diff --git a/backend/libinput/keyboard.c b/backend/libinput/keyboard.c
index 9ad41a78..f94f0103 100644
--- a/backend/libinput/keyboard.c
+++ b/backend/libinput/keyboard.c
@@ -8,11 +8,32 @@
 #include "common/log.h"
 #include "types.h"
 
+struct wlr_keyboard_state {
+	struct libinput_device *device;
+};
+
+static void wlr_libinput_keyboard_set_leds(struct wlr_keyboard_state *kbstate, uint32_t leds) {
+	libinput_device_led_update(kbstate->device, leds);
+}
+
+static void wlr_libinput_keyboard_destroy(struct wlr_keyboard_state *kbstate) {
+	libinput_device_unref(kbstate->device);
+	free(kbstate);
+}
+
+struct wlr_keyboard_impl impl = {
+	.destroy = wlr_libinput_keyboard_destroy,
+	.led_update = wlr_libinput_keyboard_set_leds
+};
+
 struct wlr_keyboard *wlr_libinput_keyboard_create(
 		struct libinput_device *device) {
 	assert(device);
+	struct wlr_keyboard_state *kbstate = calloc(1, sizeof(struct wlr_keyboard_state));
+	kbstate->device = device;
+	libinput_device_ref(device);
 	libinput_device_led_update(device, 0);
-	return wlr_keyboard_create(NULL, NULL);
+	return wlr_keyboard_create(&impl, kbstate);
 }
 
 void handle_keyboard_key(struct libinput_event *event,
diff --git a/example/shared.c b/example/shared.c
index 56cb89af..be1bdee7 100644
--- a/example/shared.c
+++ b/example/shared.c
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@
 #include <wlr/types.h>
 #include "shared.h"
 
+static void keyboard_led_update(struct keyboard_state *kbstate) {
+	uint32_t leds = 0;
+	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < WLR_LED_LAST; ++i) {
+		if (xkb_state_led_index_is_active(kbstate->xkb_state, kbstate->leds[i])) {
+			leds |= (1 << i);
+		}
+	}
+	wlr_keyboard_led_update(kbstate->device->keyboard, leds);
+}
+
 static void keyboard_key_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct wlr_keyboard_key *event = data;
 	struct keyboard_state *kbstate = wl_container_of(listener, kbstate, key);
@@ -33,6 +43,7 @@ static void keyboard_key_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	}
 	xkb_state_update_key(kbstate->xkb_state, keycode,
 		event->state == WLR_KEY_PRESSED ?  XKB_KEY_DOWN : XKB_KEY_UP);
+	keyboard_led_update(kbstate);
 }
 
 static void keyboard_add(struct wlr_input_device *device, struct compositor_state *state) {
@@ -68,6 +79,14 @@ static void keyboard_add(struct wlr_input_device *device, struct compositor_stat
 		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create XKB state\n");
 		exit(1);
 	}
+	const char *led_names[3] = {
+		XKB_LED_NAME_NUM,
+		XKB_LED_NAME_CAPS,
+		XKB_LED_NAME_SCROLL
+	};
+	for (uint32_t i = 0; i < 3; ++i) {
+		kbstate->leds[i] = xkb_map_led_get_index(kbstate->keymap, led_names[i]);
+	}
 }
 
 static void pointer_motion_notify(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
diff --git a/example/shared.h b/example/shared.h
index 173a5719..6d533443 100644
--- a/example/shared.h
+++ b/example/shared.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct keyboard_state {
 	struct wl_list link;
 	struct xkb_keymap *keymap;
 	struct xkb_state *xkb_state;
+	xkb_led_index_t leds[WLR_LED_LAST];
 	void *data;
 };
 
diff --git a/include/types.h b/include/types.h
index 2063c3f5..54aa5606 100644
--- a/include/types.h
+++ b/include/types.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ void wlr_output_free(struct wlr_output *output);
 
 struct wlr_keyboard_impl {
 	void (*destroy)(struct wlr_keyboard_state *state);
+	void (*led_update)(struct wlr_keyboard_state *state, uint32_t leds);
 };
 
 struct wlr_keyboard *wlr_keyboard_create(struct wlr_keyboard_impl *impl,
diff --git a/include/wlr/types.h b/include/wlr/types.h
index 2ca73cc2..1d2abab5 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types.h
@@ -53,18 +53,28 @@ void wlr_output_destroy(struct wlr_output *output);
 void wlr_output_effective_resolution(struct wlr_output *output,
 		int *width, int *height);
 
+enum WLR_KEYBOARD_LED {
+	WLR_LED_NUM_LOCK = 1,
+	WLR_LED_CAPS_LOCK = 2,
+	WLR_LED_SCROLL_LOCK = 4,
+	WLR_LED_LAST
+};
+
 struct wlr_keyboard_state;
 struct wlr_keyboard_impl;
 
 struct wlr_keyboard {
 	struct wlr_keyboard_state *state;
 	struct wlr_keyboard_impl *impl;
+	uint32_t leds;
 
 	struct {
 		struct wl_signal key;
 	} events;
 };
 
+void wlr_keyboard_led_update(struct wlr_keyboard *keyboard, uint32_t leds);
+
 enum wlr_key_state {
 	WLR_KEY_RELEASED,
 	WLR_KEY_PRESSED,
diff --git a/types/wlr_keyboard.c b/types/wlr_keyboard.c
index 32728c78..c2ad5c49 100644
--- a/types/wlr_keyboard.c
+++ b/types/wlr_keyboard.c
@@ -21,3 +21,9 @@ void wlr_keyboard_destroy(struct wlr_keyboard *kb) {
 	}
 	free(kb);
 }
+
+void wlr_keyboard_led_update(struct wlr_keyboard *kb, uint32_t leds) {
+	if (kb->impl) {
+		kb->impl->led_update(kb->state, leds);
+	}
+}