diff --git a/ion/drivers/fltkkbd/fltkkbd.cpp b/ion/drivers/fltkkbd/fltkkbd.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04c0e7555
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ion/drivers/fltkkbd/fltkkbd.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include "fltkkbd.h"
+
+FltkKBD::FltkKBD(int x, int y, int w, int h) :
+  Fl_Group(x, y, w, h) {
+}
+
+bool FltkKBD::scankey(ion_key_t key) {
+  return false;
+}
diff --git a/ion/drivers/fltkkbd/fltkkbd.h b/ion/drivers/fltkkbd/fltkkbd.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87ad7f6a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ion/drivers/fltkkbd/fltkkbd.h
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#ifndef ION_FLTK_KBD
+#define ION_FLTK_KBD
+
+#include <FL/Fl_Group.H>
+extern "C" {
+#include <ion/keyboard.h>
+}
+
+class FltkKBD : public Fl_Group {
+  public:
+    FltkKBD(int x, int y, int w, int h);
+    bool scankey(ion_key_t key);
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/ion/platform/simulator/Makefile b/ion/platform/simulator/Makefile
index 35fb101b4..352a6d724 100644
--- a/ion/platform/simulator/Makefile
+++ b/ion/platform/simulator/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 objs += $(addprefix ion/platform/simulator/, init.o keyboard.o platform.o)
-objs += $(addprefix ion/drivers/, fltklcd/fltklcd.o)
+objs += $(addprefix ion/drivers/, fltklcd/fltklcd.o fltkkbd/fltkkbd.o)
 
 #SFLAGS += -I/usr/local/Cellar/fltk/1.3.3/include -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -D_LARGEFILE64_SOURCE -D_THREAD_SAFE -D_REENTRANT
 LDFLAGS += -L/usr/local/Cellar/fltk/1.3.3/lib -lfltk -lpthread -framework Cocoa
diff --git a/ion/platform/simulator/platform.h b/ion/platform/simulator/platform.h
index e84172139..599881fee 100644
--- a/ion/platform/simulator/platform.h
+++ b/ion/platform/simulator/platform.h
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 #define ION_SIMULATOR_PLATFORM_H
 
 #include <ion/drivers/fltklcd/fltklcd.h>
+#include <ion/drivers/fltkkbd/fltkkbd.h>
 extern "C" {
 #include "framebuffer.h"
 }
 
 typedef struct {
   FltkLCD * display;
+  FltkKBD * keyboard;
 } platform_t;
 
 extern platform_t Platform;