diff --git a/src/input/BBQ10Keyboard.cpp b/src/input/BBQ10Keyboard.cpp
index fa663d9b9..8f8399aef 100644
--- a/src/input/BBQ10Keyboard.cpp
+++ b/src/input/BBQ10Keyboard.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 #define CFG_NUMLOCK_INT (1 << 3)
 #define CFG_KEY_INT (1 << 4)
 #define CFG_PANIC_INT (1 << 5)
+#define CFG_REPORT_MODS (1 << 6)
+#define CFG_USE_MODS (1 << 7)
 
 #define INT_OVERFLOW (1 << 0)
 #define INT_CAPSLOCK (1 << 1)
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ void BBQ10Keyboard::reset()
         writeCallback(m_addr, _REG_RST, &data, 0);
     }
     delay(100);
+    writeRegister(_REG_CFG, readRegister8(_REG_CFG) | CFG_REPORT_MODS);
+    delay(100);
 }
 
 void BBQ10Keyboard::attachInterrupt(uint8_t pin, void (*func)(void)) const
diff --git a/src/input/BBQ10Keyboard.h b/src/input/BBQ10Keyboard.h
index da6de71d7..07d02308f 100644
--- a/src/input/BBQ10Keyboard.h
+++ b/src/input/BBQ10Keyboard.h
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@
 #include "configuration.h"
 #include <Wire.h>
 
+#define KEY_MOD_ALT (0x1A)
+#define KEY_MOD_SHL (0x1B)
+#define KEY_MOD_SHR (0x1C)
+#define KEY_MOD_SYM (0x1D)
+
 class BBQ10Keyboard
 {
   public:
diff --git a/src/input/kbI2cBase.cpp b/src/input/kbI2cBase.cpp
index 3289a665c..56d065070 100644
--- a/src/input/kbI2cBase.cpp
+++ b/src/input/kbI2cBase.cpp
@@ -78,21 +78,48 @@ int32_t KbI2cBase::runOnce()
                     e.inputEvent = meshtastic_ModuleConfig_CannedMessageConfig_InputEventChar_BACK;
                     e.kbchar = key.key;
                     break;
-                case 0x12: // sym shift+2
-                    e.inputEvent = meshtastic_ModuleConfig_CannedMessageConfig_InputEventChar_UP;
-                    e.kbchar = 0xb5;
+                case 'e': // sym e
+                case '2': // sym shift+2
+                    if (is_sym) {
+                        e.inputEvent = meshtastic_ModuleConfig_CannedMessageConfig_InputEventChar_UP;
+                        e.kbchar = 0xb5;
+                    } else {
+                        e.inputEvent = ANYKEY;
+                        e.kbchar = key.key;
+                    }
                     break;
-                case 0x18: // sym shift+8
-                    e.inputEvent = meshtastic_ModuleConfig_CannedMessageConfig_InputEventChar_DOWN;
-                    e.kbchar = 0xb6;
+                case 'x': // sym x
+                case '8': // sym shift+8
+                    if (is_sym) {
+                        e.inputEvent = meshtastic_ModuleConfig_CannedMessageConfig_InputEventChar_DOWN;
+                        e.kbchar = 0xb6;
+                    } else {
+                        e.inputEvent = ANYKEY;
+                        e.kbchar = key.key;
+                    }
                     break;
-                case 0x14: // Left (sym shift+4)
-                    e.inputEvent = meshtastic_ModuleConfig_CannedMessageConfig_InputEventChar_LEFT;
-                    e.kbchar = 0x00; // tweak for destSelect
+                case 's': // sym s
+                case '4': // Left (sym shift+4)
+                    if (is_sym) {
+                        e.inputEvent = meshtastic_ModuleConfig_CannedMessageConfig_InputEventChar_LEFT;
+                        e.kbchar = 0x00; // tweak for destSelect
+                    } else {
+                        e.inputEvent = ANYKEY;
+                        e.kbchar = key.key;
+                    }
                     break;
-                case 0x16: // Right (sym shift+6)
-                    e.inputEvent = meshtastic_ModuleConfig_CannedMessageConfig_InputEventChar_RIGHT;
-                    e.kbchar = 0x00; // tweak for destSelect
+                case 'f': // sym f
+                case '6': // Right (sym shift+6)
+                    if (is_sym) {
+                        e.inputEvent = meshtastic_ModuleConfig_CannedMessageConfig_InputEventChar_RIGHT;
+                        e.kbchar = 0x00; // tweak for destSelect
+                    } else {
+                        e.inputEvent = ANYKEY;
+                        e.kbchar = key.key;
+                    }
+                    break;
+                case KEY_MOD_SYM: // toggle SYM Key
+                    is_sym = !is_sym;
                     break;
                 case 0x0d: // Enter
                 case 0x0a: // apparently Enter on Q10 is a line feed instead of carriage return
diff --git a/src/input/kbI2cBase.h b/src/input/kbI2cBase.h
index 59c26e16d..35b9b0901 100644
--- a/src/input/kbI2cBase.h
+++ b/src/input/kbI2cBase.h
@@ -19,4 +19,5 @@ class KbI2cBase : public Observable<const InputEvent *>, public concurrency::OST
     TwoWire *i2cBus = 0;
 
     BBQ10Keyboard Q10keyboard;
+    bool is_sym = false;
 };