diff --git a/ui/context.go b/ui/context.go
index 3792ce6..1d916fe 100644
--- a/ui/context.go
+++ b/ui/context.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ type Context interface {
 	Animate()
 	Fonts() *Fonts
 	HasQuit() bool
+	KeyModifiers() KeyModifier
 	MousePosition() geom.PointF32
 	Overlays() *Overlays
 	Quit()
@@ -22,16 +23,17 @@ var _ Context = &context{}
 var _ EventTarget = &context{}
 
 type context struct {
-	animate  bool
-	quit     chan struct{}
-	renderer Renderer
-	view     Control
-	mouse    geom.PointF32
-	tooltip  *Tooltip
-	overlays *Overlays
-	fonts    *Fonts
-	textures *Textures
-	style    *Style
+	animate   bool
+	quit      chan struct{}
+	renderer  Renderer
+	view      Control
+	modifiers KeyModifier
+	mouse     geom.PointF32
+	tooltip   *Tooltip
+	overlays  *Overlays
+	fonts     *Fonts
+	textures  *Textures
+	style     *Style
 }
 
 func newContext(r Renderer, s *Style, view Control) *context {
@@ -66,6 +68,8 @@ func (c *context) HasQuit() bool {
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *context) KeyModifiers() KeyModifier { return c.modifiers }
+
 func (c *context) MousePosition() geom.PointF32 { return c.mouse }
 
 func (c *context) Overlays() *Overlays { return c.overlays }
@@ -97,6 +101,10 @@ func (c *context) Handle(e Event) {
 		return
 	case *MouseMoveEvent:
 		c.mouse = e.Pos()
+	case *KeyDownEvent:
+		c.modifiers = e.Modifiers
+	case *KeyUpEvent:
+		c.modifiers = e.Modifiers
 	}
 	c.overlays.Handle(c, e)
 }