diff --git a/hw/m68k/next-kbd.c b/hw/m68k/next-kbd.c
index bc67810f31..85ef784491 100644
--- a/hw/m68k/next-kbd.c
+++ b/hw/m68k/next-kbd.c
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ struct NextKBDState {
     uint16_t shift;
 };
 
-static void queue_code(void *opaque, int code);
 
 /* lots of magic numbers here */
 static uint32_t kbd_read_byte(void *opaque, hwaddr addr)
@@ -166,68 +165,79 @@ static const MemoryRegionOps kbd_ops = {
     .endianness = DEVICE_NATIVE_ENDIAN,
 };
 
-static void nextkbd_event(void *opaque, int ch)
-{
-    /*
-     * Will want to set vars for caps/num lock
-     * if (ch & 0x80) -> key release
-     * there's also e0 escaped scancodes that might need to be handled
-     */
-    queue_code(opaque, ch);
-}
-
-static const unsigned char next_keycodes[128] = {
-    0x00, 0x49, 0x4A, 0x4B, 0x4C, 0x4D, 0x50, 0x4F,
-    0x4E, 0x1E, 0x1F, 0x20, 0x1D, 0x1C, 0x1B, 0x00,
-    0x42, 0x43, 0x44, 0x45, 0x48, 0x47, 0x46, 0x06,
-    0x07, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x2A, 0x00, 0x39, 0x3A,
-    0x3B, 0x3C, 0x3D, 0x40, 0x3F, 0x3E, 0x2D, 0x2C,
-    0x2B, 0x26, 0x00, 0x00, 0x31, 0x32, 0x33, 0x34,
-    0x35, 0x37, 0x36, 0x2e, 0x2f, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00,
-    0x00, 0x38, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
-    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
-    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
+#define NEXTKDB_NO_KEY 0xff
+
+static const int qcode_to_nextkbd_keycode[] = {
+    /* Make sure future additions are automatically set to NEXTKDB_NO_KEY */
+    [0 ... 0xff]               = NEXTKDB_NO_KEY,
+
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_ESC]           = 0x49,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_1]             = 0x4a,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_2]             = 0x4b,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_3]             = 0x4c,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_4]             = 0x4d,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_5]             = 0x50,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_6]             = 0x4f,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_7]             = 0x4e,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_8]             = 0x1e,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_9]             = 0x1f,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_0]             = 0x20,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_MINUS]         = 0x1d,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_EQUAL]         = 0x1c,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_BACKSPACE]     = 0x1b,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_TAB]           = 0x00,
+
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_Q]             = 0x42,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_W]             = 0x43,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_E]             = 0x44,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_R]             = 0x45,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_T]             = 0x48,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_Y]             = 0x47,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_U]             = 0x46,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_I]             = 0x06,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_O]             = 0x07,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_P]             = 0x08,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_RET]           = 0x2a,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_A]             = 0x39,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_S]             = 0x3a,
+
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_D]             = 0x3b,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_F]             = 0x3c,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_G]             = 0x3d,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_H]             = 0x40,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_J]             = 0x3f,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_K]             = 0x3e,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_L]             = 0x2d,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_SEMICOLON]     = 0x2c,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_APOSTROPHE]    = 0x2b,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_GRAVE_ACCENT]  = 0x26,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_SHIFT]         = 0x00,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_BACKSLASH]     = 0x00,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_Z]             = 0x31,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_X]             = 0x32,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_C]             = 0x33,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_V]             = 0x34,
+
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_B]             = 0x35,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_N]             = 0x37,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_M]             = 0x36,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_COMMA]         = 0x2e,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_DOT]           = 0x2f,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_SLASH]         = 0x30,
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_SHIFT_R]       = 0x00,
+
+    [Q_KEY_CODE_SPC]           = 0x38,
 };
 
-static void queue_code(void *opaque, int code)
+static void nextkbd_put_keycode(NextKBDState *s, int keycode)
 {
-    NextKBDState *s = NEXTKBD(opaque);
     KBDQueue *q = &s->queue;
-    int key = code & KD_KEYMASK;
-    int release = code & 0x80;
-    static int ext;
-
-    if (code == 0xE0) {
-        ext = 1;
-    }
-
-    if (code == 0x2A || code == 0x1D || code == 0x36) {
-        if (code == 0x2A) {
-            s->shift = KD_LSHIFT;
-        } else if (code == 0x36) {
-            s->shift = KD_RSHIFT;
-            ext = 0;
-        } else if (code == 0x1D && !ext) {
-            s->shift = KD_LCOMM;
-        } else if (code == 0x1D && ext) {
-            ext = 0;
-            s->shift = KD_RCOMM;
-        }
-        return;
-    } else if (code == (0x2A | 0x80) || code == (0x1D | 0x80) ||
-               code == (0x36 | 0x80)) {
-        s->shift = 0;
-        return;
-    }
 
     if (q->count >= KBD_QUEUE_SIZE) {
         return;
     }
 
-    q->data[q->wptr] = next_keycodes[key] | release;
-
+    q->data[q->wptr] = keycode;
     if (++q->wptr == KBD_QUEUE_SIZE) {
         q->wptr = 0;
     }
@@ -241,6 +251,44 @@ static void queue_code(void *opaque, int code)
     /* s->update_irq(s->update_arg, 1); */
 }
 
+static void nextkbd_event(DeviceState *dev, QemuConsole *src, InputEvent *evt)
+{
+    NextKBDState *s = NEXTKBD(dev);
+    int qcode, keycode;
+    bool key_down = evt->u.key.data->down;
+
+    qcode = qemu_input_key_value_to_qcode(evt->u.key.data->key);
+    if (qcode >= ARRAY_SIZE(qcode_to_nextkbd_keycode)) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    keycode = qcode_to_nextkbd_keycode[qcode];
+    if (keycode == NEXTKDB_NO_KEY) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (qcode == Q_KEY_CODE_SHIFT) {
+        s->shift = key_down ? KD_LSHIFT : 0;
+    }
+
+    if (qcode == Q_KEY_CODE_SHIFT_R) {
+        s->shift = key_down ? KD_RSHIFT : 0;
+    }
+
+    /* If key release event, create keyboard break code */
+    if (!key_down) {
+        keycode = keycode | 0x80;
+    }
+
+    nextkbd_put_keycode(s, keycode);
+}
+
+static const QemuInputHandler nextkbd_handler = {
+    .name  = "QEMU NeXT Keyboard",
+    .mask  = INPUT_EVENT_MASK_KEY,
+    .event = nextkbd_event,
+};
+
 static void nextkbd_reset(DeviceState *dev)
 {
     NextKBDState *nks = NEXTKBD(dev);
@@ -256,7 +304,7 @@ static void nextkbd_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
     memory_region_init_io(&s->mr, OBJECT(dev), &kbd_ops, s, "next.kbd", 0x1000);
     sysbus_init_mmio(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &s->mr);
 
-    qemu_add_kbd_event_handler(nextkbd_event, s);
+    qemu_input_handler_register(dev, &nextkbd_handler);
 }
 
 static const VMStateDescription nextkbd_vmstate = {
