diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
index 1741b25..2ee5e15 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
@@ -2525,8 +2525,15 @@ wl_display_open(const char *name)
     {
         struct xkb_context *xkb_ctx = xkb_context_new(XKB_CONTEXT_NO_FLAGS);
         if (xkb_ctx) {
+            struct xkb_rule_names rules = {
+                .rules = getenv("XKB_DEFAULT_RULES"),
+                .model = getenv("XKB_DEFAULT_MODEL"),
+                .layout = getenv("XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT"),
+                .variant = getenv("XKB_DEFAULT_VARIANT"),
+                .options = getenv("XKB_DEFAULT_OPTIONS"),
+            };
             wl_state.xkb_keymap = xkb_keymap_new_from_names(
-                xkb_ctx, NULL, XKB_KEYMAP_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS);
+                xkb_ctx, &rules, XKB_KEYMAP_COMPILE_NO_FLAGS);
             xkb_context_unref(xkb_ctx);
             if (wl_state.xkb_keymap) {
                 wwarning("wl_backend: default XKB keymap created for key binding resolution");