_file(PCONTEXT, fopen(FILEPATH.c_str(), "r"), XKB_KEYMAP_FORMAT_TEXT_V1, XKB_KEYMAP_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS);
+
+    xkb_context_unref(PCONTEXT);
+    m_pXKBTranslationState = xkb_state_new(PKEYMAP);
+}
+
 bool CKeybindManager::onKeyEvent(wlr_keyboard_key_event* e, SKeyboard* pKeyboard) {
     if (pKeyboard->isVirtual)
         return true;
 
+    if (!m_pXKBTranslationState) {
+        Debug::log(ERR, "BUG THIS: m_pXKBTranslationState NULL!");
+        updateXKBTranslationState();
+
+        if (!m_pXKBTranslationState)
+            return true;
+    }
+
     const auto KEYCODE = e->keycode + 8;  // Because to xkbcommon it's +8 from libinput
 
-    const xkb_keysym_t keysym = xkb_state_key_get_one_sym(wlr_keyboard_from_input_device(pKeyboard->keyboard)->xkb_state, KEYCODE);
+    const xkb_keysym_t keysym = xkb_state_key_get_one_sym(m_pXKBTranslationState, KEYCODE);
 
     const auto MODS = g_pInputManager->accumulateModsFromAllKBs();
 
diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp
index c8c09df6..29ebc7a1 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ private:
     bool                handleInternalKeybinds(xkb_keysym_t);
     bool                handleVT(xkb_keysym_t);
 
+    xkb_state*          m_pXKBTranslationState = nullptr;
+
+    void                updateXKBTranslationState();
+
     // -------------- Dispatchers -------------- //
     static void         killActive(std::string);
     static void         spawn(std::string);
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index 87869da1..5241a0a0 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -507,6 +507,8 @@ void CInputManager::newVirtualKeyboard(wlr_input_device* keyboard) {
 void CInputManager::setKeyboardLayout() {
     for (auto& k : m_lKeyboards)
         applyConfigToKeyboard(&k);
+
+    g_pKeybindManager->updateXKBTranslationState();
 }
 
 void CInputManager::applyConfigToKeyboard(SKeyboard* pKeyboard) {