diff --git a/en-keycodes/en-keycodes.patch b/en-keycodes/en-keycodes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfcafda
--- /dev/null
+++ b/en-keycodes/en-keycodes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+From eceb8adcd3321e6bc71b45f54b1a78b6183e92f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Nikita Ivanov <nikita.vyach.ivanov@gmail.com>
+Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2023 23:34:25 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Always use the English keymap to get keycodes
+
+---
+ dwl.c | 21 ++++++++++++++++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
+index a7d41b085..4978cfac5 100644
+--- a/dwl.c
++++ b/dwl.c
+@@ -367,6 +367,12 @@ static struct wlr_box sgeom;
+ static struct wl_list mons;
+ static Monitor *selmon;
+ 
++static const struct xkb_rule_names en_rules = {.layout = "us"};
++static struct xkb_context *en_context;
++static struct xkb_keymap *en_keymap;
++static struct xkb_state *en_state, *en_state_shift;
++static xkb_mod_index_t en_shift;
++
+ /* global event handlers */
+ static struct wl_listener cursor_axis = {.notify = axisnotify};
+ static struct wl_listener cursor_button = {.notify = buttonpress};
+@@ -669,6 +675,10 @@ cleanup(void)
+ 	wlr_output_layout_destroy(output_layout);
+ 	wlr_seat_destroy(seat);
+ 	wl_display_destroy(dpy);
++	xkb_state_unref(en_state);
++	xkb_state_unref(en_state_shift);
++	xkb_keymap_unref(en_keymap);
++	xkb_context_unref(en_context);
+ }
+ 
+ void
+@@ -1419,8 +1429,10 @@ keypress(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
+ 	uint32_t keycode = event->keycode + 8;
+ 	/* Get a list of keysyms based on the keymap for this keyboard */
+ 	const xkb_keysym_t *syms;
++	int shift = xkb_state_mod_index_is_active(
++			kb->wlr_keyboard->xkb_state, en_shift, XKB_STATE_MODS_EFFECTIVE);
+ 	int nsyms = xkb_state_key_get_syms(
+-			kb->wlr_keyboard->xkb_state, keycode, &syms);
++			shift ? en_state_shift : en_state, keycode, &syms);
+ 
+ 	int handled = 0;
+ 	uint32_t mods = wlr_keyboard_get_modifiers(kb->wlr_keyboard);
+@@ -2279,6 +2291,13 @@ setup(void)
+ 	 * let us know when new input devices are available on the backend.
+ 	 */
+ 	wl_list_init(&keyboards);
++	en_context = xkb_context_new(XKB_CONTEXT_NO_FLAGS);
++	en_keymap = xkb_keymap_new_from_names(en_context, &en_rules,
++		XKB_KEYMAP_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS);
++	en_state = xkb_state_new(en_keymap);
++	en_state_shift = xkb_state_new(en_keymap);
++	en_shift = xkb_keymap_mod_get_index(en_keymap, XKB_MOD_NAME_SHIFT);
++	xkb_state_update_mask(en_state_shift, 1 << en_shift, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0);
+ 	wl_signal_add(&backend->events.new_input, &new_input);
+ 	virtual_keyboard_mgr = wlr_virtual_keyboard_manager_v1_create(dpy);
+ 	wl_signal_add(&virtual_keyboard_mgr->events.new_virtual_keyboard,