diff --git a/libinput/connection.h b/libinput/connection.h
--- a/libinput/connection.h
+++ b/libinput/connection.h
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@
     bool hasKeyboard() const {
         return m_keyboard > 0;
     }
+    bool hasAlphaNumericKeyboard() const {
+        return m_alphaNumericKeyboard > 0;
+    }
     bool hasTouch() const {
         return m_touch > 0;
     }
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@
     void touchUp(qint32 id, quint32 time);
     void touchMotion(qint32 id, const QPointF &absolutePos, quint32 time);
     void hasKeyboardChanged(bool);
+    void hasAlphaNumericKeyboardChanged(bool);
     void hasPointerChanged(bool);
     void hasTouchChanged(bool);
     void deviceAdded(KWin::LibInput::Device *);
@@ -110,9 +114,11 @@
     QSocketNotifier *m_notifier;
     QSize m_size;
     int m_keyboard = 0;
+    int m_alphaNumericKeyboard = 0;
     int m_pointer = 0;
     int m_touch = 0;
     bool m_keyboardBeforeSuspend = false;
+    bool m_alphaNumericKeyboardBeforeSuspend = false;
     bool m_pointerBeforeSuspend = false;
     bool m_touchBeforeSuspend = false;
     QMutex m_mutex;
diff --git a/libinput/connection.cpp b/libinput/connection.cpp
--- a/libinput/connection.cpp
+++ b/libinput/connection.cpp
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@
         return;
     }
     m_keyboardBeforeSuspend = hasKeyboard();
+    m_alphaNumericKeyboardBeforeSuspend = hasAlphaNumericKeyboard();
     m_pointerBeforeSuspend = hasPointer();
     m_touchBeforeSuspend = hasTouch();
     m_input->suspend();
@@ -217,6 +218,12 @@
                 m_devices << device;
                 if (device->isKeyboard()) {
                     m_keyboard++;
+                    if (device->isAlphaNumericKeyboard()) {
+                        m_alphaNumericKeyboard++;
+                        if (m_alphaNumericKeyboard == 1) {
+                            emit hasAlphaNumericKeyboardChanged(true);
+                        }
+                    }
                     if (m_keyboard == 1) {
                         emit hasKeyboardChanged(true);
                     }
@@ -249,6 +256,12 @@
 
                 if (device->isKeyboard()) {
                     m_keyboard--;
+                    if (device->isAlphaNumericKeyboard()) {
+                        m_alphaNumericKeyboard--;
+                        if (m_alphaNumericKeyboard == 0) {
+                            emit hasAlphaNumericKeyboardChanged(false);
+                        }
+                    }
                     if (m_keyboard == 0) {
                         emit hasKeyboardChanged(false);
                     }
@@ -363,6 +376,9 @@
         if (m_keyboardBeforeSuspend && !m_keyboard) {
             emit hasKeyboardChanged(false);
         }
+        if (m_alphaNumericKeyboardBeforeSuspend && !m_alphaNumericKeyboardBeforeSuspend) {
+            emit hasAlphaNumericKeyboardChanged(false);
+        }
         if (m_pointerBeforeSuspend && !m_pointer) {
             emit hasPointerChanged(false);
         }