diff --git a/kiwmi/input/keyboard.c b/kiwmi/input/keyboard.c
index ce4b26a..83543eb 100644
--- a/kiwmi/input/keyboard.c
+++ b/kiwmi/input/keyboard.c
@@ -127,11 +127,6 @@ keyboard_create(struct kiwmi_server *server, struct wlr_input_device *device)
     keyboard->server = server;
     keyboard->device = device;
 
-    struct xkb_rule_names rules = {0};
-    struct xkb_context *context = xkb_context_new(XKB_CONTEXT_NO_FLAGS);
-    struct xkb_keymap *keymap =
-        xkb_map_new_from_names(context, &rules, XKB_KEYMAP_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS);
-
     keyboard->modifiers.notify = keyboard_modifiers_notify;
     wl_signal_add(&device->keyboard->events.modifiers, &keyboard->modifiers);
 
@@ -141,6 +136,10 @@ keyboard_create(struct kiwmi_server *server, struct wlr_input_device *device)
     keyboard->device_destroy.notify = keyboard_destroy_notify;
     wl_signal_add(&device->events.destroy, &keyboard->device_destroy);
 
+    struct xkb_rule_names rules = {0};
+    struct xkb_context *context = xkb_context_new(XKB_CONTEXT_NO_FLAGS);
+    struct xkb_keymap *keymap =
+        xkb_map_new_from_names(context, &rules, XKB_KEYMAP_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS);
     wlr_keyboard_set_keymap(device->keyboard, keymap);
     xkb_keymap_unref(keymap);
     xkb_context_unref(context);
diff --git a/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_keyboard.c b/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_keyboard.c
index 52778fe..b2f8dad 100644
--- a/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_keyboard.c
+++ b/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_keyboard.c
@@ -16,6 +16,29 @@
 #include "input/keyboard.h"
 #include "luak/kiwmi_lua_callback.h"
 
+static int
+l_kiwmi_keyboard_configure(lua_State *L)
+{
+    struct kiwmi_keyboard *keyboard =
+        *(struct kiwmi_keyboard **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, "kiwmi_keyboard");
+
+    struct xkb_rule_names rules = {
+        .rules   = luaL_checkstring(L, 2),
+        .model   = luaL_checkstring(L, 3),
+        .layout  = luaL_checkstring(L, 4),
+        .variant = luaL_checkstring(L, 5),
+        .options = luaL_checkstring(L, 6),
+    };
+    wlr_log(WLR_INFO, " %s ", lua_tostring(L, 2));
+    struct xkb_context *context = xkb_context_new(XKB_CONTEXT_NO_FLAGS);
+    struct xkb_keymap *keymap =
+        xkb_map_new_from_names(context, &rules, XKB_KEYMAP_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS);
+    wlr_keyboard_set_keymap(keyboard->device->keyboard, keymap);
+    xkb_keymap_unref(keymap);
+    xkb_context_unref(context);
+    return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 l_kiwmi_keyboard_modifiers(lua_State *L)
 {
@@ -61,6 +84,7 @@ l_kiwmi_keyboard_modifiers(lua_State *L)
 
 static const luaL_Reg kiwmi_keyboard_methods[] = {
     {"modifiers", l_kiwmi_keyboard_modifiers},
+    {"configure", l_kiwmi_keyboard_configure},
     {"on", luaK_callback_register_dispatch},
     {NULL, NULL},
 };
diff --git a/lua_docs.md b/lua_docs.md
index a587deb..e15e82e 100644
--- a/lua_docs.md
+++ b/lua_docs.md
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ These are: `shift`, `caps`, `ctrl`, `alt`, `mod2`, `mod3`, `super`, and `mod5`.
 
 Used to register event listeners.
 
+#### keyboard:configure(rules, model, layout, variant, options)
+
+The parameters are all strings for more information see xkbcommon library.
+<https://xkbcommon.org/doc/current/index.html>
+
 ### Events
 
 #### destroy