diff --git a/internal/api/room/keyboard.go b/internal/api/room/keyboard.go
index 73d0a696..f2f89e2f 100644
--- a/internal/api/room/keyboard.go
+++ b/internal/api/room/keyboard.go
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 type KeyboardLayoutData struct {
-	Layout string `json:"layout"`
+	Layout  string `json:"layout"`
+	Variant string `json:"variant"`
 }
 
 type KeyboardModifiersData struct {
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ func (h *RoomHandler) keyboardLayoutSet(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 		return
 	}
 
-	err := h.desktop.SetKeyboardLayout(data.Layout)
+	err := h.desktop.SetKeyboardLayout(data.Layout, data.Variant)
 	if err != nil{
 		utils.HttpInternalServerError(w, "Unable to change keyboard layout.")
 		return
diff --git a/internal/desktop/xorg.go b/internal/desktop/xorg.go
index fed7cee8..3ab84b40 100644
--- a/internal/desktop/xorg.go
+++ b/internal/desktop/xorg.go
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ func (manager *DesktopManagerCtx) ChangeScreenSize(width int, height int, rate i
 	return xorg.ChangeScreenSize(width, height, rate)
 }
 
-func (manager *DesktopManagerCtx) SetKeyboardLayout(layout string) error {
+func (manager *DesktopManagerCtx) SetKeyboardLayout(layout string, variant string) error {
 	// TOOD: Use native API.
-    cmd := exec.Command("setxkbmap", layout)
+    cmd := exec.Command("setxkbmap", "-layout", layout, "-variant", variant)
 	_, err := cmd.Output()
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/internal/types/desktop.go b/internal/types/desktop.go
index 20e76271..afecec53 100644
--- a/internal/types/desktop.go
+++ b/internal/types/desktop.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ type DesktopManager interface {
 	ResetKeys()
 	ScreenConfigurations() map[int]ScreenConfiguration
 	GetScreenSize() *ScreenSize
-	SetKeyboardLayout(layout string) error
+	SetKeyboardLayout(layout string, variant string) error
 	SetKeyboardModifiers(mod KeyboardModifiers)
 	GetKeyboardModifiers() KeyboardModifiers
 	GetCursorImage() *CursorImage
diff --git a/internal/types/message/messages.go b/internal/types/message/messages.go
index a3b9ba4b..9102dd91 100644
--- a/internal/types/message/messages.go
+++ b/internal/types/message/messages.go
@@ -140,8 +140,9 @@ type KeyboardModifiers struct {
 }
 
 type KeyboardLayout struct {
-	Event  string `json:"event,omitempty"`
-	Layout string `json:"layout"`
+	Event   string `json:"event,omitempty"`
+	Layout  string `json:"layout"`
+	Variant string `json:"variant"`
 }
 
 /////////////////////////////
diff --git a/internal/websocket/handler/keyboard.go b/internal/websocket/handler/keyboard.go
index 1314cdf7..563feb6d 100644
--- a/internal/websocket/handler/keyboard.go
+++ b/internal/websocket/handler/keyboard.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ func (h *MessageHandlerCtx) keyboardLayout(session types.Session, payload *messa
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	return h.desktop.SetKeyboardLayout(payload.Layout)
+	return h.desktop.SetKeyboardLayout(payload.Layout, payload.Variant)
 }
 
 func (h *MessageHandlerCtx) keyboardModifiers(session types.Session, payload *message.KeyboardModifiers) error {