diff --git a/core/bind/core_bind.cpp b/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
index ace7e7c7b7a..6edc292b62f 100644
--- a/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
+++ b/core/bind/core_bind.cpp
@@ -435,6 +435,18 @@ String _OS::get_locale() const {
 	return OS::get_singleton()->get_locale();
 }
 
+String _OS::get_latin_keyboard_variant() const {
+	switch( OS::get_singleton()->get_latin_keyboard_variant() ) {
+		case OS::LATIN_KEYBOARD_QWERTY: return "QWERTY";
+		case OS::LATIN_KEYBOARD_QWERTZ: return "QWERTZ";
+		case OS::LATIN_KEYBOARD_AZERTY: return "AZERTY";
+		case OS::LATIN_KEYBOARD_QZERTY: return "QZERTY";
+		case OS::LATIN_KEYBOARD_DVORAK: return "DVORAK";
+		case OS::LATIN_KEYBOARD_NEO   : return "NEO";
+		default: return "ERROR";
+	}
+}
+
 String _OS::get_model_name() const {
 
     return OS::get_singleton()->get_model_name();
@@ -1097,6 +1109,7 @@ void _OS::_bind_methods() {
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_ticks_msec"),&_OS::get_ticks_msec);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_splash_tick_msec"),&_OS::get_splash_tick_msec);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_locale"),&_OS::get_locale);
+	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_latin_keyboard_variant"),&_OS::get_latin_keyboard_variant);
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_model_name"),&_OS::get_model_name);
 
 	ObjectTypeDB::bind_method(_MD("get_custom_level"),&_OS::get_custom_level);
diff --git a/core/bind/core_bind.h b/core/bind/core_bind.h
index 856d942d023..5bd427578af 100644
--- a/core/bind/core_bind.h
+++ b/core/bind/core_bind.h
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ public:
 	Vector<String> get_cmdline_args();
 
 	String get_locale() const;
+	String get_latin_keyboard_variant() const;
+
 	String get_model_name() const;
 	MainLoop *get_main_loop() const;
 
diff --git a/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp b/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
index 9421e0d48e3..e494c0db0ec 100644
--- a/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
+++ b/platform/windows/os_windows.cpp
@@ -2164,6 +2164,68 @@ String OS_Windows::get_locale() const {
 	return "en";
 }
 
+
+OS::LatinKeyboardVariant OS_Windows::get_latin_keyboard_variant() const {
+	
+	unsigned long azerty[] = { 
+		0x00020401, // Arabic (102) AZERTY
+		0x0001080c, // Belgian (Comma)
+		0x0000080c, // Belgian French
+		0x0000040c, // French
+		0 // <--- STOP MARK
+	};
+	unsigned long qwertz[] = {
+		0x0000041a, // Croation
+		0x00000405, // Czech
+		0x00000407, // German
+		0x00010407, // German (IBM)
+		0x0000040e, // Hungarian
+		0x0000046e, // Luxembourgish
+		0x00010415, // Polish (214)
+		0x00000418, // Romanian (Legacy)
+		0x0000081a, // Serbian (Latin)
+		0x0000041b, // Slovak
+		0x00000424, // Slovenian
+		0x0001042e, // Sorbian Extended
+		0x0002042e, // Sorbian Standard
+		0x0000042e, // Sorbian Standard (Legacy)
+		0x0000100c, // Swiss French
+		0x00000807, // Swiss German
+		0 // <--- STOP MARK
+	};
+	unsigned long dvorak[] = {
+		0x00010409, // US-Dvorak
+		0x00030409, // US-Dvorak for left hand
+		0x00040409, // US-Dvorak for right hand
+		0 // <--- STOP MARK
+	};
+
+	char name[ KL_NAMELENGTH + 1 ]; name[0] = 0;
+	GetKeyboardLayoutNameA( name );
+
+	unsigned long hex = strtoul(name, NULL, 16);
+
+	int i=0;
+	while( azerty[i] != 0 ) {
+		if (azerty[i] == hex) return LATIN_KEYBOARD_AZERTY;
+		i++;
+	}
+
+	i = 0;
+	while( qwertz[i] != 0 ) {
+		if (qwertz[i] == hex) return LATIN_KEYBOARD_QWERTZ;
+		i++;
+	}
+	
+	i = 0;
+	while( dvorak[i] != 0 ) {
+		if (dvorak[i] == hex) return LATIN_KEYBOARD_DVORAK;
+		i++; 
+	}
+
+	return LATIN_KEYBOARD_QWERTY;
+}
+
 void OS_Windows::release_rendering_thread() {
 
 	gl_context->release_current();
diff --git a/platform/windows/os_windows.h b/platform/windows/os_windows.h
index 509d76abbf1..3880c2c08c8 100644
--- a/platform/windows/os_windows.h
+++ b/platform/windows/os_windows.h
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ public:
 	virtual String get_executable_path() const;
 
 	virtual String get_locale() const;
+	virtual LatinKeyboardVariant get_latin_keyboard_variant() const; 
 
 	virtual void move_window_to_foreground();
 	virtual String get_data_dir() const;