diff --git a/src/ext-protocol/dwl-ipc.h b/src/ext-protocol/dwl-ipc.h
index c5747ea..eafc241 100644
--- a/src/ext-protocol/dwl-ipc.h
+++ b/src/ext-protocol/dwl-ipc.h
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ void dwl_ipc_output_printstatus_to(DwlIpcOutput *ipc_output) {
 	Monitor *monitor = ipc_output->mon;
 	Client *c, *focused;
 	struct wlr_keyboard *keyboard;
+	xkb_layout_index_t current;
 	int tagmask, state, numclients, focused_client, tag;
 	const char *title, *appid, *symbol, *kb_layout;
 	focused = focustop(monitor);
@@ -141,8 +142,10 @@ void dwl_ipc_output_printstatus_to(DwlIpcOutput *ipc_output) {
 	symbol = monitor->pertag->ltidxs[monitor->pertag->curtag]->symbol;
 
 	keyboard = &kb_group->wlr_group->keyboard;
+	current = xkb_state_serialize_layout(keyboard->xkb_state,
+										 XKB_STATE_LAYOUT_EFFECTIVE);
 	kb_layout =
-		get_layout_abbr(xkb_keymap_layout_get_name(keyboard->keymap, 0));
+		get_layout_abbr(xkb_keymap_layout_get_name(keyboard->keymap, current));
 
 	zdwl_ipc_output_v2_send_layout(
 		ipc_output->resource,