diff --git a/examples/glboing.c b/examples/glboing.c
index d5b8ef3..9a46458 100644
--- a/examples/glboing.c
+++ b/examples/glboing.c
@@ -153,3 +153,7 @@ static void init(void) {
 	glDisable(GL_DITHER);
 	glShadeModel(GL_FLAT);
 }
+
+static void key(int k) {
+	(void)k;
+}
diff --git a/examples/glcube.c b/examples/glcube.c
index 484f7d6..a5688a2 100644
--- a/examples/glcube.c
+++ b/examples/glcube.c
@@ -73,3 +73,7 @@ static void init(void) {
 
 	glColorMaterial(GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL_AMBIENT_AND_DIFFUSE);
 }
+
+static void key(int k) {
+	(void)k;
+}
diff --git a/examples/glgears.c b/examples/glgears.c
index ba0b161..9f16b18 100644
--- a/examples/glgears.c
+++ b/examples/glgears.c
@@ -228,3 +228,17 @@ static void init(void) {
 
 	glEnable(GL_NORMALIZE);
 }
+
+static void key(int k) {
+	(void)k;
+
+	if(k == MwLLKeyLeft) {
+		view_roty += 5.0;
+	} else if(k == MwLLKeyRight) {
+		view_roty -= 5.0;
+	} else if(k == MwLLKeyUp) {
+		view_rotx += 5.0;
+	} else if(k == MwLLKeyDown) {
+		view_rotx -= 5.0;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/examples/oldglut.c b/examples/oldglut.c
index d6becc4..7696e09 100644
--- a/examples/oldglut.c
+++ b/examples/oldglut.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ static void draw(void);
 static void idle(void);
 static void reshape(int width, int height);
 static void init(void);
+static void key(int k);
 
 static void tick(MwWidget handle, void* user, void* client) {
 	(void)handle;
@@ -39,6 +40,10 @@ static void resize(MwWidget handle, void* user, void* client) {
 	reshape(ww, wh);
 }
 
+static void key_pressed(MwWidget handle, void* user, void* client) {
+	key(*(int*)client);
+}
+
 int main() {
 	MwWidget window;
 
@@ -55,5 +60,7 @@ int main() {
 	MwAddUserHandler(window, MwNresizeHandler, resize, NULL);
 	MwAddUserHandler(window, MwNtickHandler, tick, NULL);
 
+	MwAddUserHandler(opengl, MwNkeyHandler, key_pressed, NULL);
+
 	MwLoop(window);
 }
diff --git a/include/Mw/LowLevel.h b/include/Mw/LowLevel.h
index 79b1ed0..6900aaa 100644
--- a/include/Mw/LowLevel.h
+++ b/include/Mw/LowLevel.h
@@ -39,7 +39,9 @@ typedef void* MwLLPixmap;
 enum MwLLKey {
 	MwLLKeyBackSpace = (1 << 31) | 1,
 	MwLLKeyLeft,
-	MwLLKeyRight
+	MwLLKeyRight,
+	MwLLKeyUp,
+	MwLLKeyDown
 };
 
 struct _MwLLHandler {
diff --git a/src/backend/gdi.c b/src/backend/gdi.c
index f13b719..07fd062 100644
--- a/src/backend/gdi.c
+++ b/src/backend/gdi.c
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ static LRESULT CALLBACK wndproc(HWND hWnd, UINT msg, WPARAM wp, LPARAM lp) {
 		int n = -1;
 		if(wp == VK_LEFT) n = MwLLKeyLeft;
 		if(wp == VK_RIGHT) n = MwLLKeyRight;
+		if(wp == VK_UP) n = MwLLKeyUp;
+		if(wp == VK_DOWN) n = MwLLKeyDown;
 		if(n != -1) MwLLDispatch(u->ll, key, &n);
 	} else if(msg == WM_GETMINMAXINFO) {
 		if(u->min_set || u->max_set) {
diff --git a/src/backend/x11.c b/src/backend/x11.c
index ab59308..282332e 100644
--- a/src/backend/x11.c
+++ b/src/backend/x11.c
@@ -231,6 +231,10 @@ void MwLLNextEvent(MwLL handle) {
 				n = MwLLKeyLeft;
 			} else if(strcmp(str, "Right") == 0) {
 				n = MwLLKeyRight;
+			} else if(strcmp(str, "Up") == 0) {
+				n = MwLLKeyUp;
+			} else if(strcmp(str, "Down") == 0) {
+				n = MwLLKeyDown;
 			}
 
 			if(n != -1) MwLLDispatch(handle, key, &n);