diff --git a/src/client/keycode.cpp b/src/client/keycode.cpp
index c6f278933..76074aa75 100644
--- a/src/client/keycode.cpp
+++ b/src/client/keycode.cpp
@@ -243,6 +243,19 @@ static const table_key &lookup_keychar(wchar_t Char)
 	return table.emplace_back(std::move(new_key));
 }
 
+static const table_key &lookup_keykey(irr::EKEY_CODE key)
+{
+	if (!Keycode::isValid(key))
+		return invalid_key;
+
+	for (const auto &table_key : table) {
+		if (table_key.Key == key)
+			return table_key;
+	}
+
+	return invalid_key;
+}
+
 static const table_key &lookup_keyname(std::string_view name)
 {
 	if (name.empty())
@@ -259,19 +272,7 @@ static const table_key &lookup_keyname(std::string_view name)
 	return lookup_keychar(wname[0]);
 }
 
-static const table_key &lookup_keykey(irr::EKEY_CODE key)
-{
-	if (!Keycode::isValid(key))
-		return invalid_key;
-
-	for (const auto &table_key : table) {
-		if (table_key.Key == key)
-			return table_key;
-	}
-
-	return invalid_key;
-}
-
+#if USE_SDL2
 static const table_key &lookup_scancode(const u32 scancode)
 {
 	auto key = RenderingEngine::get_raw_device()->getKeyFromScancode(scancode);
@@ -279,18 +280,33 @@ static const table_key &lookup_scancode(const u32 scancode)
 		lookup_keykey(std::get<irr::EKEY_CODE>(key)) :
 		lookup_keychar(std::get<wchar_t>(key));
 }
+#endif
 
 KeyPress::KeyPress(std::string_view name)
 {
+#if USE_SDL2
 	if (loadFromScancode(name))
 		return;
 	const auto &key = lookup_keyname(name);
 	Keycode keycode(key.Key, key.Char);
 	scancode = RenderingEngine::get_raw_device()->getScancodeFromKey(keycode);
+#else
+	const auto &key = lookup_keyname(name);
+	Key = key.Key;
+	Char = key.Char;
+#endif
 }
 
+KeyPress::KeyPress(const irr::SEvent::SKeyInput &in) :
+#if USE_SDL2
+	scancode(in.SystemKeyCode) {}
+#else
+	Key(in.Key), Char(in.Char ? in.Char : lookup_keykey(in.Key).Char) {}
+#endif
+
 std::string KeyPress::sym(const bool force_scancode) const
 {
+#if USE_SDL2
 	if (scancode == 0)
 		return "";
 	if (force_scancode)
@@ -299,27 +315,46 @@ std::string KeyPress::sym(const bool force_scancode) const
 	if (!name.empty())
 		return name;
 	return formatScancode();
+#else
+	if (Keycode::isValid(Key))
+		if (const auto &sym = lookup_keykey(Key).Name; !sym.empty())
+			return sym;
+	return lookup_keychar(Char).Name;
+#endif
 }
 
 std::string KeyPress::name() const
 {
+#if USE_SDL2
 	const auto &name = lookup_scancode(scancode).LangName;
 	auto table_key = lookup_scancode(scancode);
 	if (!name.empty() || scancode == 0)
 		return name;
 	return formatScancode();
+#else
+	return (Keycode::isValid(Key) ? lookup_keykey(Key) : lookup_keychar(Char)).LangName;
+#endif
 }
 
 irr::EKEY_CODE KeyPress::getKeycode() const
 {
+#if USE_SDL2
 	return lookup_scancode(scancode).Key;
+#else
+	return Key;
+#endif
 }
 
 wchar_t KeyPress::getKeychar() const
 {
+#if USE_SDL2
 	return lookup_scancode(scancode).Char;
+#else
+	return Char;
+#endif
 }
 
+#if USE_SDL2
 bool KeyPress::loadFromScancode(std::string_view name)
 {
 	if (name.size() < 2 || name[0] != '<' || name.back() != '>')
@@ -331,6 +366,7 @@ bool KeyPress::loadFromScancode(std::string_view name)
 	scancode = code;
 	return true;
 }
+#endif
 
 std::unordered_map<std::string, KeyPress> KeyPress::specialKeyCache;
 const KeyPress &KeyPress::getSpecialKey(const std::string &name)
diff --git a/src/client/keycode.h b/src/client/keycode.h
index aab4518ce..0fc636b45 100644
--- a/src/client/keycode.h
+++ b/src/client/keycode.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "irrlichttypes.h"
+#include "cmake_config.h" // USE_SDL2
 #include <Keycodes.h>
 #include <IEventReceiver.h>
 #include <string>
@@ -14,12 +15,11 @@
 class KeyPress
 {
 public:
-	KeyPress() {};
+	KeyPress() = default;
 
 	KeyPress(std::string_view name);
 
-	KeyPress(const irr::SEvent::SKeyInput &in) :
-		scancode(in.SystemKeyCode) {};
+	KeyPress(const irr::SEvent::SKeyInput &in);
 
 	std::string sym(const bool force_scancode = false) const;
 	std::string name() const;
@@ -27,25 +27,46 @@ public:
 	irr::EKEY_CODE getKeycode() const;
 	wchar_t getKeychar() const;
 
+	//TODO: drop this once we fully switch to SDL
+	u32 getScancode() const
+	{
+#if USE_SDL2
+		return scancode;
+#else
+		return 0;
+#endif
+	}
+
 	irr::SEvent toKeyEvent(bool pressedDown = false) const
 	{
 		irr::SEvent event;
 		event.EventType = EET_KEY_INPUT_EVENT;
-		event.KeyInput = {getKeychar(), getKeycode(), scancode, pressedDown, false, false};
+		event.KeyInput = {getKeychar(), getKeycode(), getScancode(), pressedDown, false, false};
 		return event;
 	}
 
-	bool operator==(const KeyPress &o) const {
+	bool operator==(const KeyPress &o) const
+	{
+#if USE_SDL2
 		return scancode == o.scancode;
+#else
+		return (Char > 0 && Char == o.Char) || (Keycode::isValid(Key) && Key == o.Key);
+#endif
 	}
 
-	operator bool() const {
+	operator bool() const
+	{
+#if USE_SDL2
 		return scancode != 0;
+#else
+		return Char > 0 || Keycode::isValid(Key);
+#endif
 	}
 
 	static const KeyPress &getSpecialKey(const std::string &name);
 
 private:
+#if USE_SDL2
 	bool loadFromScancode(std::string_view name);
 
 	inline std::string formatScancode() const
@@ -54,6 +75,10 @@ private:
 	}
 
 	u32 scancode = 0;
+#else
+	irr::EKEY_CODE Key = irr::KEY_KEY_CODES_COUNT;
+	wchar_t Char = L'\0';
+#endif
 
 	static std::unordered_map<std::string, KeyPress> specialKeyCache;
 };