diff --git a/hw/m68k/Makefile.objs b/hw/m68k/Makefile.objs
index 482f8477b4..688002cac1 100644
--- a/hw/m68k/Makefile.objs
+++ b/hw/m68k/Makefile.objs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_AN5206) += an5206.o mcf5206.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MCF5208) += mcf5208.o mcf_intc.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NEXTCUBE) += next-kbd.o
diff --git a/hw/m68k/next-kbd.c b/hw/m68k/next-kbd.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2dff87be15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hw/m68k/next-kbd.c
@@ -0,0 +1,291 @@
+/*
+ * QEMU NeXT Keyboard/Mouse emulation
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 Bryce Lanham
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+ * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+ * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+ * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
+ * THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+ * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+ * THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * This is admittedly hackish, but works well enough for basic input. Mouse
+ * support will be added once we can boot something that needs the mouse.
+ */
+
+#include "qemu/osdep.h"
+#include "qemu/log.h"
+#include "exec/address-spaces.h"
+#include "hw/hw.h"
+#include "hw/sysbus.h"
+#include "hw/m68k/next-cube.h"
+#include "ui/console.h"
+#include "sysemu/sysemu.h"
+#include "migration/vmstate.h"
+
+#define NEXTKBD(obj) OBJECT_CHECK(NextKBDState, (obj), TYPE_NEXTKBD)
+
+/* following defintions from next68k netbsd */
+#define CSR_INT 0x00800000
+#define CSR_DATA 0x00400000
+
+#define KD_KEYMASK    0x007f
+#define KD_DIRECTION  0x0080 /* pressed or released */
+#define KD_CNTL       0x0100
+#define KD_LSHIFT     0x0200
+#define KD_RSHIFT     0x0400
+#define KD_LCOMM      0x0800
+#define KD_RCOMM      0x1000
+#define KD_LALT       0x2000
+#define KD_RALT       0x4000
+#define KD_VALID      0x8000 /* only set for scancode keys ? */
+#define KD_MODS       0x4f00
+
+#define KBD_QUEUE_SIZE 256
+
+typedef struct {
+    uint8_t data[KBD_QUEUE_SIZE];
+    int rptr, wptr, count;
+} KBDQueue;
+
+
+typedef struct NextKBDState {
+    SysBusDevice sbd;
+    MemoryRegion mr;
+    KBDQueue queue;
+    uint16_t shift;
+} NextKBDState;
+
+static void queue_code(void *opaque, int code);
+
+/* lots of magic numbers here */
+static uint32_t kbd_read_byte(void *opaque, hwaddr addr)
+{
+    switch (addr & 0x3) {
+    case 0x0:   /* 0xe000 */
+        return 0x80 | 0x20;
+
+    case 0x1:   /* 0xe001 */
+        return 0x80 | 0x40 | 0x20 | 0x10;
+
+    case 0x2:   /* 0xe002 */
+        /* returning 0x40 caused mach to hang */
+        return 0x10 | 0x2 | 0x1;
+
+    default:
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP, "NeXT kbd read byte %"HWADDR_PRIx"\n", addr);
+    }
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static uint32_t kbd_read_word(void *opaque, hwaddr addr)
+{
+    qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP, "NeXT kbd read word %"HWADDR_PRIx"\n", addr);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+/* even more magic numbers */
+static uint32_t kbd_read_long(void *opaque, hwaddr addr)
+{
+    int key = 0;
+    NextKBDState *s = NEXTKBD(opaque);
+    KBDQueue *q = &s->queue;
+
+    switch (addr & 0xf) {
+    case 0x0:   /* 0xe000 */
+        return 0xA0F09300;
+
+    case 0x8:   /* 0xe008 */
+        /* get keycode from buffer */
+        if (q->count > 0) {
+            key = q->data[q->rptr];
+            if (++q->rptr == KBD_QUEUE_SIZE) {
+                q->rptr = 0;
+            }
+
+            q->count--;
+
+            if (s->shift) {
+                key |= s->shift;
+            }
+
+            if (key & 0x80) {
+                return 0;
+            } else {
+                return 0x10000000 | KD_VALID | key;
+            }
+        } else {
+            return 0;
+        }
+
+    default:
+        qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP, "NeXT kbd read long %"HWADDR_PRIx"\n", addr);
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
+
+static uint64_t kbd_readfn(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, unsigned size)
+{
+    switch (size) {
+    case 1:
+        return kbd_read_byte(opaque, addr);
+    case 2:
+        return kbd_read_word(opaque, addr);
+    case 4:
+        return kbd_read_long(opaque, addr);
+    default:
+        g_assert_not_reached();
+    }
+}
+
+static void kbd_writefn(void *opaque, hwaddr addr, uint64_t value,
+                        unsigned size)
+{
+    qemu_log_mask(LOG_UNIMP, "NeXT kbd write: size=%u addr=0x%"HWADDR_PRIx
+                  "val=0x%"PRIx64"\n", size, addr, value);
+}
+
+static const MemoryRegionOps kbd_ops = {
+    .read = kbd_readfn,
+    .write = kbd_writefn,
+    .valid.min_access_size = 1,
+    .valid.max_access_size = 4,
+    .endianness = DEVICE_NATIVE_ENDIAN,
+};
+
+static void nextkbd_event(void *opaque, int ch)
+{
+    /*
+     * Will want to set vars for caps/num lock
+     * if (ch & 0x80) -> key release
+     * there's also e0 escaped scancodes that might need to be handled
+     */
+    queue_code(opaque, ch);
+}
+
+static const unsigned char next_keycodes[128] = {
+    0x00, 0x49, 0x4A, 0x4B, 0x4C, 0x4D, 0x50, 0x4F,
+    0x4E, 0x1E, 0x1F, 0x20, 0x1D, 0x1C, 0x1B, 0x00,
+    0x42, 0x43, 0x44, 0x45, 0x48, 0x47, 0x46, 0x06,
+    0x07, 0x08, 0x00, 0x00, 0x2A, 0x00, 0x39, 0x3A,
+    0x3B, 0x3C, 0x3D, 0x40, 0x3F, 0x3E, 0x2D, 0x2C,
+    0x2B, 0x26, 0x00, 0x00, 0x31, 0x32, 0x33, 0x34,
+    0x35, 0x37, 0x36, 0x2e, 0x2f, 0x30, 0x00, 0x00,
+    0x00, 0x38, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00,
+    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0,
+    0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0
+};
+
+static void queue_code(void *opaque, int code)
+{
+    NextKBDState *s = NEXTKBD(opaque);
+    KBDQueue *q = &s->queue;
+    int key = code & KD_KEYMASK;
+    int release = code & 0x80;
+    static int ext;
+
+    if (code == 0xE0) {
+        ext = 1;
+    }
+
+    if (code == 0x2A || code == 0x1D || code == 0x36) {
+        if (code == 0x2A) {
+            s->shift = KD_LSHIFT;
+        } else if (code == 0x36) {
+            s->shift = KD_RSHIFT;
+            ext = 0;
+        } else if (code == 0x1D && !ext) {
+            s->shift = KD_LCOMM;
+        } else if (code == 0x1D && ext) {
+            ext = 0;
+            s->shift = KD_RCOMM;
+        }
+        return;
+    } else if (code == (0x2A | 0x80) || code == (0x1D | 0x80) ||
+               code == (0x36 | 0x80)) {
+        s->shift = 0;
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (q->count >= KBD_QUEUE_SIZE) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    q->data[q->wptr] = next_keycodes[key] | release;
+
+    if (++q->wptr == KBD_QUEUE_SIZE) {
+        q->wptr = 0;
+    }
+
+    q->count++;
+
+    /*
+     * might need to actually trigger the NeXT irq, but as the keyboard works
+     * at the moment, I'll worry about it later
+     */
+    /* s->update_irq(s->update_arg, 1); */
+}
+
+static void nextkbd_reset(DeviceState *dev)
+{
+    NextKBDState *nks = NEXTKBD(dev);
+
+    memset(&nks->queue, 0, sizeof(KBDQueue));
+    nks->shift = 0;
+}
+
+static void nextkbd_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
+{
+    NextKBDState *s = NEXTKBD(dev);
+
+    memory_region_init_io(&s->mr, OBJECT(dev), &kbd_ops, s, "next.kbd", 0x1000);
+    sysbus_init_mmio(SYS_BUS_DEVICE(dev), &s->mr);
+
+    qemu_add_kbd_event_handler(nextkbd_event, s);
+}
+
+static const VMStateDescription nextkbd_vmstate = {
+    .name = TYPE_NEXTKBD,
+    .unmigratable = 1,    /* TODO: Implement this when m68k CPU is migratable */
+};
+
+static void nextkbd_class_init(ObjectClass *oc, void *data)
+{
+    DeviceClass *dc = DEVICE_CLASS(oc);
+
+    set_bit(DEVICE_CATEGORY_INPUT, dc->categories);
+    dc->vmsd = &nextkbd_vmstate;
+    dc->realize = nextkbd_realize;
+    dc->reset = nextkbd_reset;
+}
+
+static const TypeInfo nextkbd_info = {
+    .name          = TYPE_NEXTKBD,
+    .parent        = TYPE_SYS_BUS_DEVICE,
+    .instance_size = sizeof(NextKBDState),
+    .class_init    = nextkbd_class_init,
+};
+
+static void nextkbd_register_types(void)
+{
+    type_register_static(&nextkbd_info);
+}
+
+type_init(nextkbd_register_types)
diff --git a/include/hw/m68k/next-cube.h b/include/hw/m68k/next-cube.h
index 090c7c51aa..37f7ce3e34 100644
--- a/include/hw/m68k/next-cube.h
+++ b/include/hw/m68k/next-cube.h
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@
 
 #define TYPE_NEXTFB "next-fb"
 
+#define TYPE_NEXTKBD "next-kbd"
+
 #endif /* NEXT_CUBE_H */