diff --git a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
index 133508f0..2f5660df 100644
--- a/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
+++ b/src/debug/HyprCtl.cpp
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ R"#(    {
                 escapeJSONStrings(k.currentRules.variant).c_str(),
                 escapeJSONStrings(k.currentRules.options).c_str(),
                 escapeJSONStrings(KM).c_str(),
-                (&k == g_pInputManager->m_pActiveKeyboard ? "true" : "false")
+                (k.active ? "true" : "false")
             );
         }
 
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ R"#(    {
 
         for (auto& k : g_pInputManager->m_lKeyboards) {
             const auto KM = g_pInputManager->getActiveLayoutForKeyboard(&k);
-            result += getFormat("\tKeyboard at %x:\n\t\t%s\n\t\t\trules: r \"%s\", m \"%s\", l \"%s\", v \"%s\", o \"%s\"\n\t\t\tactive keymap: %s\n\t\t\tmain: %s\n", &k, k.keyboard->name, k.currentRules.rules.c_str(), k.currentRules.model.c_str(), k.currentRules.layout.c_str(), k.currentRules.variant.c_str(), k.currentRules.options.c_str(), KM.c_str(), (&k == g_pInputManager->m_pActiveKeyboard ? "yes" : "no"));
+            result += getFormat("\tKeyboard at %x:\n\t\t%s\n\t\t\trules: r \"%s\", m \"%s\", l \"%s\", v \"%s\", o \"%s\"\n\t\t\tactive keymap: %s\n\t\t\tmain: %s\n", &k, k.keyboard->name, k.currentRules.rules.c_str(), k.currentRules.model.c_str(), k.currentRules.layout.c_str(), k.currentRules.variant.c_str(), k.currentRules.options.c_str(), KM.c_str(), (k.active ? "yes" : "no"));
         }
 
         result += "\n\nTablets:\n";
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index b002864d..f8899f62 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -444,13 +444,12 @@ void CInputManager::newKeyboard(wlr_input_device* keyboard) {
     PNEWKEYBOARD->hyprListener_keyboardKeymap.initCallback(&wlr_keyboard_from_input_device(keyboard)->events.keymap, [&](void* owner, void* data) {
         const auto PKEYBOARD = (SKeyboard*)owner;
 
-        if (PKEYBOARD == m_pActiveKeyboard)
-            g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"activelayout", getActiveLayoutForKeyboard(PKEYBOARD)}, true); // force as this should ALWAYS be sent
+        g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"activelayout", PKEYBOARD->name + "," +getActiveLayoutForKeyboard(PKEYBOARD)}, true); // force as this should ALWAYS be sent
         
     }, PNEWKEYBOARD, "Keyboard");
 
-    if (m_pActiveKeyboard)
-        m_pActiveKeyboard->active = false;
+    disableAllKeyboards(false);
+    
     m_pActiveKeyboard = PNEWKEYBOARD;
 
     PNEWKEYBOARD->active = true;
@@ -477,9 +476,15 @@ void CInputManager::newVirtualKeyboard(wlr_input_device* keyboard) {
     PNEWKEYBOARD->hyprListener_keyboardMod.initCallback(&wlr_keyboard_from_input_device(keyboard)->events.modifiers, &Events::listener_keyboardMod, PNEWKEYBOARD, "Keyboard");
     PNEWKEYBOARD->hyprListener_keyboardKey.initCallback(&wlr_keyboard_from_input_device(keyboard)->events.key, &Events::listener_keyboardKey, PNEWKEYBOARD, "Keyboard");
     PNEWKEYBOARD->hyprListener_keyboardDestroy.initCallback(&keyboard->events.destroy, &Events::listener_keyboardDestroy, PNEWKEYBOARD, "Keyboard");
+    PNEWKEYBOARD->hyprListener_keyboardKeymap.initCallback(&wlr_keyboard_from_input_device(keyboard)->events.keymap, [&](void* owner, void* data) {
+        const auto PKEYBOARD = (SKeyboard*)owner;
+
+        g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"activelayout", PKEYBOARD->name + "," +getActiveLayoutForKeyboard(PKEYBOARD)}, true); // force as this should ALWAYS be sent
+        
+    }, PNEWKEYBOARD, "Keyboard");
+
+    disableAllKeyboards(true);
 
-    if (m_pActiveKeyboard)
-        m_pActiveKeyboard->active = false;
     m_pActiveKeyboard = PNEWKEYBOARD;
 
     PNEWKEYBOARD->active = true;
@@ -594,8 +599,7 @@ void CInputManager::applyConfigToKeyboard(SKeyboard* pKeyboard) {
     xkb_keymap_unref(KEYMAP);
     xkb_context_unref(CONTEXT);
 
-    if (pKeyboard == m_pActiveKeyboard)
-        g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"activelayout", getActiveLayoutForKeyboard(pKeyboard)}, true); // force as this should ALWAYS be sent
+    g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"activelayout", pKeyboard->name + "," +getActiveLayoutForKeyboard(pKeyboard)}, true); // force as this should ALWAYS be sent
 
     Debug::log(LOG, "Set the keyboard layout to %s and variant to %s for keyboard \"%s\"", rules.layout, rules.variant, pKeyboard->keyboard->name);
 } 
@@ -756,8 +760,7 @@ void CInputManager::onKeyboardMod(void* data, SKeyboard* pKeyboard) {
     if (PWLRKB->modifiers.group != pKeyboard->activeLayout) {
 		pKeyboard->activeLayout = PWLRKB->modifiers.group;
 
-		if (pKeyboard == m_pActiveKeyboard)
-            g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"activelayout", getActiveLayoutForKeyboard(pKeyboard)}, true); // force as this should ALWAYS be sent
+        g_pEventManager->postEvent(SHyprIPCEvent{"activelayout", pKeyboard->name + "," + getActiveLayoutForKeyboard(pKeyboard)}, true); // force as this should ALWAYS be sent
 	}
 }
 
@@ -930,3 +933,13 @@ std::string CInputManager::getActiveLayoutForKeyboard(SKeyboard* pKeyboard) {
 
     return "none";
 }
+
+void CInputManager::disableAllKeyboards(bool virt) {
+
+    for (auto& k : m_lKeyboards) {
+        if (k.isVirtual != virt)
+            continue;
+
+        k.active = false;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.hpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.hpp
index 2db6c5a9..9ced0e8d 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.hpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.hpp
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ private:
     void            processMouseDownNormal(wlr_pointer_button_event* e);
     void            processMouseDownKill(wlr_pointer_button_event* e);
 
+    void            disableAllKeyboards(bool virt = false);
+
     uint32_t        m_uiCapabilities = 0;
 
     void            mouseMoveUnified(uint32_t, bool refocus = false);