diff --git a/kded/qml/OsdSelector.qml b/kded/qml/OsdSelector.qml
--- a/kded/qml/OsdSelector.qml
+++ b/kded/qml/OsdSelector.qml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
     id: root
     location: PlasmaCore.Types.Floating
     type: PlasmaCore.Dialog.Normal
-    visible: true
     property string infoText
 
     signal clicked(int actionId)
@@ -39,13 +38,14 @@
 
         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);
 
             Repeater {
                 id: actionRepeater
+                property int currentIndex: 0
                 model: [
                         {
                             iconSource: "osd-shutd-laptop",
@@ -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 +89,29 @@
                     height: parent.height
                     width: height
 
-                    onHoveredChanged: root.infoText = (hovered ? modelData.label : "")
+                    onHoveredChanged: {
+                        actionRepeater.currentIndex = index
+                    }
+
+                    onClicked: root.clicked(action)
+                    activeFocusOnTab: true
 
-                    onClicked: root.clicked(modelData.action)
+                    // use checked only indirectly, since its binding will break
+                    property bool current: index == actionRepeater.currentIndex
+                    onCurrentChanged: {
+                        if (current) {
+                            checked = true
+                            root.infoText = modelData.label
+                            forceActiveFocus()
+                        } else {
+                            checked = false
+                        }
+                    }
+                    onActiveFocusChanged: {
+                        if (activeFocus) {
+                            actionRepeater.currentIndex = index
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -114,7 +135,39 @@
         }
 
         Component.onCompleted: print("OsdSelector loaded...");
+
+        function next() {
+            var index = actionRepeater.currentIndex + 1
+            if (index >= actionRepeater.count) {
+                index = 0
+            }
+            actionRepeater.currentIndex = index
+        }
+        function previous() {
+            var index = actionRepeater.currentIndex - 1
+            if (index < 0) {
+                index = actionRepeater.count - 1
+            }
+            actionRepeater.currentIndex = index
+        }
+
         Keys.onEscapePressed: clicked("dialog-cancel")
+        Keys.onPressed: {
+            if (event.key === Qt.Key_Return || event.key === Qt.Key_Enter) {
+                event.accepted = true
+                clicked(buttonRow.checkedButton.action)
+                return
+            }
+            if (event.key === Qt.Key_Right) {
+                event.accepted = true
+                next()
+                return
+            }
+            if (event.key === Qt.Key_Left) {
+                previous()
+                return
+            }
+        }
     }
 }