diff --git a/iced_layershell/Cargo.toml b/iced_layershell/Cargo.toml
index b2c584b..25cec98 100644
--- a/iced_layershell/Cargo.toml
+++ b/iced_layershell/Cargo.toml
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@ tracing = "0.1.40"
 thiserror = "1.0.56"
 layershellev.workspace = true
 futures = "0.3.30"
+
+memmap2 = "0.9.4"
+once_cell = "1.19.0"
+xkbcommon-dl = "0.4.2"
diff --git a/layershellev/Cargo.toml b/layershellev/Cargo.toml
index bdfc81e..4122dd9 100644
--- a/layershellev/Cargo.toml
+++ b/layershellev/Cargo.toml
@@ -31,3 +31,7 @@ rwh_06.workspace = true
 bitflags.workspace = true
 
 sctk.workspace = true
+
+memmap2 = "0.9.4"
+once_cell = "1.19.0"
+xkbcommon-dl = "0.4.2"
diff --git a/layershellev/src/keyboard.rs b/layershellev/src/keyboard.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..083b4c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/layershellev/src/keyboard.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+use std::{ffi::c_char, ops::Deref, os::fd::OwnedFd, ptr::NonNull};
+
+use memmap2::MmapOptions;
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
+
+use xkbcommon_dl::{self as xkb, xkbcommon_handle, XkbCommon};
+
+use xkb::{
+    xkb_context, xkb_context_flags, xkb_keymap, xkb_keymap_compile_flags, xkb_state,
+    xkb_state_component,
+};
+
+static XKBH: Lazy<&'static XkbCommon> = Lazy::new(xkbcommon_handle);
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct XkbKeymap {
+    keymap: NonNull<xkb_keymap>,
+}
+
+impl XkbKeymap {
+    pub fn from_fd(context: &XkbContext, fd: OwnedFd, size: usize) -> Option<Self> {
+        let map = MmapOptions::new().len(size).map_raw_read_only(&fd).ok()?;
+        let keymap = unsafe {
+            let keymap = (XKBH.xkb_keymap_new_from_string)(
+                (*context).as_ptr(),
+                map.as_ptr() as *const _,
+                xkb::xkb_keymap_format::XKB_KEYMAP_FORMAT_TEXT_V1,
+                xkb_keymap_compile_flags::XKB_KEYMAP_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS,
+            );
+
+            NonNull::new(keymap)?
+        };
+        Some(Self { keymap })
+    }
+}
+
+impl Drop for XkbKeymap {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe { (XKBH.xkb_keymap_unref)(self.keymap.as_ptr()) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for XkbKeymap {
+    type Target = NonNull<xkb_keymap>;
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.keymap
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct XkbContext {
+    context: NonNull<xkb_context>,
+}
+
+impl Drop for XkbContext {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe { (XKBH.xkb_context_unref)(self.context.as_ptr()) }
+    }
+}
+
+impl Deref for XkbContext {
+    type Target = NonNull<xkb_context>;
+    fn deref(&self) -> &Self::Target {
+        &self.context
+    }
+}
+
+impl XkbContext {
+    pub fn new() -> Self {
+        let context = unsafe { (XKBH.xkb_context_new)(xkb_context_flags::XKB_CONTEXT_NO_FLAGS) };
+        let context = NonNull::new(context).unwrap();
+        Self { context }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct XkbState {
+    state: NonNull<xkb_state>,
+    modifiers: ModifiersState,
+}
+
+impl XkbState {
+    pub fn new_wayland(keymap: &XkbKeymap) -> Option<Self> {
+        let state = NonNull::new(unsafe { (XKBH.xkb_state_new)(keymap.as_ptr()) })?;
+        Some(Self::new_inner(state))
+    }
+
+    fn new_inner(state: NonNull<xkb_state>) -> Self {
+        let modifiers = ModifiersState::default();
+        let mut this = Self { state, modifiers };
+        this.reload_modifiers();
+        this
+    }
+    // NOTE: read here
+    /// Check if the modifier is active within xkb.
+    fn mod_name_is_active(&mut self, name: &[u8]) -> bool {
+        unsafe {
+            (XKBH.xkb_state_mod_name_is_active)(
+                self.state.as_ptr(),
+                name.as_ptr() as *const c_char,
+                xkb_state_component::XKB_STATE_MODS_EFFECTIVE,
+            ) > 0
+        }
+    }
+    fn reload_modifiers(&mut self) {
+        self.modifiers.ctrl = self.mod_name_is_active(xkb::XKB_MOD_NAME_CTRL);
+        self.modifiers.alt = self.mod_name_is_active(xkb::XKB_MOD_NAME_ALT);
+        self.modifiers.shift = self.mod_name_is_active(xkb::XKB_MOD_NAME_SHIFT);
+        self.modifiers.caps_lock = self.mod_name_is_active(xkb::XKB_MOD_NAME_CAPS);
+        println!("caps: {}", self.modifiers.caps_lock);
+        self.modifiers.logo = self.mod_name_is_active(xkb::XKB_MOD_NAME_LOGO);
+        self.modifiers.num_lock = self.mod_name_is_active(xkb::XKB_MOD_NAME_NUM);
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Default)]
+pub struct ModifiersState {
+    ctrl: bool,
+    alt: bool,
+    shift: bool,
+    caps_lock: bool,
+    logo: bool,
+    num_lock: bool,
+}
+
diff --git a/layershellev/src/lib.rs b/layershellev/src/lib.rs
index fa8d2b5..ee69167 100644
--- a/layershellev/src/lib.rs
+++ b/layershellev/src/lib.rs
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@
 //!
 
 mod events;
+mod keyboard;
 mod strtoshape;
 
 use std::fmt::Debug;
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ use wayland_client::{
         wl_buffer::WlBuffer,
         wl_compositor::WlCompositor,
         wl_display::WlDisplay,
-        wl_keyboard::{self, WlKeyboard},
+        wl_keyboard::{self, KeymapFormat, WlKeyboard},
         wl_output::{self, WlOutput},
         wl_pointer::{self, WlPointer},
         wl_registry,
@@ -823,9 +824,20 @@ impl<T: Debug> Dispatch<wl_keyboard::WlKeyboard, ()> for WindowState<T> {
         event: <wl_keyboard::WlKeyboard as Proxy>::Event,
         _data: &(),
         _conn: &Connection,
-        _qhandle: &wayland_client::QueueHandle<Self>,
+        _qhandle: &QueueHandle<Self>,
     ) {
+        use keyboard::*;
         match event {
+            wl_keyboard::Event::Keymap { format, fd, size } => {
+                if !matches!(format, WEnum::Value(KeymapFormat::XkbV1)) {
+                    return;
+                }
+                println!("it is {format:?}, {fd:?}, {size}");
+                let context = XkbContext::new();
+                let keymap = XkbKeymap::from_fd(&context, fd, size as usize).unwrap();
+                let state = XkbState::new_wayland(&keymap).unwrap();
+                println!("{state:?}");
+            }
             wl_keyboard::Event::Key {
                 state: keystate,
                 serial,
@@ -1641,11 +1653,9 @@ impl<T: Debug + 'static> WindowState<T> {
 
         WaylandSource::new(connection.clone(), event_queue)
             .insert(event_loop.handle())
-            .unwrap();
+            .expect("Failed to init wayland source");
         'out: loop {
-            event_loop
-                .dispatch(Duration::from_millis(1), &mut self)
-                .unwrap();
+            event_loop.dispatch(Duration::from_millis(1), &mut self)?;
 
             let mut messages = Vec::new();
             std::mem::swap(&mut messages, &mut self.message);