diff --git a/src/x11_init.c b/src/x11_init.c
index 77f543cb..f00080d6 100644
--- a/src/x11_init.c
+++ b/src/x11_init.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static int translateKeyCode(int scancode)
         // Note: This way we always force "NumLock = ON", which is intentional
         // since the returned key code should correspond to a physical
         // location.
-        keySym = XkbKeycodeToKeysym(_glfw.x11.display, scancode, 0, 1);
+        keySym = XkbKeycodeToKeysym(_glfw.x11.display, scancode, _glfw.x11.xkb.group, 1);
         switch (keySym)
         {
             case XK_KP_0:           return GLFW_KEY_KP_0;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int translateKeyCode(int scancode)
 
         // Now try primary keysym for function keys (non-printable keys)
         // These should not depend on the current keyboard layout
-        keySym = XkbKeycodeToKeysym(_glfw.x11.display, scancode, 0, 0);
+        keySym = XkbKeycodeToKeysym(_glfw.x11.display, scancode, _glfw.x11.xkb.group, 0);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -659,6 +659,14 @@ static GLFWbool initExtensions(void)
             if (supported)
                 _glfw.x11.xkb.detectable = GLFW_TRUE;
         }
+
+        _glfw.x11.xkb.group = 0;
+        XkbStateRec state;
+        if (XkbGetState(_glfw.x11.display, XkbUseCoreKbd, &state) == Success)
+        {
+            XkbSelectEventDetails(_glfw.x11.display, XkbUseCoreKbd, XkbStateNotify, XkbAllStateComponentsMask, XkbGroupStateMask);
+            _glfw.x11.xkb.group = (unsigned int)state.group;
+        }
     }
 
 #if defined(__CYGWIN__)
diff --git a/src/x11_platform.h b/src/x11_platform.h
index 9fffa78e..5b365241 100644
--- a/src/x11_platform.h
+++ b/src/x11_platform.h
@@ -323,13 +323,14 @@ typedef struct _GLFWlibraryX11
     } randr;
 
     struct {
-        GLFWbool    available;
-        GLFWbool    detectable;
-        int         majorOpcode;
-        int         eventBase;
-        int         errorBase;
-        int         major;
-        int         minor;
+        GLFWbool     available;
+        GLFWbool     detectable;
+        int          majorOpcode;
+        int          eventBase;
+        int          errorBase;
+        int          major;
+        int          minor;
+        unsigned int group;
     } xkb;
 
     struct {
diff --git a/src/x11_window.c b/src/x11_window.c
index 2eeaf572..47e7a40e 100644
--- a/src/x11_window.c
+++ b/src/x11_window.c
@@ -1180,6 +1180,15 @@ static void processEvent(XEvent *event)
         }
     }
 
+    if (_glfw.x11.xkb.available && event->type == _glfw.x11.xkb.eventBase)
+    {
+        if (((XkbEvent *)event)->any.xkb_type == XkbStateNotify &&
+            ((XkbEvent *)event)->state.changed & XkbGroupStateMask)
+        {
+            _glfw.x11.xkb.group = ((XkbEvent *)event)->state.group;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (event->type == GenericEvent)
     {
         if (_glfw.x11.xi.available)
@@ -2780,7 +2789,7 @@ const char* _glfwPlatformGetScancodeName(int scancode)
     if (!_glfw.x11.xkb.available)
         return NULL;
 
-    const KeySym keysym = XkbKeycodeToKeysym(_glfw.x11.display, scancode, 0, 0);
+    const KeySym keysym = XkbKeycodeToKeysym(_glfw.x11.display, scancode, _glfw.x11.xkb.group, 0);
     if (keysym == NoSymbol)
         return NULL;