diff --git a/src/video/dreamcast/SDL_dreamcastevents.c b/src/video/dreamcast/SDL_dreamcastevents.c
index d83c2a25185ee..8dbe00d806c8f 100644
--- a/src/video/dreamcast/SDL_dreamcastevents.c
+++ b/src/video/dreamcast/SDL_dreamcastevents.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static void mouse_update(void) {
     }
     prev_buttons = buttons;
 }
-
+extern int dreamcast_text_input_enabled;
 static void keyboard_update(void) {
     static kbd_state_t old_state;
     kbd_state_t *state;
@@ -144,10 +144,71 @@ static void keyboard_update(void) {
             int key = sdl_key[i];
             if (key) {
                 SDL_Event event;
-                event.type = state->matrix[i] ? SDL_KEYDOWN : SDL_KEYUP;
-                event.key.keysym.scancode = key; // Use scancode
-                event.key.keysym.sym = SDL_GetKeyFromScancode(key); // Get the corresponding sym if needed
-                SDL_PushEvent(&event);
+                if (state->matrix[i]) { // Key pressed
+                    event.type = SDL_KEYDOWN;
+                    event.key.keysym.scancode = key; // Use scancode
+                    event.key.keysym.sym = SDL_GetKeyFromScancode(key); // Get the corresponding sym if needed
+                    event.key.keysym.mod = state->shift_keys;
+
+    // If text input mode is enabled and the key is printable, send SDL_TEXTINPUT event
+    if (dreamcast_text_input_enabled) {
+        char text[2] = {0};
+        Uint16 modState = state->shift_keys;
+
+        // Define how keys should behave, with or without shift
+        if (key >= SDL_SCANCODE_A && key <= SDL_SCANCODE_Z) {
+            text[0] = (modState & (KMOD_LSHIFT | KMOD_RSHIFT)) ? 'A' + (key - SDL_SCANCODE_A) : 'a' + (key - SDL_SCANCODE_A);
+        } else if (key >= SDL_SCANCODE_1 && key <= SDL_SCANCODE_0) {
+            // Numbers might change with shift, but for simplicity, this treats them as unshifted
+            text[0] = '0' + (key - SDL_SCANCODE_1 + 1) % 10;
+        } else {
+            // This mapping needs to be comprehensive to cover all special keys
+            struct {
+                SDL_Scancode key;
+                char unshifted;
+                char shifted;
+            } specialKeys[] = {
+                {SDL_SCANCODE_SLASH, '/', '?'},
+                {SDL_SCANCODE_BACKSLASH, '\\', '|'},
+                {SDL_SCANCODE_PERIOD, '.', '>'},
+                {SDL_SCANCODE_COMMA, ',', '<'},
+                {SDL_SCANCODE_SEMICOLON, ';', ':'},
+                {SDL_SCANCODE_APOSTROPHE, '\'', '"'},
+                {SDL_SCANCODE_MINUS, '-', '_'},
+                {SDL_SCANCODE_EQUALS, '=', '+'},
+                {SDL_SCANCODE_LEFTBRACKET, '[', '{'},
+                {SDL_SCANCODE_RIGHTBRACKET, ']', '}'},
+                {SDL_SCANCODE_GRAVE, '`', '~'},
+                // Add more mappings here
+            };
+
+            for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(specialKeys) / sizeof(specialKeys[0]); ++i) {
+                if (key == specialKeys[i].key) {
+                    text[0] = (modState & (KMOD_LSHIFT | KMOD_RSHIFT)) ? specialKeys[i].shifted : specialKeys[i].unshifted;
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Push the TEXTINPUT event if a character was generated
+        if (text[0] != 0) {
+            SDL_Event text_event;
+            text_event.type = SDL_TEXTINPUT;
+            SDL_strlcpy(text_event.text.text, text, sizeof(text_event.text.text));
+            SDL_PushEvent(&text_event);
+            // printf("Pushed SDL_TEXTINPUT: char='%c'\n", text[0]);
+        }
+    }
+
+                    SDL_PushEvent(&event);
+                } else { // Key released
+                    event.type = SDL_KEYUP;
+                    event.key.keysym.scancode = key;
+                    event.key.keysym.sym = SDL_GetKeyFromScancode(key);
+                    SDL_PushEvent(&event);
+                }
+
+                // printf("Pushed event: type=%d, key=%d, mod=%d\n", event.type, event.key.keysym.sym, event.key.keysym.mod);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -155,11 +216,6 @@ static void keyboard_update(void) {
     old_state = *state;
 }
 
-// static __inline__ Uint32 myGetTicks(void)
-// {
-//     return ((timer_us_gettime64() >> 10));
-// }
-
 Uint32 SDL_GetTicks(void);
 void DREAMCAST_PumpEvents(_THIS)
 {
diff --git a/src/video/dreamcast/SDL_dreamcastvideo.c b/src/video/dreamcast/SDL_dreamcastvideo.c
index 7480c1099fbee..62e57b5efb53e 100644
--- a/src/video/dreamcast/SDL_dreamcastvideo.c
+++ b/src/video/dreamcast/SDL_dreamcastvideo.c
@@ -96,6 +96,24 @@ static int DREAMCAST_Available(void)
     return 1;
 
 }
+int dreamcast_text_input_enabled=SDL_FALSE;
+void DREAMCAST_StartTextInput(SDL_VideoDevice *device)
+{
+    if (!dreamcast_text_input_enabled)
+    {
+        dreamcast_text_input_enabled = SDL_TRUE;
+        // printf("DREAMCAST_StartTextInput: Text input mode enabled.\n");
+    }
+}
+
+void DREAMCAST_StopTextInput(SDL_VideoDevice *device)
+{
+    if (dreamcast_text_input_enabled)
+    {
+        dreamcast_text_input_enabled = SDL_FALSE;
+        // printf("DREAMCAST_StopTextInput: Text input mode disabled.\n");
+    }
+}
 
 static void DREAMCAST_DeleteDevice(SDL_VideoDevice *device)
 {
@@ -124,6 +142,9 @@ static SDL_VideoDevice *DREAMCAST_CreateDevice(void)
     device->PumpEvents = DREAMCAST_PumpEvents;
     device->GetDisplayModes = DREAMCAST_GetDisplayModes;
     device->SetDisplayMode = DREAMCAST_SetDisplayMode;
+    // device->HasScreenKeyboardSupport = DREAMCAST_HasScreenKeyboardSupport;
+    device->StartTextInput = DREAMCAST_StartTextInput;
+    device->StopTextInput = DREAMCAST_StopTextInput;    
 #ifdef SDL_INPUT_LINUXEV
     if (evdev) {
         device->PumpEvents = DREAMCAST_EVDEV_Poll;
@@ -143,7 +164,7 @@ static SDL_VideoDevice *DREAMCAST_CreateDevice(void)
 #endif
 
     device->free = DREAMCAST_DeleteDevice;
-
+    device->quirk_flags = VIDEO_DEVICE_QUIRK_FULLSCREEN_ONLY;
     return device;
 }