diff --git a/src/gui.rs b/src/gui.rs
index 751c3d5..637a817 100644
--- a/src/gui.rs
+++ b/src/gui.rs
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ impl Gui {
             screen.root_visual(),
             &[
                 (xcb::CW_OVERRIDE_REDIRECT, 1),
-                (xcb::CW_EVENT_MASK, evt_mask),
+                (
+                    xcb::CW_EVENT_MASK,
+                    evt_mask | xcb::EVENT_MASK_KEY_PRESS | xcb::EVENT_MASK_KEY_RELEASE,
+                ),
                 (xcb::CW_CURSOR, cursor),
             ],
         )