diff --git a/src/core/layout.rs b/src/core/layout.rs
index 2dd2506..a0ee67b 100644
--- a/src/core/layout.rs
+++ b/src/core/layout.rs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn start_elem(data: *mut c_void,
                                 c_name: *const expat::XML_Char,
                                 c_attrs: *mut *const expat::XML_Char)
 {
-    let layout = &mut *(data as *mut LayoutFile);
+    let layout = &mut *(data as *mut LayoutLoader);
     let name = CStr::from_ptr(c_name)
                          .to_str().expect("layout: XML element name must be UTF-8");
 
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn start_elem(data: *mut c_void,
 
 unsafe extern "C" fn end_elem(data: *mut c_void, c_name: *const expat::XML_Char)
 {
-    let layout = &mut *(data as *mut LayoutFile);
+    let layout = &mut *(data as *mut LayoutLoader);
     let name = CStr::from_ptr(c_name)
                          .to_str().expect("layout: XML element name must be UTF-8");
 
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ const KEYSYMS: [(&str, Keysym, &str); 24] = [
     ("\\?", Keysym::question, "?"),
     ("\\@", Keysym::at, "@"),
     ("\\\\", Keysym::backslash, "\\"),
+    ("alt", Keysym::Alt_L, "Alt"),
     ("backspace", Keysym::BackSpace, "⌫"),
     ("ctrl", Keysym::Control_L, "Ctrl"),
     ("delete", Keysym::Delete, "⌦"),
@@ -458,8 +459,7 @@ const KEYSYMS: [(&str, Keysym, &str); 24] = [
     ("f12_placeholder", Keysym::F12, "F12"),
     ("fn", Keysym::XF86_Fn, "Fn"),
     ("left", Keysym::Left, "←"),
-    ("loc alt", Keysym::Alt_L, "Alt"),
-    ("loc meta", Keysym::Meta_L, "Meta"),
+    ("meta", Keysym::Meta_L, "Meta"),
     ("right", Keysym::Right, "→"),
     ("shift", Keysym::Shift_L, "⇧"),
     ("space", Keysym::space, " "),
@@ -476,13 +476,28 @@ struct LayoutFile {
     has_bottom_row: bool,
     width: f64,
     height: f64,
+}
+
+struct LayoutLoader<'a> {
+    file: LayoutFile,
+    extra_keys: &'a Vec<String>,
     row_width: f64,
     in_row: u32,
 }
 
-impl LayoutFile {
-    fn get_keysym_by_name(name: &str) -> KeyValue
+impl<'a> LayoutLoader<'a> {
+    fn get_keysym_by_name(extra_keys: &Vec<String>, name: &str) -> KeyValue
     {
+        let name = if name.starts_with("loc ") {
+            if extra_keys.binary_search_by_key(&&name[4..], |k| k).is_ok() {
+                &name[4..]
+            } else {
+                return KeyValue::from(Keysym::NoSymbol, "")
+            }
+        } else {
+            name
+        };
+
         if let Ok(idx) = KEYSYMS.binary_search_by_key(&name, |&(k, _, _)| k) {
             return KeyValue::from(KEYSYMS[idx].1, KEYSYMS[idx].2);
         }
@@ -513,25 +528,25 @@ impl LayoutFile {
         self.row_width = x2;
 
         let key = Key::new(
-            x1, self.height, x2, self.height + 1.0,
-            Self::get_keysym_by_name(attrs.get("key0").unwrap_or(&"")),
-            Self::get_keysym_by_name(attrs.get("key1").unwrap_or(&"")),
-            Self::get_keysym_by_name(attrs.get("key2").unwrap_or(&"")),
-            Self::get_keysym_by_name(attrs.get("key3").unwrap_or(&"")),
-            Self::get_keysym_by_name(attrs.get("key4").unwrap_or(&"")),
-            Self::get_keysym_by_name(attrs.get("key5").unwrap_or(&"")),
-            Self::get_keysym_by_name(attrs.get("key6").unwrap_or(&"")),
-            Self::get_keysym_by_name(attrs.get("key7").unwrap_or(&"")),
-            Self::get_keysym_by_name(attrs.get("key8").unwrap_or(&""))
+            x1, self.file.height, x2, self.file.height + 1.0,
+            Self::get_keysym_by_name(&self.extra_keys, attrs.get("key0").unwrap_or(&"")),
+            Self::get_keysym_by_name(&self.extra_keys, attrs.get("key1").unwrap_or(&"")),
+            Self::get_keysym_by_name(&self.extra_keys, attrs.get("key2").unwrap_or(&"")),
+            Self::get_keysym_by_name(&self.extra_keys, attrs.get("key3").unwrap_or(&"")),
+            Self::get_keysym_by_name(&self.extra_keys, attrs.get("key4").unwrap_or(&"")),
+            Self::get_keysym_by_name(&self.extra_keys, attrs.get("key5").unwrap_or(&"")),
+            Self::get_keysym_by_name(&self.extra_keys, attrs.get("key6").unwrap_or(&"")),
+            Self::get_keysym_by_name(&self.extra_keys, attrs.get("key7").unwrap_or(&"")),
+            Self::get_keysym_by_name(&self.extra_keys, attrs.get("key8").unwrap_or(&""))
         );
 
-        let idx = self.rows.len() - 1;
-        self.rows[idx].push(key);
+        let idx = self.file.rows.len() - 1;
+        self.file.rows[idx].push(key);
     }
 
     fn start_row(&mut self)
     {
-        self.rows.push(Vec::new());
+        self.file.rows.push(Vec::new());
         self.in_row += 1;
         self.row_width = 0.0;
     }
@@ -539,7 +554,7 @@ impl LayoutFile {
     fn start_keyboard(&mut self, attrs: &HashMap<&str, &str>)
     {
         if *attrs.get("bottom_row").unwrap_or(&"") == "false" {
-            self.has_bottom_row = false;
+            self.file.has_bottom_row = false;
         }
     }
 
@@ -558,11 +573,11 @@ impl LayoutFile {
     {
         self.in_row -= 1;
 
-        if self.row_width > self.width {
-            self.width = self.row_width;
+        if self.row_width > self.file.width {
+            self.file.width = self.row_width;
         }
 
-        self.height += 1.0;
+        self.file.height += 1.0;
     }
 
     fn end_elem(&mut self, name: &str)
@@ -572,13 +587,16 @@ impl LayoutFile {
         }
     }
 
-    fn load<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<Self, Error>
+    fn load<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P, extra_keys: &'a Vec<String>) -> Result<LayoutFile, Error>
     {
-        let mut layout = LayoutFile {
-            rows: Vec::new(),
-            has_bottom_row: true,
-            width: 0.0,
-            height: 0.0,
+        let mut layout = LayoutLoader {
+            file: LayoutFile {
+                rows: Vec::new(),
+                has_bottom_row: true,
+                width: 0.0,
+                height: 0.0,
+            },
+            extra_keys,
             row_width: 0.0,
             in_row: 0,
         };
@@ -605,7 +623,7 @@ impl LayoutFile {
             expat::XML_ParserFree(parser);
         };
 
-        Ok(layout)
+        Ok(layout.file)
     }
 }
 
@@ -694,19 +712,20 @@ impl Layout {
 
     pub fn load(cfg: &Configuration) -> Result<Self, Error>
     {
+        let extra_keys = cfg.extra_keys();
         let dir = Path::new("/usr/share/unfettered-keyboard/layouts");
 
         let path = dir.join(cfg.layout());
-        let main_layout = LayoutFile::load(path)?;
+        let main_layout = LayoutLoader::load(path, extra_keys)?;
 
         let path = dir.join("numeric.xml");
-        let numeric = LayoutFile::load(path)?;
+        let numeric = LayoutLoader::load(path, extra_keys)?;
 
         let path = dir.join("greekmath.xml");
-        let greekmath = LayoutFile::load(path)?;
+        let greekmath = LayoutLoader::load(path, extra_keys)?;
 
         let path = dir.join("bottom_row.xml");
-        let bottom_row = LayoutFile::load(path)?;
+        let bottom_row = LayoutLoader::load(path, extra_keys)?;
 
         let mut layout = Layout {
             main_layout,