diff --git a/sdl.c b/sdl.c
index 981922102d..e4e6bc43a7 100644
--- a/sdl.c
+++ b/sdl.c
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__APPLE__)
+#define CONFIG_SDL_GENERIC_KBD
+#endif
+
 static SDL_Surface *screen;
 static int gui_grab; /* if true, all keyboard/mouse events are grabbed */
 static int last_vm_running;
@@ -63,6 +67,126 @@ static void sdl_resize(DisplayState *ds, int w, int h)
     ds->depth = screen->format->BitsPerPixel;
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SDL_GENERIC_KBD
+
+/* XXX: use keymap tables defined in the VNC patch because the
+   following code suppose you have a US keyboard. */
+
+static const uint8_t scancodes[SDLK_LAST] = {
+    [SDLK_ESCAPE]   = 0x01,
+    [SDLK_1]        = 0x02,
+    [SDLK_2]        = 0x03,
+    [SDLK_3]        = 0x04,
+    [SDLK_4]        = 0x05,
+    [SDLK_5]        = 0x06,
+    [SDLK_6]        = 0x07,
+    [SDLK_7]        = 0x08,
+    [SDLK_8]        = 0x09,
+    [SDLK_9]        = 0x0a,
+    [SDLK_0]        = 0x0b,
+    [SDLK_MINUS]    = 0x0c,
+    [SDLK_EQUALS]   = 0x0d,
+    [SDLK_BACKSPACE]        = 0x0e,
+    [SDLK_TAB]      = 0x0f,
+    [SDLK_q]        = 0x10,
+    [SDLK_w]        = 0x11,
+    [SDLK_e]        = 0x12,
+    [SDLK_r]        = 0x13,
+    [SDLK_t]        = 0x14,
+    [SDLK_y]        = 0x15,
+    [SDLK_u]        = 0x16,
+    [SDLK_i]        = 0x17,
+    [SDLK_o]        = 0x18,
+    [SDLK_p]        = 0x19,
+    [SDLK_LEFTBRACKET]      = 0x1a,
+    [SDLK_RIGHTBRACKET]     = 0x1b,
+    [SDLK_RETURN]   = 0x1c,
+    [SDLK_LCTRL]    = 0x1d,
+    [SDLK_a]        = 0x1e,
+    [SDLK_s]        = 0x1f,
+    [SDLK_d]        = 0x20,
+    [SDLK_f]        = 0x21,
+    [SDLK_g]        = 0x22,
+    [SDLK_h]        = 0x23,
+    [SDLK_j]        = 0x24,
+    [SDLK_k]        = 0x25,
+    [SDLK_l]        = 0x26,
+    [SDLK_SEMICOLON]        = 0x27,
+    [SDLK_QUOTE]    = 0x28,
+    [SDLK_BACKQUOTE]        = 0x29,
+    [SDLK_LSHIFT]   = 0x2a,
+    [SDLK_BACKSLASH]        = 0x2b,
+    [SDLK_z]        = 0x2c,
+    [SDLK_x]        = 0x2d,
+    [SDLK_c]        = 0x2e,
+    [SDLK_v]        = 0x2f,
+    [SDLK_b]        = 0x30,
+    [SDLK_n]        = 0x31,
+    [SDLK_m]        = 0x32,
+    [SDLK_COMMA]    = 0x33,
+    [SDLK_PERIOD]   = 0x34,
+    [SDLK_SLASH]    = 0x35,
+    [SDLK_KP_MULTIPLY]      = 0x37,
+    [SDLK_LALT]     = 0x38,
+    [SDLK_SPACE]    = 0x39,
+    [SDLK_CAPSLOCK] = 0x3a,
+    [SDLK_F1]       = 0x3b,
+    [SDLK_F2]       = 0x3c,
+    [SDLK_F3]       = 0x3d,
+    [SDLK_F4]       = 0x3e,
+    [SDLK_F5]       = 0x3f,
+    [SDLK_F6]       = 0x40,
+    [SDLK_F7]       = 0x41,
+    [SDLK_F8]       = 0x42,
+    [SDLK_F9]       = 0x43,
+    [SDLK_F10]      = 0x44,
+    [SDLK_NUMLOCK]  = 0x45,
+    [SDLK_SCROLLOCK]        = 0x46,
+    [SDLK_KP7]      = 0x47,
+    [SDLK_KP8]      = 0x48,
+    [SDLK_KP9]      = 0x49,
+    [SDLK_KP_MINUS] = 0x4a,
+    [SDLK_KP4]      = 0x4b,
+    [SDLK_KP5]      = 0x4c,
+    [SDLK_KP6]      = 0x4d,
+    [SDLK_KP_PLUS]  = 0x4e,
+    [SDLK_KP1]      = 0x4f,
+    [SDLK_KP2]      = 0x50,
+    [SDLK_KP3]      = 0x51,
+    [SDLK_KP0]      = 0x52,
+    [SDLK_KP_PERIOD]        = 0x53,
+    [SDLK_PRINT]    = 0x54,
+    [SDLK_LMETA]    = 0x56,
+
+    [SDLK_KP_ENTER]  = 0x9c,
+    [SDLK_KP_DIVIDE] = 0xb5,
+    
+    [SDLK_UP]       = 0xc8,
+    [SDLK_DOWN]     = 0xd0,
+    [SDLK_RIGHT]    = 0xcd,
+    [SDLK_LEFT]     = 0xcb,
+    [SDLK_INSERT]   = 0xd2,
+    [SDLK_HOME]     = 0xc7,
+    [SDLK_END]      = 0xcf,
+    [SDLK_PAGEUP]   = 0xc9,
+    [SDLK_PAGEDOWN] = 0xd1,
+    [SDLK_DELETE]   = 0xd3,
+};
+
+static uint8_t sdl_keyevent_to_keycode(const SDL_KeyboardEvent *ev)
+{
+    return scancodes[ev->keysym.sym];
+}
+
+#elif defined(_WIN32)
+
+static uint8_t sdl_keyevent_to_keycode(const SDL_KeyboardEvent *ev)
+{
+    return ev->keysym.scancode;
+}
+
+#else
+
 static const uint8_t x_keycode_to_pc_keycode[61] = {
    0xc7,      /*  97  Home   */
    0xc8,      /*  98  Up     */
@@ -127,6 +251,27 @@ static const uint8_t x_keycode_to_pc_keycode[61] = {
    0x53,         /* 157 KP_Del */
 };
 
+static uint8_t sdl_keyevent_to_keycode(const SDL_KeyboardEvent *ev)
+{
+    int keycode;
+
+    keycode = ev->keysym.scancode;
+
+    if (keycode < 9) {
+        keycode = 0;
+    } else if (keycode < 97) {
+        keycode -= 8; /* just an offset */
+    } else if (keycode < 158) {
+        /* use conversion table */
+        keycode = x_keycode_to_pc_keycode[keycode - 97];
+    } else {
+        keycode = 0;
+    }
+    return keycode;
+}
+
+#endif
+
 static void sdl_process_key(SDL_KeyboardEvent *ev)
 {
     int keycode, v, i;
@@ -144,22 +289,7 @@ static void sdl_process_key(SDL_KeyboardEvent *ev)
     }
 
     /* XXX: not portable, but avoids complicated mappings */
-    keycode = ev->keysym.scancode;
-
-    /* XXX: windows version may not work: 0xe0/0xe1 should be trapped
-       ? */
-#ifndef _WIN32
-    if (keycode < 9) {
-        keycode = 0;
-    } else if (keycode < 97) {
-        keycode -= 8; /* just an offset */
-    } else if (keycode < 158) {
-        /* use conversion table */
-        keycode = x_keycode_to_pc_keycode[keycode - 97];
-    } else {
-        keycode = 0;
-    }
-#endif
+    keycode = sdl_keyevent_to_keycode(ev);
 
     switch(keycode) {
     case 0x00: