diff --git a/lib/mks-display-picture.c b/lib/mks-display-picture.c
index a46c30e..8486343 100644
--- a/lib/mks-display-picture.c
+++ b/lib/mks-display-picture.c
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 #include "mks-mouse.h"
 #include "mks-util-private.h"
 
-#include "mks-keymap-xorgevdev2qnum-private.h"
-
 struct _MksDisplayPicture
 {
   GtkWidget     parent_instance;
@@ -54,22 +52,6 @@ G_DEFINE_FINAL_TYPE (MksDisplayPicture, mks_display_picture, GTK_TYPE_WIDGET)
 
 static GParamSpec *properties [N_PROPS];
 
-static void
-mks_display_picture_translate_keycode (MksDisplayPicture *self,
-                                       guint              keyval,
-                                       guint              keycode,
-                                       guint             *translated)
-{
-  g_assert (MKS_IS_DISPLAY_PICTURE (self));
-  g_assert (translated != NULL);
-
-  if (keycode < xorgevdev_to_qnum_len &&
-      xorgevdev_to_qnum[keycode] != 0)
-    *translated = xorgevdev_to_qnum[keycode];
-  else
-    *translated = keycode;
-}
-
 static void
 mks_display_picture_keyboard_press_cb (GObject      *object,
                                        GAsyncResult *result,
@@ -319,7 +301,7 @@ mks_display_picture_legacy_event_cb (MksDisplayPicture        *self,
 
         g_assert (MKS_IS_KEYBOARD (self->keyboard));
 
-        mks_display_picture_translate_keycode (self, keyval, keycode, &qkeycode);
+        mks_keyboard_translate (keyval, keycode, &qkeycode);
 
         if (event_type == GDK_KEY_PRESS)
           mks_keyboard_press (self->keyboard,
diff --git a/lib/mks-keyboard.c b/lib/mks-keyboard.c
index 4e476d1..9bc65b9 100644
--- a/lib/mks-keyboard.c
+++ b/lib/mks-keyboard.c
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
 #include "mks-keyboard.h"
 #include "mks-util-private.h"
 
+
+#include "mks-keymap-xorgevdev2qnum-private.h"
+
 struct _MksKeyboard
 {
   MksDevice        parent_instance;
@@ -389,3 +392,25 @@ mks_keyboard_release_sync (MksKeyboard   *self,
 
   MKS_RETURN (ret);
 }
+
+/**
+ * mks_keyboard_translate:
+ * @keyval: the keyval
+ * @keycode: the hardware keycode
+ * @translated: (out): the translated keycode
+ *
+ * Translate a keycode to a QEMU compatible one.
+ */
+void
+mks_keyboard_translate (guint              keyval,
+                        guint              keycode,
+                        guint             *translated)
+{
+  g_assert (translated != NULL);
+
+  if (keycode < xorgevdev_to_qnum_len &&
+      xorgevdev_to_qnum[keycode] != 0)
+    *translated = xorgevdev_to_qnum[keycode];
+  else
+    *translated = keycode;
+}
diff --git a/lib/mks-keyboard.h b/lib/mks-keyboard.h
index 2047ef4..8f779db 100644
--- a/lib/mks-keyboard.h
+++ b/lib/mks-keyboard.h
@@ -85,4 +85,9 @@ gboolean            mks_keyboard_release_sync   (MksKeyboard          *self,
                                                  GCancellable         *cancellable,
                                                  GError              **error);
 
+MKS_AVAILABLE_IN_ALL
+void                mks_keyboard_translate      (guint              keyval,
+                                                 guint              keycode,
+                                                 guint             *translated);
+
 G_END_DECLS