diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-keymap-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-keymap-native.c
index 034f1e6f4..e0b09a13b 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-keymap-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-keymap-native.c
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ struct _MetaKeymapNative
   ClutterKeymap parent_instance;
 
   struct xkb_keymap *keymap;
+  gboolean num_lock;
+  gboolean caps_lock;
 };
 
 G_DEFINE_TYPE (MetaKeymapNative, meta_keymap_native,
@@ -54,31 +56,17 @@ meta_keymap_native_finalize (GObject *object)
 static gboolean
 meta_keymap_native_get_num_lock_state (ClutterKeymap *keymap)
 {
-  struct xkb_state *xkb_state;
-  ClutterSeat *seat;
+  MetaKeymapNative *keymap_native = META_KEYMAP_NATIVE (keymap);
 
-  seat = clutter_backend_get_default_seat (clutter_get_default_backend ());
-  xkb_state = meta_seat_impl_get_xkb_state (META_SEAT_NATIVE (seat)->impl);
-
-  return xkb_state_mod_name_is_active (xkb_state,
-                                       XKB_MOD_NAME_NUM,
-                                       XKB_STATE_MODS_LATCHED |
-                                       XKB_STATE_MODS_LOCKED);
+  return keymap_native->num_lock;
 }
 
 static gboolean
 meta_keymap_native_get_caps_lock_state (ClutterKeymap *keymap)
 {
-  struct xkb_state *xkb_state;
-  ClutterSeat *seat;
+  MetaKeymapNative *keymap_native = META_KEYMAP_NATIVE (keymap);
 
-  seat = clutter_backend_get_default_seat (clutter_get_default_backend ());
-  xkb_state = meta_seat_impl_get_xkb_state (META_SEAT_NATIVE (seat)->impl);
-
-  return xkb_state_mod_name_is_active (xkb_state,
-                                       XKB_MOD_NAME_CAPS,
-                                       XKB_STATE_MODS_LATCHED |
-                                       XKB_STATE_MODS_LOCKED);
+  return keymap_native->caps_lock;
 }
 
 static PangoDirection
@@ -132,3 +120,24 @@ meta_keymap_native_get_keyboard_map (MetaKeymapNative *keymap)
 {
   return keymap->keymap;
 }
+
+void
+meta_keymap_native_update (MetaKeymapNative *keymap)
+{
+  struct xkb_state *xkb_state;
+  ClutterSeat *seat;
+
+  seat = clutter_backend_get_default_seat (clutter_get_default_backend ());
+  xkb_state = meta_seat_impl_get_xkb_state (META_SEAT_NATIVE (seat)->impl);
+
+  keymap->num_lock =
+    xkb_state_mod_name_is_active (xkb_state,
+                                  XKB_MOD_NAME_NUM,
+                                  XKB_STATE_MODS_LATCHED |
+                                  XKB_STATE_MODS_LOCKED);
+  keymap->caps_lock =
+    xkb_state_mod_name_is_active (xkb_state,
+                                  XKB_MOD_NAME_CAPS,
+                                  XKB_STATE_MODS_LATCHED |
+                                  XKB_STATE_MODS_LOCKED);
+}
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-keymap-native.h b/src/backends/native/meta-keymap-native.h
index 27364984c..8b276df5d 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-keymap-native.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-keymap-native.h
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@ G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (MetaKeymapNative, meta_keymap_native,
 void                meta_keymap_native_set_keyboard_map (MetaKeymapNative  *keymap,
                                                          struct xkb_keymap *xkb_keymap);
 struct xkb_keymap * meta_keymap_native_get_keyboard_map (MetaKeymapNative *keymap);
+void                meta_keymap_native_update           (MetaKeymapNative *keymap);
 
 #endif /* META_KEYMAP_NATIVE_H */
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-impl.c b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-impl.c
index 0afebf48d..824b962a9 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-seat-impl.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-seat-impl.c
@@ -2863,6 +2863,7 @@ meta_seat_impl_update_xkb_state (MetaSeatImpl *seat)
   seat->scroll_lock_led = xkb_keymap_led_get_index (xkb_keymap, XKB_LED_NAME_SCROLL);
 
   meta_seat_impl_sync_leds (seat);
+  meta_keymap_native_update (seat->keymap);
 
   g_rw_lock_writer_unlock (&seat->state_lock);
 }
@@ -3034,6 +3035,7 @@ meta_seat_impl_set_keyboard_layout_index (MetaSeatImpl       *seat,
   locked_mods = xkb_state_serialize_mods (state, XKB_STATE_MODS_LOCKED);
 
   xkb_state_update_mask (state, depressed_mods, latched_mods, locked_mods, 0, 0, idx);
+  meta_keymap_native_update (seat->keymap);
 
   seat->layout_idx = idx;
 
@@ -3095,6 +3097,7 @@ meta_seat_impl_set_keyboard_numlock (MetaSeatImpl *seat,
                          group_mods);
 
   meta_seat_impl_sync_leds (seat);
+  meta_keymap_native_update (seat->keymap);
 
   g_rw_lock_writer_unlock (&seat->state_lock);
 }