diff --git a/anvil/src/udev.rs b/anvil/src/udev.rs
index 97695ce..3232fcf 100644
--- a/anvil/src/udev.rs
+++ b/anvil/src/udev.rs
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ pub fn run_udev(mut display: Display, mut event_loop: EventLoop<()>, log: Logger
 
     let pointer = w_seat.add_pointer();
     let keyboard = w_seat
-        .add_keyboard(XkbConfig::default(), 1000, 500)
+        .add_keyboard(XkbConfig::default(), 1000, 500, |_, _| {})
         .expect("Failed to initialize the keyboard");
 
     let (output, _output_global) = Output::new(
diff --git a/anvil/src/winit.rs b/anvil/src/winit.rs
index 29566bb..9d4d479 100644
--- a/anvil/src/winit.rs
+++ b/anvil/src/winit.rs
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pub fn run_winit(display: &mut Display, event_loop: &mut EventLoop<()>, log: Log
 
     let pointer = seat.add_pointer();
     let keyboard = seat
-        .add_keyboard(XkbConfig::default(), 1000, 500)
+        .add_keyboard(XkbConfig::default(), 1000, 500, |_, _| {})
         .expect("Failed to initialize the keyboard");
 
     let (output, _) = Output::new(
diff --git a/src/wayland/seat/keyboard.rs b/src/wayland/seat/keyboard.rs
index 2aaa0e2..55c2622 100644
--- a/src/wayland/seat/keyboard.rs
+++ b/src/wayland/seat/keyboard.rs
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ struct KbdInternal {
     state: xkb::State,
     repeat_rate: i32,
     repeat_delay: i32,
+    focus_hook: Box<FnMut(Option<&Resource<WlSurface>>)>,
 }
 
 // This is OK because all parts of `xkb` will remain on the
@@ -119,7 +120,12 @@ struct KbdInternal {
 unsafe impl Send for KbdInternal {}
 
 impl KbdInternal {
-    fn new(xkb_config: XkbConfig, repeat_rate: i32, repeat_delay: i32) -> Result<KbdInternal, ()> {
+    fn new(
+        xkb_config: XkbConfig,
+        repeat_rate: i32,
+        repeat_delay: i32,
+        focus_hook: Box<FnMut(Option<&Resource<WlSurface>>)>,
+    ) -> Result<KbdInternal, ()> {
         // we create a new contex for each keyboard because libxkbcommon is actually NOT threadsafe
         // so confining it inside the KbdInternal allows us to use Rusts mutability rules to make
         // sure nothing goes wrong.
@@ -146,6 +152,7 @@ impl KbdInternal {
             state,
             repeat_rate,
             repeat_delay,
+            focus_hook,
         })
     }
 
@@ -219,21 +226,26 @@ pub enum Error {
 }
 
 /// Create a keyboard handler from a set of RMLVO rules
-pub(crate) fn create_keyboard_handler(
+pub(crate) fn create_keyboard_handler<F>(
     xkb_config: XkbConfig,
     repeat_delay: i32,
     repeat_rate: i32,
     logger: &::slog::Logger,
-) -> Result<KeyboardHandle, Error> {
+    focus_hook: F,
+) -> Result<KeyboardHandle, Error>
+where
+    F: FnMut(Option<&Resource<WlSurface>>) + 'static,
+{
     let log = logger.new(o!("smithay_module" => "xkbcommon_handler"));
     info!(log, "Initializing a xkbcommon handler with keymap query";
         "rules" => xkb_config.rules, "model" => xkb_config.model, "layout" => xkb_config.layout,
         "variant" => xkb_config.variant, "options" => &xkb_config.options
     );
-    let internal = KbdInternal::new(xkb_config, repeat_rate, repeat_delay).map_err(|_| {
-        debug!(log, "Loading keymap failed");
-        Error::BadKeymap
-    })?;
+    let internal =
+        KbdInternal::new(xkb_config, repeat_rate, repeat_delay, Box::new(focus_hook)).map_err(|_| {
+            debug!(log, "Loading keymap failed");
+            Error::BadKeymap
+        })?;
 
     info!(log, "Loaded Keymap"; "name" => internal.keymap.layouts().next());
 
@@ -382,6 +394,14 @@ impl KeyboardHandle {
                     keys: keys.clone(),
                 });
             });
+            {
+                let KbdInternal {
+                    ref focus,
+                    ref mut focus_hook,
+                    ..
+                } = *guard;
+                focus_hook(focus.as_ref());
+            }
             if guard.focus.is_some() {
                 trace!(self.arc.logger, "Focus set to new surface");
             } else {
diff --git a/src/wayland/seat/mod.rs b/src/wayland/seat/mod.rs
index 41e60d1..5853475 100644
--- a/src/wayland/seat/mod.rs
+++ b/src/wayland/seat/mod.rs
@@ -64,7 +64,10 @@ pub use self::{
     pointer::{AxisFrame, PointerGrab, PointerHandle, PointerInnerHandle},
 };
 
-use wayland_server::{protocol::wl_seat, Display, Global, NewResource, Resource};
+use wayland_server::{
+    protocol::{wl_seat, wl_surface},
+    Display, Global, NewResource, Resource,
+};
 
 struct Inner {
     log: ::slog::Logger,
@@ -101,7 +104,11 @@ impl Inner {
 ///
 /// It is directly inserted in the event loop by its `new` method.
 ///
+/// This is an handle to the inner logic, it can be cloned and shared accross
+/// threads.
+///
 /// See module-level documentation for details of use.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct Seat {
     inner: Arc<Mutex<Inner>>,
 }
@@ -217,18 +224,32 @@ impl Seat {
     ///         },
     ///         1000,
     ///         500,
+    ///         |seat, focus| {
+    ///             /* This closure is called whenever the keyboard focus
+    ///              * changes, with the new focus as argument */
+    ///         }
     ///     )
     ///     .expect("Failed to initialize the keyboard");
     /// ```
-    pub fn add_keyboard(
+    pub fn add_keyboard<F>(
         &mut self,
         xkb_config: keyboard::XkbConfig,
         repeat_delay: i32,
         repeat_rate: i32,
-    ) -> Result<KeyboardHandle, KeyboardError> {
+        mut focus_hook: F,
+    ) -> Result<KeyboardHandle, KeyboardError>
+    where
+        F: FnMut(&Seat, Option<&Resource<wl_surface::WlSurface>>) + 'static,
+    {
+        let me = self.clone();
         let mut inner = self.inner.lock().unwrap();
-        let keyboard =
-            self::keyboard::create_keyboard_handler(xkb_config, repeat_delay, repeat_rate, &inner.log)?;
+        let keyboard = self::keyboard::create_keyboard_handler(
+            xkb_config,
+            repeat_delay,
+            repeat_rate,
+            &inner.log,
+            move |focus| focus_hook(&me, focus),
+        )?;
         if inner.keyboard.is_some() {
             // there is already a keyboard, remove it and notify the clients
             // of the change