diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager-private.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager-private.h
index 57423c41a..2364fd27c 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager-private.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-device-manager-private.h
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ struct _ClutterInputDevice
   guint is_enabled : 1;
 };
 
+typedef void (*ClutterEmitInputDeviceEvent) (ClutterEvent       *event,
+                                             ClutterInputDevice *device);
+
 struct _ClutterInputDeviceClass
 {
   GObjectClass parent_class;
@@ -163,6 +166,11 @@ struct _ClutterInputDeviceClass
 
   gboolean (* is_grouped) (ClutterInputDevice *device,
                            ClutterInputDevice *other_device);
+
+  /* Keyboard accessbility */
+  void (* process_kbd_a11y_event) (ClutterEvent               *event,
+                                   ClutterInputDevice         *device,
+                                   ClutterEmitInputDeviceEvent emit_event_func);
 };
 
 /* Platform-dependent interface */
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-main.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-main.c
index 0f85db6eb..46537f322 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-main.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-main.c
@@ -2089,6 +2089,21 @@ emit_keyboard_event (ClutterEvent       *event,
     }
 }
 
+static inline void
+process_key_event (ClutterEvent       *event,
+                   ClutterInputDevice *device)
+{
+  ClutterInputDeviceClass *device_class = CLUTTER_INPUT_DEVICE_GET_CLASS (device);
+
+  if (device_class->process_kbd_a11y_event)
+    {
+      device_class->process_kbd_a11y_event (event, device, emit_keyboard_event);
+      return;
+    }
+
+  emit_keyboard_event (event, device);
+}
+
 static gboolean
 is_off_stage (ClutterActor *stage,
               gfloat        x,
@@ -2176,7 +2191,7 @@ _clutter_process_event_details (ClutterActor        *stage,
                 }
             }
 
-          emit_keyboard_event (event, device);
+          process_key_event (event, device);
         }
         break;