diff --git a/kiwmi/input/keyboard.c b/kiwmi/input/keyboard.c
index 8e8fedf..0debbde 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 fe731c0..1d5fcdd 100644
--- a/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_keyboard.c
+++ b/kiwmi/luak/kiwmi_keyboard.c
@@ -12,11 +12,63 @@
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_input_device.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_keyboard.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
+#include <xkbcommon/xkbcommon.h>
 
 #include "input/keyboard.h"
 #include "luak/kiwmi_lua_callback.h"
 #include "luak/lua_compat.h"
 
+static int
+l_kiwmi_keyboard_keymap(lua_State *L)
+{
+    struct kiwmi_object *obj =
+        *(struct kiwmi_object **)luaL_checkudata(L, 1, "kiwmi_keyboard");
+    luaL_checktype(L, 2, LUA_TTABLE);
+
+    if (!obj->valid) {
+        return luaL_error(L, "kiwmi_keyboard no longer valid");
+    }
+
+    struct kiwmi_keyboard *keyboard = obj->object;
+    struct xkb_rule_names settings  = {0};
+
+    lua_getfield(L, 2, "rules");
+    if (lua_isstring(L, -1)) {
+        settings.rules = luaL_checkstring(L, -1);
+    }
+
+    lua_getfield(L, 2, "model");
+    if (lua_isstring(L, -1)) {
+        settings.model = luaL_checkstring(L, -1);
+    }
+
+    lua_getfield(L, 2, "layout");
+    if (lua_isstring(L, -1)) {
+        settings.layout = luaL_checkstring(L, -1);
+    }
+
+    lua_getfield(L, 2, "variant");
+    if (lua_isstring(L, -1)) {
+        settings.variant = luaL_checkstring(L, -1);
+    }
+
+    lua_getfield(L, 2, "options");
+    if (lua_isstring(L, -1)) {
+        settings.options = luaL_checkstring(L, -1);
+    }
+
+    struct xkb_context *context = xkb_context_new(XKB_CONTEXT_NO_FLAGS);
+    struct xkb_keymap *keymap   = xkb_keymap_new_from_names(
+        context, &settings, 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 +113,7 @@ l_kiwmi_keyboard_modifiers(lua_State *L)
 }
 
 static const luaL_Reg kiwmi_keyboard_methods[] = {
+    {"keymap", l_kiwmi_keyboard_keymap},
     {"modifiers", l_kiwmi_keyboard_modifiers},
     {"on", luaK_callback_register_dispatch},
     {NULL, NULL},
diff --git a/lua_docs.md b/lua_docs.md
index a587deb..264d1a8 100644
--- a/lua_docs.md
+++ b/lua_docs.md
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ A handle to a keyboard.
 
 ### Methods
 
+#### keyboard:keymap(keymap)
+
+The funtcion takes a table as parameter.
+The possible table indexes are "rules, model, layout, variant, options".
+All the table parameters are optional and set to the system default if not set.
+For the values to set have a look at the xkbcommon library.
+<https://xkbcommon.org/doc/current/structxkb__rule__names.html>
+
 #### keyboard:modifiers()
 
 Returns a table with the state of all modifiers.