diff --git a/packages/plugin-devtools/assets/DevTools.css b/packages/plugin-devtools/assets/DevTools.css
index 8c439fea8..cfb5a1813 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-devtools/assets/DevTools.css
+++ b/packages/plugin-devtools/assets/DevTools.css
@@ -360,3 +360,25 @@ devtools-info devtools-about devtools-id {
     color: #76526c;
     font-size: smaller;
 }
+
+/* Keystrokes display */
+#keys_log {
+    opacity: 0;
+    padding: 5px;
+    z-index: 100000;
+    margin: 25px;
+    position: fixed;
+    top: 0px;
+    background-color: #875A7B;
+    color: white;
+    font-size: 25px;
+    border: 1px solid #68465f;
+    border-radius: 10px;
+    -webkit-box-shadow: 2px 2px 5px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.42);
+    -moz-box-shadow: 2px 2px 5px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.42);
+    box-shadow: 2px 2px 5px 0px rgba(0,0,0,0.42);
+}
+#keys_log.has-key {
+    transition: opacity .5s;
+    opacity: 1;
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-devtools/assets/DevTools.xml b/packages/plugin-devtools/assets/DevTools.xml
index f35acfb9a..1ae5a36be 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-devtools/assets/DevTools.xml
+++ b/packages/plugin-devtools/assets/DevTools.xml
@@ -494,7 +494,10 @@
             <devtools-button t-on-click="openTab('modes')" t-att-class="{
                 selected: state.currentTab == 'modes',
             }">Modes</devtools-button>
-            <devtools-button t-on-click="inspectDom()">&#128269;</devtools-button>
+            <devtools-button t-on-click="inspectDom()" title="Inspect document">&#128269;</devtools-button>
+            <devtools-button t-on-click="toggleKeystrokes()" t-att-class="{
+                selected: state.displayKeystrokes,
+            }" title="Log keystrokes">🅺</devtools-button>
         </devtools-navbar>
         <t t-if="!state.closed">
             <InspectorComponent isOpen="state.currentTab == 'inspector'" t-ref="inspector"/>
diff --git a/packages/plugin-devtools/src/components/DevToolsComponent.ts b/packages/plugin-devtools/src/components/DevToolsComponent.ts
index ccfc8b84b..b93258f0e 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-devtools/src/components/DevToolsComponent.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-devtools/src/components/DevToolsComponent.ts
@@ -7,14 +7,17 @@ import { OwlComponent } from '../../../plugin-owl/src/OwlComponent';
 import { CommandIdentifier, CommandParams } from '../../../core/src/Dispatcher';
 import { nodeName } from '../../../utils/src/utils';
 import { hooks } from '@odoo/owl';
+import { ProcessKeydownParams } from '../../../plugin-dom-layout/src/DomLayout';
 
-////////////////////////////// todo: use API ///////////////////////////////////
+const keystrokeDiv = document.createElement('div');
+keystrokeDiv.id = 'keys_log';
 
 interface DevToolsState {
     closed: boolean; // Are the devtools open?
     height: number; // In px
     currentTab: string; // Name of the current tab
     commands: Array<[CommandIdentifier, CommandParams]>;
+    displayKeystrokes: boolean;
 }
 
 export class DevToolsComponent<T = {}> extends OwlComponent<T> {
@@ -33,18 +36,34 @@ export class DevToolsComponent<T = {}> extends OwlComponent<T> {
         currentTab: 'inspector',
         height: 300,
         commands: [], // Stack of all commands executed since init.
+        displayKeystrokes: false,
     };
-    localStorage = ['closed', 'currentTab', 'height'];
+    localStorage = ['closed', 'currentTab', 'height', 'displayKeystrokes'];
     // For resizing/opening (see toggleClosed)
     _heightOnLastMousedown: number;
 
     async willStart(): Promise<void> {
         this.env.editor.dispatcher.registerCommandHook('*', this.addCommand.bind(this));
         this.env.editor.dispatcher.registerCommandHook('@commit', this.render.bind(this));
+        this.env.editor.dispatcher.registerCommandHook(
+            '@layout-keydown',
+            this.displayKeystroke.bind(this),
+        );
         return super.willStart();
     }
+    async mounted(): Promise<void> {
+        if (this.state.displayKeystrokes) {
+            if (!document.getElementById('keys_log')) {
+                document.body.appendChild(keystrokeDiv);
+            }
+        }
+        return super.mounted();
+    }
     willUnmount(): void {
         this.state.commands = [];
+        if (this.state.displayKeystrokes && keystrokeDiv.parentNode === document.body) {
+            document.body.removeChild(keystrokeDiv);
+        }
     }
 
     //--------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -69,6 +88,45 @@ export class DevToolsComponent<T = {}> extends OwlComponent<T> {
         this.state.currentTab = 'inspector';
         (this.inspectorRef.comp as InspectorComponent)?.inspectDom();
     }
+    /**
+     * Toggle display keystrokes.
+     */
+    toggleKeystrokes(): void {
+        this.state.displayKeystrokes = !this.state.displayKeystrokes;
+        if (this.state.displayKeystrokes) {
+            if (!document.getElementById('keys_log')) {
+                document.body.appendChild(keystrokeDiv);
+            }
+        } else if (keystrokeDiv.parentNode === document.body) {
+            document.body.removeChild(keystrokeDiv);
+        }
+    }
+    /**
+     * Display the key hit on the screen.
+     *
+     * @param params
+     */
+    displayKeystroke(params: ProcessKeydownParams): void {
+        if (!this.state.displayKeystrokes) return;
+        const ev = params.event;
+        keystrokeDiv.textContent = '';
+        keystrokeDiv.className = '';
+        if (['Control', 'Alt', 'Shift', 'Meta'].includes(ev.key)) {
+            keystrokeDiv.className = 'has-key';
+            keystrokeDiv.textContent = `'${ev.key}'`;
+        } else if (ev.key) {
+            keystrokeDiv.className = 'has-key';
+            const keyModifiers = [
+                ev.metaKey ? 'Meta+' : false,
+                ev.ctrlKey ? 'Ctrl+' : false,
+                ev.shiftKey ? 'Shift+' : false,
+                ev.altKey ? 'Alt+' : false,
+            ]
+                .filter(mod => mod)
+                .join('');
+            keystrokeDiv.textContent = `${keyModifiers}'${ev.key}'`;
+        }
+    }
     /**
      * Add the recent dispatching of the given command with the given arguments.
      */
diff --git a/packages/plugin-dom-layout/src/DomLayout.ts b/packages/plugin-dom-layout/src/DomLayout.ts
index 404d13472..e557c8a8b 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-dom-layout/src/DomLayout.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-dom-layout/src/DomLayout.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import { ZoneXmlDomParser } from './ZoneXmlDomParser';
 import { LayoutContainerDomObjectRenderer } from './LayoutContainerDomObjectRenderer';
 import { ZoneIdentifier, ZoneNode } from '../../plugin-layout/src/ZoneNode';
 import { Keymap } from '../../plugin-keymap/src/Keymap';
-import { CommandIdentifier } from '../../core/src/Dispatcher';
+import { CommandIdentifier, CommandParams } from '../../core/src/Dispatcher';
 import { ActionableDomObjectRenderer } from './ActionableDomObjectRenderer';
 import { ActionableGroupDomObjectRenderer } from './ActionableGroupDomObjectRenderer';
 import { ActionableGroupSelectItemDomObjectRenderer } from './ActionableGroupSelectItemDomObjectRenderer';
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ export interface DomLayoutConfig extends JWPluginConfig {
     componentZones?: [ComponentId, ZoneIdentifier[]][];
     pressedActionablesClassName?: string;
 }
+export interface ProcessKeydownParams extends CommandParams {
+    event: KeyboardEvent;
+}
 
 export class DomLayout<T extends DomLayoutConfig = DomLayoutConfig> extends JWPlugin<T> {
     static dependencies = [DomObjectRenderer, Parser, Renderer, Layout, Keymap];
@@ -129,6 +132,9 @@ export class DomLayout<T extends DomLayoutConfig = DomLayoutConfig> extends JWPl
         event: KeyboardEvent,
         processingContext: ExecutionContext = this.editor,
     ): Promise<CommandIdentifier> {
+        await this.editor.dispatcher.dispatchHooks('@layout-keydown', {
+            event: event,
+        } as ProcessKeydownParams);
         if (
             this.focusedNode &&
             ['INPUT', 'SELECT', 'TEXTAREA'].includes(nodeName(this.focusedNode))