diff --git a/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig b/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
index 054c736e5d..60296d7e8d 100644
--- a/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/gtk/Surface.zig
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const CoreSurface = @import("../../Surface.zig");
 const App = @import("App.zig");
 const Window = @import("Window.zig");
 const inspector = @import("inspector.zig");
+const gtk_key = @import("key.zig");
 const c = @import("c.zig");
 
 const log = std.log.scoped(.gtk);
@@ -905,6 +906,12 @@ fn keyEvent(
             }
         }
 
+        // Before using the physical key, try to convert the keyval
+        // directly to a key. This allows the use of key remapping.
+        if (gtk_key.keyFromKeyval(keyval)) |key| {
+            break :key key;
+        }
+
         break :key physical_key;
     } else .invalid;