diff --git a/include/desktop/view.h b/include/desktop/view.h
index ddbdeea..e6a5153 100644
--- a/include/desktop/view.h
+++ b/include/desktop/view.h
@@ -52,4 +52,6 @@ void kiwmi_view_for_each_surface(
     wlr_surface_iterator_func_t iterator,
     void *user_data);
 
+void focus_view(struct kiwmi_view *view, struct wlr_surface *surface);
+
 #endif /* KIWMI_DESKTOP_VIEW_H */
diff --git a/include/input/input.h b/include/input/input.h
index 4087d4e..803af99 100644
--- a/include/input/input.h
+++ b/include/input/input.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ struct kiwmi_input {
     struct wl_list keyboards; // struct kiwmi_keyboard::link
     struct wl_listener new_input;
     struct kiwmi_cursor *cursor;
+    struct wlr_seat *seat;
 };
 
 bool input_init(struct kiwmi_input *input);
diff --git a/kiwmi/desktop/view.c b/kiwmi/desktop/view.c
index 9d86d57..94499fe 100644
--- a/kiwmi/desktop/view.c
+++ b/kiwmi/desktop/view.c
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "desktop/view.h"
+#include "server.h"
 
 void
 kiwmi_view_for_each_surface(
@@ -17,3 +18,40 @@ kiwmi_view_for_each_surface(
         view->impl->for_each_surface(view, iterator, user_data);
     }
 }
+
+void
+focus_view(struct kiwmi_view *view, struct wlr_surface *surface)
+{
+    if (!view) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    struct kiwmi_desktop *desktop = view->desktop;
+    struct kiwmi_server *server   = wl_container_of(desktop, server, desktop);
+    struct wlr_seat *seat         = server->input.seat;
+    struct wlr_surface *prev_surface = seat->keyboard_state.focused_surface;
+
+    if (prev_surface == surface) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (prev_surface) {
+        struct wlr_xdg_surface *previous = wlr_xdg_surface_from_wlr_surface(
+            seat->keyboard_state.focused_surface);
+        wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_activated(previous, false);
+    }
+
+    struct wlr_keyboard *keyboard = wlr_seat_get_keyboard(seat);
+
+    // move view to front
+    wl_list_remove(&view->link);
+    wl_list_insert(&desktop->views, &view->link);
+
+    wlr_xdg_toplevel_set_activated(view->xdg_surface, true);
+    wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_enter(
+        seat,
+        view->xdg_surface->surface,
+        keyboard->keycodes,
+        keyboard->num_keycodes,
+        &keyboard->modifiers);
+}
diff --git a/kiwmi/desktop/xdg_shell.c b/kiwmi/desktop/xdg_shell.c
index cdf4606..23e8988 100644
--- a/kiwmi/desktop/xdg_shell.c
+++ b/kiwmi/desktop/xdg_shell.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ xdg_surface_map_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *UNUSED(data))
 {
     struct kiwmi_view *view = wl_container_of(listener, view, map);
     view->mapped            = true;
+    focus_view(view, view->xdg_surface->surface);
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/kiwmi/input/input.c b/kiwmi/input/input.c
index 5dca90c..ba8eea0 100644
--- a/kiwmi/input/input.c
+++ b/kiwmi/input/input.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include <wlr/backend.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_cursor.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_input_device.h>
+#include <wlr/types/wlr_seat.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 
 #include "desktop/desktop.h"
@@ -56,6 +57,13 @@ new_input_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
         // NOT HANDLED
         break;
     }
+
+    uint32_t caps = WL_SEAT_CAPABILITY_POINTER;
+    if (!wl_list_empty(&input->keyboards)) {
+        caps |= WL_SEAT_CAPABILITY_KEYBOARD;
+    }
+
+    wlr_seat_set_capabilities(input->seat, caps);
 }
 
 bool
@@ -69,6 +77,8 @@ input_init(struct kiwmi_input *input)
         return false;
     }
 
+    input->seat = wlr_seat_create(server->wl_display, "seat-0");
+
     wl_list_init(&input->keyboards);
 
     input->new_input.notify = new_input_notify;
diff --git a/kiwmi/input/keyboard.c b/kiwmi/input/keyboard.c
index 9d12181..f381d76 100644
--- a/kiwmi/input/keyboard.c
+++ b/kiwmi/input/keyboard.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <wlr/backend.h>
 #include <wlr/backend/multi.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_input_device.h>
+#include <wlr/types/wlr_seat.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 #include <xkbcommon/xkbcommon.h>
 
@@ -41,10 +42,13 @@ switch_vt(const xkb_keysym_t *syms, int nsyms, struct wlr_backend *backend)
 }
 
 static void
-keyboard_modifiers_notify(
-    struct wl_listener *UNUSED(listener),
-    void *UNUSED(data))
+keyboard_modifiers_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *UNUSED(data))
 {
+    struct kiwmi_keyboard *keyboard =
+        wl_container_of(listener, keyboard, modifiers);
+    wlr_seat_set_keyboard(keyboard->server->input.seat, keyboard->device);
+    wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_modifiers(
+        keyboard->server->input.seat, &keyboard->device->keyboard->modifiers);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -78,6 +82,12 @@ keyboard_key_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
             }
         }
     }
+
+    if (!handled) {
+        wlr_seat_set_keyboard(server->input.seat, keyboard->device);
+        wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_key(
+            server->input.seat, event->time_msec, event->keycode, event->state);
+    }
 }
 
 struct kiwmi_keyboard *
@@ -109,5 +119,7 @@ keyboard_create(struct kiwmi_server *server, struct wlr_input_device *device)
     xkb_context_unref(context);
     wlr_keyboard_set_repeat_info(device->keyboard, 25, 600);
 
+    wlr_seat_set_keyboard(server->input.seat, device);
+
     return keyboard;
 }