diff --git a/src/client/keycode.cpp b/src/client/keycode.cpp
index 86404708c..3f6d74118 100644
--- a/src/client/keycode.cpp
+++ b/src/client/keycode.cpp
@@ -13,13 +13,6 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <vector>
 
-struct table_key {
-	std::string Name; // An EKEY_CODE 'symbol' name as a string
-	irr::EKEY_CODE Key;
-	wchar_t Char; // L'\0' means no character assigned
-	std::string LangName; // empty string means it doesn't have a human description
-};
-
 #define DEFINEKEY1(x, lang) /* Irrlicht key without character */ \
 	{ #x, irr::x, L'\0', lang },
 #define DEFINEKEY2(x, ch, lang) /* Irrlicht key with character */ \
@@ -33,7 +26,7 @@ struct table_key {
 
 #define N_(text) text
 
-static std::vector<table_key> table = {
+std::vector<KeyPress::table_key> KeyPress::keycode_table = {
 	// Keys that can be reliably mapped between Char and Key
 	DEFINEKEY3(0)
 	DEFINEKEY3(1)
@@ -223,18 +216,17 @@ static std::vector<table_key> table = {
 	DEFINEKEY5("^")
 	DEFINEKEY5("_")
 };
-
-static const table_key invalid_key = {"", irr::KEY_UNKNOWN, L'\0', ""};
+const KeyPress::table_key KeyPress::invalid_key = {"", irr::KEY_UNKNOWN, L'\0', ""};
 
 #undef N_
 
 
-static const table_key &lookup_keychar(wchar_t Char)
+const KeyPress::table_key &KeyPress::lookupKeychar(wchar_t Char)
 {
 	if (Char == L'\0')
 		return invalid_key;
 
-	for (const auto &table_key : table) {
+	for (const auto &table_key : keycode_table) {
 		if (table_key.Char == Char)
 			return table_key;
 	}
@@ -242,15 +234,15 @@ static const table_key &lookup_keychar(wchar_t Char)
 	// Create a new entry in the lookup table if one is not available.
 	auto newsym = wide_to_utf8(std::wstring_view(&Char, 1));
 	table_key new_key {newsym, irr::KEY_KEY_CODES_COUNT, Char, newsym};
-	return table.emplace_back(std::move(new_key));
+	return keycode_table.emplace_back(std::move(new_key));
 }
 
-static const table_key &lookup_keykey(irr::EKEY_CODE key)
+const KeyPress::table_key &KeyPress::lookupKeykey(irr::EKEY_CODE key)
 {
 	if (!Keycode::isValid(key))
 		return invalid_key;
 
-	for (const auto &table_key : table) {
+	for (const auto &table_key : keycode_table) {
 		if (table_key.Key == key)
 			return table_key;
 	}
@@ -258,12 +250,12 @@ static const table_key &lookup_keykey(irr::EKEY_CODE key)
 	return invalid_key;
 }
 
-static const table_key &lookup_keyname(std::string_view name)
+const KeyPress::table_key &KeyPress::lookupKeyname(std::string_view name)
 {
 	if (name.empty())
 		return invalid_key;
 
-	for (const auto &table_key : table) {
+	for (const auto &table_key : keycode_table) {
 		if (table_key.Name == name)
 			return table_key;
 	}
@@ -271,34 +263,43 @@ static const table_key &lookup_keyname(std::string_view name)
 	auto wname = utf8_to_wide(name);
 	if (wname.empty())
 		return invalid_key;
-	return lookup_keychar(wname[0]);
+	return lookupKeychar(wname[0]);
 }
 
-static const table_key &lookup_scancode(const u32 scancode)
+const KeyPress::table_key &KeyPress::lookupScancode(const u32 scancode)
 {
 	auto key = RenderingEngine::get_raw_device()->getKeyFromScancode(scancode);
 	return std::holds_alternative<EKEY_CODE>(key) ?
-		lookup_keykey(std::get<irr::EKEY_CODE>(key)) :
-		lookup_keychar(std::get<wchar_t>(key));
+		lookupKeykey(std::get<irr::EKEY_CODE>(key)) :
+		lookupKeychar(std::get<wchar_t>(key));
 }
 
-static const table_key &lookup_scancode(const std::variant<u32, irr::EKEY_CODE> &scancode)
+const KeyPress::table_key &KeyPress::lookupScancode() const
 {
-	return std::holds_alternative<irr::EKEY_CODE>(scancode) ?
-		lookup_keykey(std::get<irr::EKEY_CODE>(scancode)) :
-		lookup_scancode(std::get<u32>(scancode));
+	switch (getType()) {
+		case KeyPress::KEYCODE_INPUT:
+			return lookupKeykey(std::get<irr::EKEY_CODE>(scancode));
+		case KeyPress::SCANCODE_INPUT:
+			return lookupScancode(std::get<u32>(scancode));
+		default:
+			return invalid_key;
+	}
 }
 
 void KeyPress::loadFromKey(irr::EKEY_CODE keycode, wchar_t keychar)
 {
-	scancode = RenderingEngine::get_raw_device()->getScancodeFromKey(Keycode(keycode, keychar));
+	auto irr_scancode = RenderingEngine::get_raw_device()->getScancodeFromKey(Keycode(keycode, keychar));
+	if (std::holds_alternative<irr::EKEY_CODE>(irr_scancode))
+		scancode.emplace<irr::EKEY_CODE>(std::get<irr::EKEY_CODE>(irr_scancode));
+	else
+		scancode.emplace<u32>(std::get<u32>(irr_scancode));
 }
 
 KeyPress::KeyPress(const std::string &name)
 {
 	if (loadFromScancode(name))
 		return;
-	const auto &key = lookup_keyname(name);
+	const auto &key = lookupKeyname(name);
 	loadFromKey(key.Key, key.Char);
 }
 
@@ -325,7 +326,7 @@ std::string KeyPress::formatScancode() const
 
 std::string KeyPress::sym() const
 {
-	std::string name = lookup_scancode(scancode).Name;
+	std::string name = lookupScancode().Name;
 	if (USE_SDL2 || name.empty())
 		if (auto newname = formatScancode(); !newname.empty())
 			return newname;
@@ -334,7 +335,7 @@ std::string KeyPress::sym() const
 
 std::string KeyPress::name() const
 {
-	const auto &name = lookup_scancode(scancode).LangName;
+	const auto &name = lookupScancode().LangName;
 	if (!name.empty())
 		return name;
 	return formatScancode();
@@ -342,12 +343,12 @@ std::string KeyPress::name() const
 
 irr::EKEY_CODE KeyPress::getKeycode() const
 {
-	return lookup_scancode(scancode).Key;
+	return lookupScancode().Key;
 }
 
 wchar_t KeyPress::getKeychar() const
 {
-	return lookup_scancode(scancode).Char;
+	return lookupScancode().Char;
 }
 
 bool KeyPress::loadFromScancode(const std::string &name)
@@ -375,6 +376,20 @@ KeyPress KeyPress::getSpecialKey(const std::string &name)
 	return key;
 }
 
+KeyPress::operator bool() const
+{
+	switch (getType()) {
+		case KeyPress::SCANCODE_INPUT:
+			return std::get<u32>(scancode) != 0;
+		case KeyPress::KEYCODE_INPUT:
+			return Keycode::isValid(std::get<irr::EKEY_CODE>(scancode));
+		case KeyPress::GAME_ACTION_INPUT:
+			return std::get<GameKeyType>(scancode) < KeyType::INTERNAL_ENUM_COUNT;
+		default:
+			return false;
+	}
+}
+
 /*
 	Key config
 */
diff --git a/src/client/keycode.h b/src/client/keycode.h
index 0fd4f24b9..63b0f5630 100644
--- a/src/client/keycode.h
+++ b/src/client/keycode.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "irrlichttypes.h"
+#include "keys.h"
 #include <Keycodes.h>
 #include <IEventReceiver.h>
 #include <string>
@@ -17,6 +18,12 @@
 class KeyPress
 {
 public:
+	enum InputType {
+		SCANCODE_INPUT, // Keyboard input (scancodes)
+		KEYCODE_INPUT, // (Deprecated) irr::EKEY_CODE-based keyboard and mouse input
+		GAME_ACTION_INPUT, // GameKeyType input passed by touchscreen buttons
+	};
+
 	KeyPress() = default;
 
 	KeyPress(const std::string &name);
@@ -55,18 +62,32 @@ public:
 		return scancode < o.scancode;
 	}
 
-	// Check whether the keypress is valid
-	operator bool() const
-	{
-		return std::holds_alternative<irr::EKEY_CODE>(scancode) ?
-			Keycode::isValid(std::get<irr::EKEY_CODE>(scancode)) :
-			std::get<u32>(scancode) != 0;
+	InputType getType() const {
+		return static_cast<InputType>(scancode.index());
 	}
 
+	// Check whether the keypress is valid
+	operator bool() const;
+
 	static KeyPress getSpecialKey(const std::string &name);
 
 private:
-	using value_type = std::variant<u32, irr::EKEY_CODE>;
+	struct table_key { // internal keycode lookup table
+		std::string Name; // An EKEY_CODE 'symbol' name as a string
+		irr::EKEY_CODE Key;
+		wchar_t Char; // L'\0' means no character assigned
+		std::string LangName; // empty string means it doesn't have a human description
+	};
+	static const table_key invalid_key;
+	static std::vector<table_key> keycode_table;
+	static const table_key &lookupKeychar(wchar_t Char);
+	static const table_key &lookupKeykey(irr::EKEY_CODE key);
+	static const table_key &lookupKeyname(std::string_view name);
+	static const table_key &lookupScancode(const u32 scancode);
+	const table_key &lookupScancode() const;
+
+	using value_type = std::variant<u32, irr::EKEY_CODE, GameKeyType>;
+
 	bool loadFromScancode(const std::string &name);
 	void loadFromKey(irr::EKEY_CODE keycode, wchar_t keychar);
 	std::string formatScancode() const;