diff --git a/kded/qml/OsdSelector.qml b/kded/qml/OsdSelector.qml
--- a/kded/qml/OsdSelector.qml
+++ b/kded/qml/OsdSelector.qml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
         PlasmaComponents.ButtonRow {
             id: buttonRow
-            exclusive: false
+            exclusive: true
 
             height: parent.height - label.height - ((units.smallSpacing/2) * 3)
             width: (actionRepeater.count * height) + ((actionRepeater.count - 1) * buttonRow.spacing);
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@
                         }
                 ]
                 delegate: PlasmaComponents.Button {
+                    property var action: modelData.action
                     PlasmaCore.IconItem {
                         source: modelData.iconSource
                         height: buttonRow.height - ((units.smallSpacing / 2) * 3)
@@ -88,9 +89,26 @@
                     height: parent.height
                     width: height
 
-                    onHoveredChanged: root.infoText = (hovered ? modelData.label : "")
+                    onHoveredChanged: {
+                        if (hovered) {
+                            checked = true
+                        }
+                    }
 
-                    onClicked: root.clicked(modelData.action)
+                    onClicked: root.clicked(action)
+                    activeFocusOnTab: true
+                    checked: activeFocus
+                    onCheckedChanged: {
+                        if (checked) {
+                            root.infoText = modelData.label
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Component.onCompleted: {
+                        // arbitrary and not very sensible default, focus on first button
+                        if (index == 0) {
+                            forceActiveFocus()
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -115,6 +133,39 @@
 
         Component.onCompleted: print("OsdSelector loaded...");
         Keys.onEscapePressed: clicked("dialog-cancel")
+        Keys.onReturnPressed: {
+            clicked(buttonRow.checkedButton.action)
+        }
+        Keys.onPressed: {
+            if (event.key === Qt.Key_Right || event.key === Qt.Key_Left) {
+                var i = 0
+                for (i = 0; i < buttonRow.children.length; i = i+1) {
+                    if (buttonRow.children[i].checked) {
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                // check for checked property, the repeater is also a child and must be skipped
+                if (event.key === Qt.Key_Left) {
+                    do {
+                        i = i - 1
+                        if (i < 0) {
+                            i = buttonRow.children.length - 1
+                        }
+                    } while (!buttonRow.children[i] || !buttonRow.children[i].hasOwnProperty("checked"))
+
+                }
+                if (event.key === Qt.Key_Right) {
+                    do {
+                        i = i + 1
+                        if (i >= buttonRow.children.length) {
+                            i = 0
+                        }
+                    } while (!buttonRow.children[i] || !buttonRow.children[i].hasOwnProperty("checked"))
+                }
+                buttonRow.children[i].checked = true
+                return
+            }
+        }
     }
 }