diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index 7e746cfc4..8d67760d2 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -800,6 +800,7 @@ void CInputManager::setupKeyboard(SP<IKeyboard> keeb) {
     keeb->keyboardEvents.key.registerStaticListener(
         [this](void* owner, std::any data) {
             auto PKEEB = ((IKeyboard*)owner)->self.lock();
+
             onKeyboardKey(data, PKEEB);
         },
         keeb.get());
@@ -807,6 +808,7 @@ void CInputManager::setupKeyboard(SP<IKeyboard> keeb) {
     keeb->keyboardEvents.modifiers.registerStaticListener(
         [this](void* owner, std::any data) {
             auto PKEEB = ((IKeyboard*)owner)->self.lock();
+
             onKeyboardMod(PKEEB);
         },
         keeb.get());
diff --git a/src/protocols/VirtualKeyboard.cpp b/src/protocols/VirtualKeyboard.cpp
index 3d67bd060..7325f7cd4 100644
--- a/src/protocols/VirtualKeyboard.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/VirtualKeyboard.cpp
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ CVirtualKeyboardV1Resource::CVirtualKeyboardV1Resource(SP<CZwpVirtualKeyboardV1>
         return;
 
     resource->setDestroy([this](CZwpVirtualKeyboardV1* r) {
+        releasePressed();
         events.destroy.emit();
         PROTO::virtualKeyboard->destroyResource(this);
     });
     resource->setOnDestroy([this](CZwpVirtualKeyboardV1* r) {
+        releasePressed();
         events.destroy.emit();
         PROTO::virtualKeyboard->destroyResource(this);
     });
@@ -101,6 +103,22 @@ wl_client* CVirtualKeyboardV1Resource::client() {
     return resource->client();
 }
 
+void CVirtualKeyboardV1Resource::releasePressed() {
+    timespec now;
+    clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &now);
+    size_t keycodesNum = keyboard.num_keycodes;
+
+    for (size_t i = 0; i < keycodesNum; ++i) {
+        struct wlr_keyboard_key_event event = {
+            .time_msec    = (now.tv_sec * 1000 + now.tv_nsec / 1000000),
+            .keycode      = keyboard.keycodes[keycodesNum - i - 1],
+            .update_state = false,
+            .state        = WL_KEYBOARD_KEY_STATE_RELEASED,
+        };
+        wlr_keyboard_notify_key(&keyboard, &event); // updates num_keycodes
+    }
+}
+
 CVirtualKeyboardProtocol::CVirtualKeyboardProtocol(const wl_interface* iface, const int& ver, const std::string& name) : IWaylandProtocol(iface, ver, name) {
     ;
 }
diff --git a/src/protocols/VirtualKeyboard.hpp b/src/protocols/VirtualKeyboard.hpp
index 5ce3d7481..447b5db90 100644
--- a/src/protocols/VirtualKeyboard.hpp
+++ b/src/protocols/VirtualKeyboard.hpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ class CVirtualKeyboardV1Resource {
     SP<CZwpVirtualKeyboardV1> resource;
     wlr_keyboard              keyboard;
 
+    void                      releasePressed();
+
     bool                      hasKeymap = false;
 };