diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.cpp
index 799d6d6321..8aa6352f5a 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.cpp
@@ -5161,7 +5161,8 @@ void GLCanvas3D::bind_event_handlers()
         m_canvas->Bind(wxEVT_SIZE, &GLCanvas3D::on_size, this);
         m_canvas->Bind(wxEVT_IDLE, &GLCanvas3D::on_idle, this);
         m_canvas->Bind(wxEVT_CHAR, &GLCanvas3D::on_char, this);
-        m_canvas->Bind(wxEVT_KEY_UP, &GLCanvas3D::on_key_up, this);
+        m_canvas->Bind(wxEVT_KEY_DOWN, &GLCanvas3D::on_key, this);
+        m_canvas->Bind(wxEVT_KEY_UP, &GLCanvas3D::on_key, this);
         m_canvas->Bind(wxEVT_MOUSEWHEEL, &GLCanvas3D::on_mouse_wheel, this);
         m_canvas->Bind(wxEVT_TIMER, &GLCanvas3D::on_timer, this);
         m_canvas->Bind(wxEVT_LEFT_DOWN, &GLCanvas3D::on_mouse, this);
@@ -5187,7 +5188,8 @@ void GLCanvas3D::unbind_event_handlers()
         m_canvas->Unbind(wxEVT_SIZE, &GLCanvas3D::on_size, this);
         m_canvas->Unbind(wxEVT_IDLE, &GLCanvas3D::on_idle, this);
         m_canvas->Unbind(wxEVT_CHAR, &GLCanvas3D::on_char, this);
-        m_canvas->Unbind(wxEVT_KEY_UP, &GLCanvas3D::on_key_up, this);
+        m_canvas->Unbind(wxEVT_KEY_DOWN, &GLCanvas3D::on_key, this);
+        m_canvas->Unbind(wxEVT_KEY_UP, &GLCanvas3D::on_key, this);
         m_canvas->Unbind(wxEVT_MOUSEWHEEL, &GLCanvas3D::on_mouse_wheel, this);
         m_canvas->Unbind(wxEVT_TIMER, &GLCanvas3D::on_timer, this);
         m_canvas->Unbind(wxEVT_LEFT_DOWN, &GLCanvas3D::on_mouse, this);
@@ -5224,6 +5226,17 @@ void GLCanvas3D::on_char(wxKeyEvent& evt)
     // see include/wx/defs.h enum wxKeyCode
     int keyCode = evt.GetKeyCode();
     int ctrlMask = wxMOD_CONTROL;
+
+#if ENABLE_IMGUI
+    auto imgui = wxGetApp().imgui();
+    if (imgui->update_key_data(evt)) {
+        render();
+        if (imgui->want_any_input()) {
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+#endif // ENABLE_IMGUI
+
 //#ifdef __APPLE__
 //    ctrlMask |= wxMOD_RAW_CONTROL;
 //#endif /* __APPLE__ */
@@ -5299,14 +5312,23 @@ void GLCanvas3D::on_char(wxKeyEvent& evt)
     }
 }
 
-void GLCanvas3D::on_key_up(wxKeyEvent& evt)
+void GLCanvas3D::on_key(wxKeyEvent& evt)
 {
-    // see include/wx/defs.h enum wxKeyCode
-    int keyCode = evt.GetKeyCode();
+#if ENABLE_IMGUI
+    auto imgui = wxGetApp().imgui();
+    if (imgui->update_key_data(evt)) {
+        render();
+    } else
+#endif // ENABLE_IMGUI
+    if (evt.GetEventType() == wxEVT_KEY_UP) {
+        const int keyCode = evt.GetKeyCode();
+    
+        // shift has been just released - SLA gizmo might want to close rectangular selection.
+        if (m_gizmos.get_current_type() == Gizmos::SlaSupports && keyCode == WXK_SHIFT && m_gizmos.mouse_event(SLAGizmoEventType::ShiftUp))
+            m_dirty = true;
+    }
 
-    // shift has been just released - SLA gizmo might want to close rectangular selection.
-    if (m_gizmos.get_current_type() == Gizmos::SlaSupports && keyCode == WXK_SHIFT && m_gizmos.mouse_event(SLAGizmoEventType::ShiftUp))
-        m_dirty = true;
+    evt.Skip();   // Needed to have EVT_CHAR generated as well
 }
 
 void GLCanvas3D::on_mouse_wheel(wxMouseEvent& evt)
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.hpp
index 3317c6378e..3d44aa13f9 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3D.hpp
@@ -1075,7 +1075,7 @@ public:
     void on_size(wxSizeEvent& evt);
     void on_idle(wxIdleEvent& evt);
     void on_char(wxKeyEvent& evt);
-    void on_key_up(wxKeyEvent& evt);
+    void on_key(wxKeyEvent& evt);
     void on_mouse_wheel(wxMouseEvent& evt);
     void on_timer(wxTimerEvent& evt);
     void on_mouse(wxMouseEvent& evt);
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3DManager.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3DManager.cpp
index 8f2e5b219c..71299f777d 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3DManager.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/GLCanvas3DManager.cpp
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ wxGLCanvas* GLCanvas3DManager::create_wxglcanvas(wxWindow *parent)
         attribList[4] = 0;
     }
 
-    return new wxGLCanvas(parent, wxID_ANY, attribList);
+    return new wxGLCanvas(parent, wxID_ANY, attribList, wxDefaultPosition, wxDefaultSize, wxWANTS_CHARS);
 }
 
 GLCanvas3DManager::CanvasesMap::iterator GLCanvas3DManager::_get_canvas(wxGLCanvas* canvas)
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/ImGuiWrapper.cpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/ImGuiWrapper.cpp
index 63fa09ae2c..38d90fbfab 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/ImGuiWrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/ImGuiWrapper.cpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 #include <wx/string.h>
 #include <wx/event.h>
+#include <wx/clipbrd.h>
 #include <wx/debug.h>
 
 #include <GL/glew.h>
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ bool ImGuiWrapper::init()
     ImGui::CreateContext();
 
     init_default_font(m_style_scaling);
+    init_input();
 
     ImGui::GetIO().IniFilename = nullptr;
 
@@ -109,6 +111,28 @@ bool ImGuiWrapper::update_mouse_data(wxMouseEvent& evt)
     return res;
 }
 
+bool ImGuiWrapper::update_key_data(wxKeyEvent &evt)
+{
+    ImGuiIO& io = ImGui::GetIO();
+
+    if (evt.GetEventType() == wxEVT_CHAR) {
+        // Char event
+        io.AddInputCharacter(evt.GetUnicodeKey());
+    } else {
+        // Key up/down event
+        int key = evt.GetKeyCode();
+        wxCHECK_MSG(key >= 0 && key < IM_ARRAYSIZE(io.KeysDown), false, "Received invalid key code");
+
+        io.KeysDown[key] = evt.GetEventType() == wxEVT_KEY_DOWN;
+        io.KeyShift = evt.ShiftDown();
+        io.KeyCtrl = evt.ControlDown();
+        io.KeyAlt = evt.AltDown();
+        io.KeySuper = evt.MetaDown();
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
 void ImGuiWrapper::new_frame()
 {
     if (m_font_texture == 0)
@@ -307,6 +331,39 @@ void ImGuiWrapper::create_fonts_texture()
     glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, last_texture);
 }
 
+void ImGuiWrapper::init_input()
+{
+    ImGuiIO& io = ImGui::GetIO();
+
+    // Keyboard mapping. ImGui will use those indices to peek into the io.KeysDown[] array.
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_Tab] = WXK_TAB;
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_LeftArrow] = WXK_LEFT;
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_RightArrow] = WXK_RIGHT;
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_UpArrow] = WXK_UP;
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_DownArrow] = WXK_DOWN;
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_PageUp] = WXK_PAGEUP;
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_PageDown] = WXK_PAGEDOWN;
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_Home] = WXK_HOME;
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_End] = WXK_END;
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_Insert] = WXK_INSERT;
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_Delete] = WXK_DELETE;
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_Backspace] = WXK_BACK;
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_Space] = WXK_SPACE;
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_Enter] = WXK_RETURN;
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_Escape] = WXK_ESCAPE;
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_A] = 'A';
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_C] = 'C';
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_V] = 'V';
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_X] = 'X';
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_Y] = 'Y';
+    io.KeyMap[ImGuiKey_Z] = 'Z';
+
+    // Setup clipboard interaction callbacks
+    io.SetClipboardTextFn = clipboard_set;
+    io.GetClipboardTextFn = clipboard_get;
+    io.ClipboardUserData = this;
+}
+
 void ImGuiWrapper::render_draw_data(ImDrawData *draw_data)
 {
     // Avoid rendering when minimized, scale coordinates for retina displays (screen coordinates != framebuffer coordinates)
@@ -420,6 +477,37 @@ void ImGuiWrapper::destroy_fonts_texture()
     }
 }
 
+const char* ImGuiWrapper::clipboard_get(void* user_data)
+{
+    ImGuiWrapper *self = reinterpret_cast<ImGuiWrapper*>(user_data);
+
+    const char* res = "";
+
+    if (wxTheClipboard->Open()) {
+        if (wxTheClipboard->IsSupported(wxDF_TEXT)) {
+            wxTextDataObject data;
+            wxTheClipboard->GetData(data);
+
+            if (data.GetTextLength() > 0) {
+                self->clipboard_text = into_u8(data.GetText());
+                res = self->clipboard_text.c_str();
+            }
+        }
+
+        wxTheClipboard->Close();
+    }
+
+    return res;
+}
+
+void ImGuiWrapper::clipboard_set(void* /* user_data */, const char* text)
+{
+    if (wxTheClipboard->Open()) {
+        wxTheClipboard->SetData(new wxTextDataObject(wxString::FromUTF8(text)));   // object owned by the clipboard
+        wxTheClipboard->Close();
+    }
+}
+
 
 } // namespace GUI
 } // namespace Slic3r
diff --git a/src/slic3r/GUI/ImGuiWrapper.hpp b/src/slic3r/GUI/ImGuiWrapper.hpp
index a4f5a89762..b0b5cc858f 100644
--- a/src/slic3r/GUI/ImGuiWrapper.hpp
+++ b/src/slic3r/GUI/ImGuiWrapper.hpp
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 class wxString;
 class wxMouseEvent;
+class wxKeyEvent;
 
 
 namespace Slic3r {
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ public:
     void set_display_size(float w, float h);
     void set_style_scaling(float scaling);
     bool update_mouse_data(wxMouseEvent &evt);
+    bool update_key_data(wxKeyEvent &evt);
 
     void new_frame();
     void render();
@@ -65,12 +67,18 @@ public:
     bool want_any_input() const;
 
 private:
+    std::string clipboard_text;
+
     void init_default_font(float scaling);
     void create_device_objects();
     void create_fonts_texture();
+    void init_input();
     void render_draw_data(ImDrawData *draw_data);
     void destroy_device_objects();
     void destroy_fonts_texture();
+
+    static const char* clipboard_get(void* user_data);
+    static void clipboard_set(void* user_data, const char* text);
 };