diff --git a/src/config/keybind.c b/src/config/keybind.c
index d26082bc..b69a8fac 100644
--- a/src/config/keybind.c
+++ b/src/config/keybind.c
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ keybind_create(const char *keybind)
 		if (modifier != 0) {
 			k->modifiers |= modifier;
 		} else {
-			xkb_keysym_t sym = xkb_keysym_from_name(
-				symname, XKB_KEYSYM_CASE_INSENSITIVE);
+			xkb_keysym_t sym = xkb_keysym_to_lower(
+				xkb_keysym_from_name(symname, XKB_KEYSYM_CASE_INSENSITIVE));
 			if (sym == XKB_KEY_NoSymbol) {
 				wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "unknown keybind (%s)", symname);
 				free(k);
diff --git a/src/keyboard.c b/src/keyboard.c
index dd1452ec..1be8d7a0 100644
--- a/src/keyboard.c
+++ b/src/keyboard.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ handle_keybinding(struct server *server, uint32_t modifiers, xkb_keysym_t sym)
 			continue;
 		}
 		for (size_t i = 0; i < keybind->keysyms_len; i++) {
-			if (sym == keybind->keysyms[i]) {
+			if (xkb_keysym_to_lower(sym) == keybind->keysyms[i]) {
 				action(server, keybind->action,
 				       keybind->command);
 				return true;