diff --git a/docs/labwc-config.5.scd b/docs/labwc-config.5.scd
index 8f37ea89..a68ab7e0 100644
--- a/docs/labwc-config.5.scd
+++ b/docs/labwc-config.5.scd
@@ -268,14 +268,22 @@ Therefore, where multiple objects of the same kind are required (for example
 
 ## KEYBOARD
 
-*<keyboard><keybind key="">*
-	Define a key binding in the format *modifier-key*, where supported
+*<keyboard><keybind key="" layoutDependent="">*
+	Define a *key* binding in the format *modifier-key*, where supported
 	modifiers include S (shift); C (control); A (alt); W (super). Unlike
 	Openbox, multiple space-separated key combinations and key-chains are
 	not supported. The application "wev" (wayland event viewer) is packaged
 	in a lot of distributions and can be used to view all available
 	keynames.
 
+	*layoutDependent* [yes|no]
+	Make this specific keybind depend on the currently active keyboard
+	layout. If enabled, a keybind using a key which does not exist in
+	the currently active layout will not be executed. The physical key
+	to trigger a keybind may also change along with the active layout.
+	If set to "no" (or is absent) the keybind will be layout agnostic.
+	Default is no.
+
 *<keyboard><keybind key=""><action name="">*
 	Keybind action. See labwc-action(5)
 
diff --git a/include/config/keybind.h b/include/config/keybind.h
index 82dabf9f..c61392aa 100644
--- a/include/config/keybind.h
+++ b/include/config/keybind.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ struct keybind {
 	uint32_t modifiers;
 	xkb_keysym_t *keysyms;
 	size_t keysyms_len;
+	bool use_syms_only;
 	xkb_keycode_t keycodes[MAX_KEYCODES];
 	size_t keycodes_len;
 	int keycodes_layout;
diff --git a/src/config/keybind.c b/src/config/keybind.c
index 54a15e90..f741b2bd 100644
--- a/src/config/keybind.c
+++ b/src/config/keybind.c
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ update_keycodes_iter(struct xkb_keymap *keymap, xkb_keycode_t key, void *data)
 			/* Prevent storing keycodes from multiple layouts */
 			continue;
 		}
+		if (keybind->use_syms_only) {
+			continue;
+		}
 		for (int i = 0; i < nr_syms; i++) {
 			xkb_keysym_t sym = syms[i];
 			for (size_t j = 0; j < keybind->keysyms_len; j++) {
diff --git a/src/config/rcxml.c b/src/config/rcxml.c
index 5b079cae..c8da660b 100644
--- a/src/config/rcxml.c
+++ b/src/config/rcxml.c
@@ -267,6 +267,8 @@ fill_keybind(char *nodename, char *content)
 	} else if (!current_keybind) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "expect <keybind key=\"\"> element first. "
 			"nodename: '%s' content: '%s'", nodename, content);
+	} else if (!strcasecmp(nodename, "layoutDependent")) {
+		set_bool(content, &current_keybind->use_syms_only);
 	} else if (!strcmp(nodename, "name.action")) {
 		current_keybind_action = action_create(content);
 		if (current_keybind_action) {