diff --git a/input.h b/input.h
--- a/input.h
+++ b/input.h
@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@
         return m_touch;
     }
 
+    bool hasAlphaNumericKeyboard();
+
 Q_SIGNALS:
     /**
      * @brief Emitted when the global pointer position changed
@@ -203,6 +205,8 @@
      */
     void keyStateChanged(quint32 keyCode, InputRedirection::KeyboardKeyState state);
 
+    void hasAlphaNumericKeyboardChanged(bool set);
+
 private:
     void setupLibInput();
     void setupLibInputWithScreens();
diff --git a/input.cpp b/input.cpp
--- a/input.cpp
+++ b/input.cpp
@@ -1157,15 +1157,17 @@
             connect(kwinApp(), &Application::screensCreated, this, &InputRedirection::setupLibInputWithScreens);
         }
         if (auto s = findSeat()) {
-            s->setHasKeyboard(conn->hasAlphaNumericKeyboard());
+            // Workaround for QTBUG-54371: if there is no real keyboard Qt doesn't request virtual keyboard
+            s->setHasKeyboard(true);
             s->setHasPointer(conn->hasPointer());
             s->setHasTouch(conn->hasTouch());
             connect(conn, &LibInput::Connection::hasAlphaNumericKeyboardChanged, this,
-                [this, s] (bool set) {
+                [this] (bool set) {
                     if (m_libInput->isSuspended()) {
                         return;
                     }
-                    s->setHasKeyboard(set);
+                    // TODO: this should update the seat, only workaround for QTBUG-54371
+                    emit hasAlphaNumericKeyboardChanged(set);
                 }
             );
             connect(conn, &LibInput::Connection::hasPointerChanged, this,
@@ -1196,6 +1198,16 @@
 #endif
 }
 
+bool InputRedirection::hasAlphaNumericKeyboard()
+{
+#if HAVE_INPUT
+    if (m_libInput) {
+        return m_libInput->hasAlphaNumericKeyboard();
+    }
+#endif
+    return true;
+}
+
 void InputRedirection::setupLibInputWithScreens()
 {
 #if HAVE_INPUT
diff --git a/virtualkeyboard.cpp b/virtualkeyboard.cpp
--- a/virtualkeyboard.cpp
+++ b/virtualkeyboard.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 *********************************************************************/
 #include "virtualkeyboard.h"
+#include "input.h"
 #include "utils.h"
 #include "screens.h"
 #include "wayland_server.h"
@@ -78,10 +79,10 @@
     m_inputWindow->setProperty("__kwin_input_method", true);
 
     if (waylandServer()) {
-        m_enabled = !waylandServer()->seat()->hasKeyboard();
-        connect(waylandServer()->seat(), &KWayland::Server::SeatInterface::hasKeyboardChanged, this,
-            [this] {
-                setEnabled(!waylandServer()->seat()->hasKeyboard());
+        m_enabled = !input()->hasAlphaNumericKeyboard();
+        connect(input(), &InputRedirection::hasAlphaNumericKeyboardChanged, this,
+            [this] (bool set) {
+                setEnabled(!set);
             }
         );
     }