diff --git a/include/ui/input.h b/include/ui/input.h
index 3cf3641243eddb62b16d39c400146d6a7ee4f567..189f131b3bc870c942fa35feecde5ccfa9954bd8 100644
--- a/include/ui/input.h
+++ b/include/ui/input.h
@@ -29,4 +29,9 @@ void qemu_input_handler_unregister(QemuInputHandlerState *s);
 void qemu_input_event_send(QemuConsole *src, InputEvent *evt);
 void qemu_input_event_sync(void);
 
+InputEvent *qemu_input_event_new_key(KeyValue *key, bool down);
+void qemu_input_event_send_key(QemuConsole *src, KeyValue *key, bool down);
+void qemu_input_event_send_key_number(QemuConsole *src, int num, bool down);
+void qemu_input_event_send_key_qcode(QemuConsole *src, QKeyCode q, bool down);
+
 #endif /* INPUT_H */
diff --git a/ui/input.c b/ui/input.c
index 23c84f7254c9e51adcdc46867588fb90dbf1750e..61c80897497eb80d9ac7d62dea06af650624e19c 100644
--- a/ui/input.c
+++ b/ui/input.c
@@ -81,3 +81,38 @@ void qemu_input_event_sync(void)
         s->events = 0;
     }
 }
+
+InputEvent *qemu_input_event_new_key(KeyValue *key, bool down)
+{
+    InputEvent *evt = g_new0(InputEvent, 1);
+    evt->key = g_new0(InputKeyEvent, 1);
+    evt->kind = INPUT_EVENT_KIND_KEY;
+    evt->key->key = key;
+    evt->key->down = down;
+    return evt;
+}
+
+void qemu_input_event_send_key(QemuConsole *src, KeyValue *key, bool down)
+{
+    InputEvent *evt;
+    evt = qemu_input_event_new_key(key, down);
+    qemu_input_event_send(src, evt);
+    qemu_input_event_sync();
+    qapi_free_InputEvent(evt);
+}
+
+void qemu_input_event_send_key_number(QemuConsole *src, int num, bool down)
+{
+    KeyValue *key = g_new0(KeyValue, 1);
+    key->kind = KEY_VALUE_KIND_NUMBER;
+    key->number = num;
+    qemu_input_event_send_key(src, key, down);
+}
+
+void qemu_input_event_send_key_qcode(QemuConsole *src, QKeyCode q, bool down)
+{
+    KeyValue *key = g_new0(KeyValue, 1);
+    key->kind = KEY_VALUE_KIND_QCODE;
+    key->qcode = q;
+    qemu_input_event_send_key(src, key, down);
+}