diff --git a/lxqt-config-input/CMakeLists.txt b/lxqt-config-input/CMakeLists.txt
index 4d67edfb2..f8203d47a 100644
--- a/lxqt-config-input/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lxqt-config-input/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,8 +2,16 @@ project(lxqt-config-input)
 
 find_package(X11 REQUIRED)
 
+find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
+execute_process(COMMAND ${PKG_CONFIG_EXECUTABLE} --variable=xkb_base xkeyboard-config
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE XKB_RULES_DIR
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+)
+if(NOT EXISTS "${XKB_RULES_DIR}")
+    message(FATAL_ERROR "Couldn't find XKB rules location: \"${XKB_RULES_DIR}\".")
+endif()
+
 if (WITH_TOUCHPAD)
-    find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
     pkg_check_modules(XORG_LIBINPUT REQUIRED xorg-libinput)
     pkg_check_modules(XORG_XI REQUIRED xi)
     pkg_check_modules(LIBUDEV REQUIRED libudev)
@@ -27,6 +35,7 @@ endif ()
 
 include_directories(
     ${lxqt-config-input_INCS}
+    ${X11_xkbfile_INCLUDE_PATH}
 )
 
 set(lxqt-config-input_HDRS
@@ -102,6 +111,7 @@ set(lxqt-config-input_TLBS
     Qt5::Widgets
     Qt5::X11Extras
     ${X11_LIBRARIES}
+    ${X11_xkbfile_LIB}
     lxqt
     lxqt-config-cursor
 )
@@ -114,6 +124,11 @@ if (WITH_TOUCHPAD)
     )
 endif ()
 
+target_compile_definitions(lxqt-config-input
+    PRIVATE
+        "XKB_RULES_DIR=\"${XKB_RULES_DIR}\""
+)
+
 target_link_libraries(lxqt-config-input
     ${lxqt-config-input_TLBS}
 )
diff --git a/lxqt-config-input/keyboardlayoutconfig.cpp b/lxqt-config-input/keyboardlayoutconfig.cpp
index bcd401e85..de041b7f4 100644
--- a/lxqt-config-input/keyboardlayoutconfig.cpp
+++ b/lxqt-config-input/keyboardlayoutconfig.cpp
@@ -23,9 +23,65 @@
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QHash>
 #include <QDebug>
+#include <QX11Info>
 #include "selectkeyboardlayoutdialog.h"
 #include <LXQt/Settings>
 
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+#include <X11/XKBlib.h>
+#include <X11/extensions/XKBrules.h>
+
+static QString xkbRulesDir();
+static QString xkbRulesFile();
+static QString xkbRulesName();
+static void _lxqt_xkb_free_var_defs(XkbRF_VarDefsRec *var_defs);
+
+static QString xkbRulesDir()
+{
+    return QStringLiteral(XKB_RULES_DIR);
+}
+
+static QString xkbRulesFile()
+{
+    QString rulesFile;
+    const QString rules = xkbRulesName();
+    const QString xkbDir = xkbRulesDir();
+    if (!rules.isEmpty()) {
+        rulesFile = QStringLiteral("%1/rules/%2.lst").arg(xkbDir, rules);
+    } else { // default
+        rulesFile = QStringLiteral("%1/rules/evdev.lst").arg(xkbDir);
+    }
+    return rulesFile;
+}
+
+static QString xkbRulesName()
+{
+    if (!QX11Info::isPlatformX11()) {
+        return QString();
+    }
+    XkbRF_VarDefsRec v{};
+    char *file = nullptr;
+
+    if (XkbRF_GetNamesProp(QX11Info::display(), &file, &v) && file != nullptr) {
+        const QString name = QString::fromUtf8(file);
+        XFree(file);
+        _lxqt_xkb_free_var_defs(&v);
+        return name;
+    }
+    return {};
+}
+
+static void _lxqt_xkb_free_var_defs(XkbRF_VarDefsRec *var_defs)
+{
+    if (var_defs == nullptr)
+        return;
+
+    free(static_cast<void *>(var_defs->model));
+    free(static_cast<void *>(var_defs->layout));
+    free(static_cast<void *>(var_defs->variant));
+    free(static_cast<void *>(var_defs->options));
+}
+
 KeyboardLayoutConfig::KeyboardLayoutConfig(LXQt::Settings* _settings, QWidget* parent):
   QWidget(parent),
   settings(_settings),
@@ -101,9 +157,7 @@ enum ListSection{
 };
 
 void KeyboardLayoutConfig::loadLists() {
-  // load known lists from xkb data files
-  // XKBD_BASELIST_PATH is os dependent see keyboardlayoutconfig.h
-  QFile file(QLatin1String(XKBD_BASELIST_PATH));
+  QFile file(xkbRulesFile());
   if(file.open(QIODevice::ReadOnly)) {
     ListSection section = NoSection;
     while(!file.atEnd()) {
diff --git a/lxqt-config-input/keyboardlayoutconfig.h b/lxqt-config-input/keyboardlayoutconfig.h
index bfe5a0f55..99d3f1c59 100644
--- a/lxqt-config-input/keyboardlayoutconfig.h
+++ b/lxqt-config-input/keyboardlayoutconfig.h
@@ -22,16 +22,6 @@
 #define KEYBOARDLAYOUTCONFIG_H
 
 #include <QtCore/QtGlobal>
-#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
-#define XKBD_BASELIST_PATH "/usr/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst"
-#elif defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD)
-#define XKBD_BASELIST_PATH "/usr/local/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst"
-#elif defined(Q_OS_OPENBSD)
-#define XKBD_BASELIST_PATH "/usr/X11R6/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst"
-#else
-#define XKBD_BASELIST_PATH "/usr/local/share/X11/xkb/rules/base.lst"
-#endif
-
 #include <QWidget>
 #include "keyboardlayoutinfo.h"
 #include <QMap>