diff --git a/sway/input/keyboard.c b/sway/input/keyboard.c
index e7539c48b..5827a1cac 100644
--- a/sway/input/keyboard.c
+++ b/sway/input/keyboard.c
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ static void handle_keyboard_modifiers(struct wl_listener *listener,
 	struct wlr_input_device *wlr_device =
 		keyboard->seat_device->input_device->wlr_device;
 	wlr_seat_set_keyboard(wlr_seat, wlr_device);
-	wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_modifiers(wlr_seat);
+	wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_modifiers(wlr_seat, &wlr_device->keyboard->modifiers);
 }
 
 struct sway_keyboard *sway_keyboard_create(struct sway_seat *seat,
diff --git a/sway/input/seat.c b/sway/input/seat.c
index 268486ab3..d24a6c7ac 100644
--- a/sway/input/seat.c
+++ b/sway/input/seat.c
@@ -67,13 +67,16 @@ static void seat_configure_keyboard(struct sway_seat *seat,
 	if (!seat_device->keyboard) {
 		sway_keyboard_create(seat, seat_device);
 	}
+	struct wlr_keyboard *wlr_keyboard = seat_device->input_device->wlr_device->keyboard;
 	sway_keyboard_configure(seat_device->keyboard);
 	wlr_seat_set_keyboard(seat->wlr_seat,
 		seat_device->input_device->wlr_device);
 	if (seat->focus) {
 		// force notify reenter to pick up the new configuration
 		wlr_seat_keyboard_clear_focus(seat->wlr_seat);
-		wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_enter(seat->wlr_seat, seat->focus->sway_view->surface);
+		wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_enter(seat->wlr_seat,
+			seat->focus->sway_view->surface, wlr_keyboard->keycodes,
+			wlr_keyboard->num_keycodes, &wlr_keyboard->modifiers);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -214,7 +217,16 @@ void sway_seat_set_focus(struct sway_seat *seat, swayc_t *container) {
 		view->iface.set_activated(view, true);
 		wl_signal_add(&container->events.destroy, &seat->focus_destroy);
 		seat->focus_destroy.notify = handle_focus_destroy;
-		wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_enter(seat->wlr_seat, view->surface);
+
+		struct wlr_keyboard *keyboard = wlr_seat_get_keyboard(seat->wlr_seat);
+		if (keyboard) {
+			wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_enter(seat->wlr_seat, view->surface,
+				keyboard->keycodes, keyboard->num_keycodes,
+				&keyboard->modifiers);
+		} else {
+			wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_enter(seat->wlr_seat, view->surface,
+				NULL, 0, NULL);
+		}
 	}
 
 	seat->focus = container;