diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-input.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-input.c
index 6fe183e93..401e87fb2 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-input.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-input.c
@@ -1692,7 +1692,8 @@ add_device(struct xwl_seat *xwl_seat,
     dev->public.devicePrivate = xwl_seat;
     dev->type = SLAVE;
     dev->spriteInfo->spriteOwner = FALSE;
-    dev->ignoreXkbActionsBehaviors = TRUE;
+    if (!xwl_seat->xwl_screen->is_gamescope)
+        dev->ignoreXkbActionsBehaviors = TRUE;
 
     return dev;
 }
@@ -3656,7 +3657,8 @@ InitInput(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     mieqInit();
 
-    inputInfo.keyboard->ignoreXkbActionsBehaviors = TRUE;
+    if (!xwl_screen->is_gamescope)
+        inputInfo.keyboard->ignoreXkbActionsBehaviors = TRUE;
     xwl_screen->input_registry = wl_display_get_registry(xwl_screen->display);
     wl_registry_add_listener(xwl_screen->input_registry, &input_listener,
                              xwl_screen);
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
index 5ccf0ee50..10b98132c 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
@@ -554,6 +554,9 @@ registry_global(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry, uint32_t id,
         xwl_screen->fractional_scale_manager =
             wl_registry_bind(registry, id, &wp_fractional_scale_manager_v1_interface, 1);
     }
+    else if (strcmp(interface, "gamescope_private") == 0) {
+        xwl_screen->is_gamescope = TRUE;
+    }
 #ifdef XWL_HAS_GLAMOR
     else if (xwl_screen->glamor) {
         xwl_glamor_init_wl_registry(xwl_screen, registry, id, interface,
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h
index ffbaa09e7..71ff57334 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct xwl_screen {
     int wm_client_id;
     int expecting_event;
     enum RootClipMode root_clip_mode;
+    Bool is_gamescope;
 
     Bool active;
     int rootless;