diff --git a/src/PixiEditor.Linux/LinuxInputKeys.cs b/src/PixiEditor.Linux/LinuxInputKeys.cs
index 28c4a1e88..ae42909a5 100644
--- a/src/PixiEditor.Linux/LinuxInputKeys.cs
+++ b/src/PixiEditor.Linux/LinuxInputKeys.cs
@@ -7,8 +7,78 @@ internal class LinuxInputKeys : IInputKeys
 {
     public string GetKeyboardKey(Key key, bool forceInvariant = false)
     {
-        return "";
+        return MapKey(key);
     }
 
     public bool ModifierUsesSymbol(KeyModifiers modifier) => false;
+
+    private string MapKey(Key key)
+    {
+        // at the moment only latin keys are supported
+
+        return key switch
+        {
+            Key.Back => "Backspace",
+            Key.Tab => "Tab",
+            Key.Return => "↵",
+            Key.CapsLock => "Caps Lock",
+            Key.Escape => "Esc",
+            Key.Space => "Space",
+            Key.PageUp => "Page Up",
+            Key.PageDown => "Page Down",
+            Key.D0 => "0",
+            Key.D1 => "1",
+            Key.D2 => "2",
+            Key.D3 => "3",
+            Key.D4 => "4",
+            Key.D5 => "5",
+            Key.D6 => "6",
+            Key.D7 => "7",
+            Key.D8 => "8",
+            Key.D9 => "9",
+            Key.LWin => "Super",
+            Key.RWin => "Super",
+            Key.NumPad0 => "0",
+            Key.NumPad1 => "1",
+            Key.NumPad2 => "2",
+            Key.NumPad3 => "3",
+            Key.NumPad4 => "4",
+            Key.NumPad5 => "5",
+            Key.NumPad6 => "6",
+            Key.NumPad7 => "7",
+            Key.NumPad8 => "8",
+            Key.NumPad9 => "9",
+            Key.Multiply => "*",
+            Key.Add => "+",
+            Key.Separator => ",",
+            Key.Subtract => "-",
+            Key.Decimal => ".",
+            Key.Divide => "/",
+            Key.NumLock => "Num Lock",
+            Key.LeftShift => "Shift",
+            Key.RightShift => "Shift",
+            Key.LeftCtrl => "Ctrl",
+            Key.RightCtrl => "Ctrl",
+            Key.LeftAlt => "Alt",
+            Key.RightAlt => "Alt",
+            Key.OemSemicolon => ";",
+            Key.OemPlus => "=",
+            Key.OemComma => ",",
+            Key.OemMinus => "-",
+            Key.OemPeriod => ".",
+            Key.OemQuestion => "/",
+            Key.OemTilde => "`",
+            Key.OemOpenBrackets => "[",
+            Key.OemPipe => "\\",
+            Key.OemCloseBrackets => "]",
+            Key.OemQuotes => "'",
+            Key.OemBackslash => "\\",
+            Key.FnLeftArrow => "Left Arrow",
+            Key.FnRightArrow => "Right Arrow",
+            Key.FnUpArrow => "Up Arrow",
+            Key.FnDownArrow => "Down Arrow",
+            Key.MediaHome => "Home",
+            _ => key.ToString()
+        };
+    }
 }