diff --git a/config/hal.c b/config/hal.c
index 05a02ccbf..f15064646 100644
--- a/config/hal.c
+++ b/config/hal.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ device_added(LibHalContext *hal_ctx, const char *udi)
 	
     LibHalPropertySet *set = NULL;
 	LibHalPropertySetIterator set_iter;
-    char *psi_key = NULL, *tmp_val;
+    char *psi_key = NULL, *tmp_val, *tmp_key;
     
     
     dbus_error_init(&error);
@@ -244,10 +244,27 @@ device_added(LibHalContext *hal_ctx, const char *udi)
                     add_option(&options, psi_key + sizeof(LIBHAL_PROP_KEY)-1, tmp_val);
                     xfree(tmp_val);
                 }
-            }           /* don't accept input.xkb.whatever options anymore */
-            else if (!strncasecmp(psi_key, LIBHAL_XKB_PROP_KEY, sizeof(LIBHAL_XKB_PROP_KEY)-1)){
-                LogMessage(X_ERROR, "config/hal: Option '%s' is "
-                        "deprecated (ignoring).\n", psi_key);
+            
+            /* evdev's XKB options... we should probably depreciate this usage */
+            } else if (!strncasecmp(psi_key, LIBHAL_XKB_PROP_KEY, sizeof(LIBHAL_XKB_PROP_KEY)-1)){
+                
+                /* only support strings for all values */
+                tmp_val = get_prop_string(hal_ctx, udi, psi_key);
+                
+                if (tmp_val){
+                    /* add "xkb_" + NULL */
+		    tmp_key = xalloc(strlen(psi_key) - ( sizeof(LIBHAL_XKB_PROP_KEY) - 1) + 5);
+                    
+                    if (!tmp_key){
+                        LogMessage(X_ERROR, "config/hal: couldn't allocate memory for option %s\n", psi_key);
+                    } else {
+                        sprintf(tmp_key, "xkb_%s", psi_key + sizeof(LIBHAL_XKB_PROP_KEY)-1);
+                        add_option(&options, tmp_key, tmp_val);
+                        
+                        xfree(tmp_key);
+                    }
+                    xfree(tmp_val);
+                }   
             }
         }
         
diff --git a/config/x11-input.fdi b/config/x11-input.fdi
index 85d7a1fe1..f2e2d50ab 100644
--- a/config/x11-input.fdi
+++ b/config/x11-input.fdi
@@ -26,21 +26,19 @@
 	    Do not specify "input.x11_options.Device" since "input.device"
 	    will be used automatically.
 
-
-        XKB configuration:
-	     "input.x11_options.XkbRules"
-	     "input.x11_options.XkbModel"
-	     "input.x11_options.XkbLayout"
-	     "input.x11_options.XkbVariant"
-	     "input.x11_options.XkbOptions"
-
-        Legacy Keys (deprecated and ignored by the server):
+        Legacy Keys
 	     "input.xkb.rules"
              "input.xkb.model"
              "input.xkb.layout"
              "input.xkb.variant"
              "input.xkb.options"
              
+            These keys are deprecated. Use these instead:
+	     "input.x11_options.XkbRules"
+	     "input.x11_options.XkbModel"
+	     "input.x11_options.XkbLayout"
+	     "input.x11_options.XkbVariant"
+	     "input.x11_options.XkbOptions"
 
 	    See the evdev documentation for more information.