diff --git a/src/devices/IKeyboard.hpp b/src/devices/IKeyboard.hpp
index fec85606..f1f355ec 100644
--- a/src/devices/IKeyboard.hpp
+++ b/src/devices/IKeyboard.hpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ class IKeyboard : public IHID {
     void               updateLEDs(uint32_t leds);
     uint32_t           getModifiers();
     void               updateModifiers(uint32_t depressed, uint32_t latched, uint32_t locked, uint32_t group);
+    bool               updateModifiersState(); // rets whether changed
 
     bool               active  = false;
     bool               enabled = true;
@@ -88,5 +89,4 @@ class IKeyboard : public IHID {
 
   private:
     void clearManuallyAllocd();
-    bool updateModifiersState(); // rets whether changed
 };
diff --git a/src/devices/Keyboard.cpp b/src/devices/Keyboard.cpp
index 514bef2b..56ec7bfb 100644
--- a/src/devices/Keyboard.cpp
+++ b/src/devices/Keyboard.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "Keyboard.hpp"
 #include "../defines.hpp"
+#include "../Compositor.hpp"
 
 #include <aquamarine/input/Input.hpp>
 
@@ -29,7 +30,14 @@ CKeyboard::CKeyboard(SP<Aquamarine::IKeyboard> keeb) : keyboard(keeb) {
     });
 
     listeners.key = keeb->events.key.registerListener([this](std::any d) {
-        auto E = std::any_cast<Aquamarine::IKeyboard::SKeyEvent>(d);
+        auto     E = std::any_cast<Aquamarine::IKeyboard::SKeyEvent>(d);
+
+        uint32_t xkbKeycode = E.key + 8;
+        xkb_state_update_key(xkbTranslationState, xkbKeycode, E.pressed ? XKB_KEY_DOWN : XKB_KEY_UP);
+
+        // we have to do this for DRM sessions, as they never send modifiers events
+        if (g_pCompositor->m_pAqBackend->hasSession())
+            updateModifiersState();
 
         keyboardEvents.key.emit(SKeyEvent{
             .timeMs  = E.timeMs,