diff --git a/src/helpers/WLClasses.hpp b/src/helpers/WLClasses.hpp
index 31a24793..6b0787bb 100644
--- a/src/helpers/WLClasses.hpp
+++ b/src/helpers/WLClasses.hpp
@@ -94,11 +94,14 @@ struct SKeyboard {
 
     DYNLISTENER(keyboardMod);
     DYNLISTENER(keyboardKey);
+    DYNLISTENER(keyboardKeymap);
     DYNLISTENER(keyboardDestroy);
 
     bool isVirtual = false;
     bool active = false;
 
+    xkb_layout_index_t activeLayout = 0;
+
     std::string name = "";
 
     SStringRuleNames currentRules;
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index 95b30587..b002864d 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -441,10 +441,20 @@ void CInputManager::newKeyboard(wlr_input_device* keyboard) {
     PNEWKEYBOARD->hyprListener_keyboardKey.initCallback(&wlr_keyboard_from_input_device(keyboard)->events.key, &Events::listener_keyboardKey, PNEWKEYBOARD, "Keyboard");
     PNEWKEYBOARD->hyprListener_keyboardDestroy.initCallback(&keyboard->events.destroy, &Events::listener_keyboardDestroy, PNEWKEYBOARD, "Keyboard");
 
+    PNEWKEYBOARD->hyprListener_keyboardKeymap.initCallback(&wlr_keyboard_from_input_device(keyboard)->events.keymap, [&](void* owner, void* data) {
+        const auto PKEYBOARD = (SKeyboard*)owner;
+
+        if (PKEYBOARD == m_pActiveKeyboard)
+            g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"activelayout", getActiveLayoutForKeyboard(PKEYBOARD)}, true); // force as this should ALWAYS be sent
+        
+    }, PNEWKEYBOARD, "Keyboard");
+
     if (m_pActiveKeyboard)
         m_pActiveKeyboard->active = false;
     m_pActiveKeyboard = PNEWKEYBOARD;
 
+    PNEWKEYBOARD->active = true;
+
     applyConfigToKeyboard(PNEWKEYBOARD);
 
     wlr_seat_set_keyboard(g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat, wlr_keyboard_from_input_device(keyboard));
@@ -472,6 +482,8 @@ void CInputManager::newVirtualKeyboard(wlr_input_device* keyboard) {
         m_pActiveKeyboard->active = false;
     m_pActiveKeyboard = PNEWKEYBOARD;
 
+    PNEWKEYBOARD->active = true;
+
     applyConfigToKeyboard(PNEWKEYBOARD);
 
     wlr_seat_set_keyboard(g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat, wlr_keyboard_from_input_device(keyboard));
@@ -582,6 +594,9 @@ void CInputManager::applyConfigToKeyboard(SKeyboard* pKeyboard) {
     xkb_keymap_unref(KEYMAP);
     xkb_context_unref(CONTEXT);
 
+    if (pKeyboard == m_pActiveKeyboard)
+        g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"activelayout", getActiveLayoutForKeyboard(pKeyboard)}, true); // force as this should ALWAYS be sent
+
     Debug::log(LOG, "Set the keyboard layout to %s and variant to %s for keyboard \"%s\"", rules.layout, rules.variant, pKeyboard->keyboard->name);
 } 
 
@@ -735,6 +750,15 @@ void CInputManager::onKeyboardMod(void* data, SKeyboard* pKeyboard) {
         wlr_seat_set_keyboard(g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat, wlr_keyboard_from_input_device(pKeyboard->keyboard));
         wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_modifiers(g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.seat, &wlr_keyboard_from_input_device(pKeyboard->keyboard)->modifiers);
     }
+
+    const auto PWLRKB = wlr_keyboard_from_input_device(pKeyboard->keyboard);
+
+    if (PWLRKB->modifiers.group != pKeyboard->activeLayout) {
+		pKeyboard->activeLayout = PWLRKB->modifiers.group;
+
+		if (pKeyboard == m_pActiveKeyboard)
+            g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"activelayout", getActiveLayoutForKeyboard(pKeyboard)}, true); // force as this should ALWAYS be sent
+	}
 }
 
 void CInputManager::refocus() {