diff --git a/src/boards/transformer.cpp b/src/boards/transformer.cpp
index 57246b83..81627fbc 100644
--- a/src/boards/transformer.cpp
+++ b/src/boards/transformer.cpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 static uint8 *WRAM=NULL;
 static uint32 WRAMSIZE;
 
-unsigned int *GetKeyboard(void);	// FIXME: not so much portable, don't know really how to solve this correctly here...
+unsigned int *GetKeyboard(void);	// FIXME: 10/28 - now implemented in SDL as well.  should we rename this to a FCEUI_* function?
 
 static unsigned int *TransformerKeys, oldkeys[256];
 static int TransformerCycleCount, TransformerChar = 0;
diff --git a/src/drivers/sdl/input.cpp b/src/drivers/sdl/input.cpp
index c75186e2..183d63bd 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sdl/input.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/sdl/input.cpp
@@ -420,6 +420,16 @@ void FCEUD_LoadStateFrom ()
 	FCEUI_LoadState (fname.c_str ());
 }
 
+/**
+* Hook for transformer board
+*/
+unsigned int *GetKeyboard(void)                                                     
+{
+  int size = 256;
+  Uint8* keystate = SDL_GetKeyState(&size);
+  return (unsigned int*)(keystate);
+}
+
 /**
  * Parse keyboard commands and execute accordingly.
  */