diff --git a/system/keyboard.nix b/system/keyboard.nix
index 7691343..bdb9f24 100644
--- a/system/keyboard.nix
+++ b/system/keyboard.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@
         "main" = {
           # Some programs don't respect colemaks capslock bind, so we force it here
           "capslock" = "backspace";
+
+          # keyd has incorrect defaults :/
+          "leftshift" = "leftshift";
+          "rightshift" = "rightshift";
+          "leftalt" = "leftalt";
+          "rightalt" = "rightalt";
+          "leftcontrol" = "leftcontrol";
+          "rightcontrol" = "rightcontrol";
+          "leftmeta" = "leftmeta";
+          "rightmeta" = "rightmeta";
         };
       };
     };