diff --git a/kcm_hotkeys/actions/keyboard_input_action_widget.h b/kcm_hotkeys/actions/keyboard_input_action_widget.h
--- a/kcm_hotkeys/actions/keyboard_input_action_widget.h
+++ b/kcm_hotkeys/actions/keyboard_input_action_widget.h
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@
 
     Ui::KeyboardInputActionWidget ui;
 
+private:
+    bool eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event) override;
+
+private slots:
+    void on_toolButtonRecordKeyPresses_clicked(bool checked);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/kcm_hotkeys/actions/keyboard_input_action_widget.cpp b/kcm_hotkeys/actions/keyboard_input_action_widget.cpp
--- a/kcm_hotkeys/actions/keyboard_input_action_widget.cpp
+++ b/kcm_hotkeys/actions/keyboard_input_action_widget.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #include "keyboard_input_action_widget.h"
 
+#include <kmessagebox.h>
+
 #include <QDebug>
 
 KeyboardInputActionWidget::KeyboardInputActionWidget(
@@ -51,6 +53,8 @@
             ui.specific_radio, SIGNAL(clicked(bool)),
         _changedSignals, SLOT(map()) );
     _changedSignals->setMapping(ui.specific_radio, "specific_radio" );
+
+    ui.input->installEventFilter(this);
     }
 
 
@@ -121,9 +125,64 @@
         {
         action()->setDestination(KHotKeys::KeyboardInputAction::SpecificWindow);
         ui.windowdef_list->copyToObject();
+    }
+}
+
+bool KeyboardInputActionWidget::eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event)
+{
+    Q_UNUSED(watched) // only installed on ui.input
+    if (ui.toolButtonRecordKeyPresses->isChecked()) {
+        if (event->type() == QEvent::KeyPress) {
+            QKeyEvent *keyEvent = static_cast<QKeyEvent *>(event);
+            keyEvent->ignore();
+
+            if (keyEvent->isAutoRepeat()
+                    || keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Alt
+                    || keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Control
+                    || keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Meta
+                    || keyEvent->key() == Qt::Key_Shift)
+                return true;
+
+            QString currentCommand = ui.input->toPlainText();
+            QString newKeyString;
+
+            // For the supported modifier key names see the QKeySequence documentation
+            // Create a map manually because Qt::Key is not registered in the Meta object system
+            QMap <Qt::KeyboardModifier, QString> supportedModifiers;
+            supportedModifiers[Qt::AltModifier] = QStringLiteral("Alt");
+            supportedModifiers[Qt::ControlModifier] = QStringLiteral("Ctrl");
+            supportedModifiers[Qt::MetaModifier] = QStringLiteral("Meta");
+            supportedModifiers[Qt::ShiftModifier] = QStringLiteral("Shift");
+
+            for (Qt::KeyboardModifier modifier : supportedModifiers.keys()) {
+                if (keyEvent->modifiers() & modifier) {
+                    if (!newKeyString.isEmpty())
+                        newKeyString.append(QStringLiteral("+"));
+                    newKeyString.append(supportedModifiers.value(modifier));
+                }
+            }
+
+            // query the key name via the Qt's meta system
+            QString keyString = QKeySequence(keyEvent->key()).toString();
+            // do not add unknown keys
+            if (keyString.isEmpty())
+                return true;
+
+            if (!newKeyString.isEmpty())
+                newKeyString.append(QStringLiteral("+"));
+
+            // strip out the Key_ prefix
+            newKeyString.append(keyString);
+
+            if (!currentCommand.isEmpty())
+                newKeyString.prepend(":");
+
+            ui.input->setPlainText(currentCommand.append(newKeyString));
+            return true;
         }
     }
-
+    return QObject::eventFilter(watched, event);
+}
 
 bool KeyboardInputActionWidget::isChanged() const
     {
@@ -147,4 +206,30 @@
     return false;
     }
 
+void KeyboardInputActionWidget::on_toolButtonRecordKeyPresses_clicked(bool checked)
+    {
+        if (checked) {
+            if (!ui.input->toPlainText().isEmpty()) {
+                const int choice = KMessageBox::warningContinueCancel(
+                    this,
+                    i18n("You have recorded key sequence.\n"
+                         "Do you want to discard and record a new key sequence?"),
+                    i18n("Discard current key sequence")
+                );
+
+                if (choice == KMessageBox::Cancel) {
+                    ui.toolButtonRecordKeyPresses->setChecked(false);
+                    return;
+                }
+            }
+            ui.input->clear();
+            ui.input->setReadOnly(true);
+            ui.input->setFocus();
+            ui.toolButtonRecordKeyPresses->setText(i18n("Finish recording"));
+        } else {
+            ui.input->setReadOnly(false);
+            ui.toolButtonRecordKeyPresses->setText(i18n("Record key strokes"));
+        }
+    }
+
 #include "moc_keyboard_input_action_widget.cpp"
diff --git a/kcm_hotkeys/actions/keyboard_input_action_widget.ui b/kcm_hotkeys/actions/keyboard_input_action_widget.ui
--- a/kcm_hotkeys/actions/keyboard_input_action_widget.ui
+++ b/kcm_hotkeys/actions/keyboard_input_action_widget.ui
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-<ui version="4.0" >
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
  <class>KeyboardInputActionWidget</class>
- <widget class="QWidget" name="KeyboardInputActionWidget" >
-  <property name="geometry" >
+ <widget class="QWidget" name="KeyboardInputActionWidget">
+  <property name="geometry">
    <rect>
     <x>0</x>
     <y>0</y>
@@ -9,43 +10,53 @@
     <height>489</height>
    </rect>
   </property>
-  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout" >
+  <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout">
    <item>
-    <widget class="KTextEdit" name="input" />
+    <widget class="KTextEdit" name="input"/>
    </item>
    <item>
-    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox" >
-     <property name="title" >
+    <widget class="QToolButton" name="toolButtonRecordKeyPresses">
+     <property name="text">
+      <string>Record key strokes</string>
+     </property>
+     <property name="checkable">
+      <bool>true</bool>
+     </property>
+    </widget>
+   </item>
+   <item>
+    <widget class="QGroupBox" name="groupBox">
+     <property name="title">
       <string>Window</string>
      </property>
-     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2" >
+     <layout class="QVBoxLayout" name="verticalLayout_2">
       <item>
-       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout" >
+       <layout class="QHBoxLayout" name="horizontalLayout">
         <item>
-         <widget class="QRadioButton" name="active_radio" >
-          <property name="text" >
-           <string>Active window</string>
+         <widget class="QRadioButton" name="active_radio">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>Active &amp;window</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QRadioButton" name="specific_radio" >
-          <property name="text" >
-           <string>Specific window</string>
+         <widget class="QRadioButton" name="specific_radio">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>S&amp;pecific window</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
         <item>
-         <widget class="QRadioButton" name="action_radio" >
-          <property name="text" >
-           <string>Action window</string>
+         <widget class="QRadioButton" name="action_radio">
+          <property name="text">
+           <string>A&amp;ction window</string>
           </property>
          </widget>
         </item>
        </layout>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <widget class="WindowDefinitionListWidget" native="1" name="windowdef_list" />
+       <widget class="WindowDefinitionListWidget" name="windowdef_list" native="true"/>
       </item>
      </layout>
     </widget>