diff --git a/pcsx2-qt/QtKeyCodes.cpp b/pcsx2-qt/QtKeyCodes.cpp
index d299107b2f..7d8ac54b3f 100644
--- a/pcsx2-qt/QtKeyCodes.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2-qt/QtKeyCodes.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,31 @@
 
 #include <QtGui/QKeyEvent>
 
+uint8_t map_text_to_keycode(const QString& text) {
+    if (text == "!") return Qt::Key_1;
+    if (text == "@") return Qt::Key_2;
+    if (text == "#") return Qt::Key_3;
+    if (text == "$") return Qt::Key_4;
+    if (text == "%") return Qt::Key_5;
+    if (text == "^") return Qt::Key_6;
+    if (text == "&") return Qt::Key_7;
+    if (text == "*") return Qt::Key_8;
+    if (text == "(") return Qt::Key_9;
+    if (text == ")") return Qt::Key_0;
+    if (text == "_") return Qt::Key_Minus;
+    if (text == "+") return Qt::Key_Equal;
+    if (text == "?") return Qt::Key_Slash;
+    if (text == ":") return Qt::Key_Semicolon;
+    if (text == "\"") return Qt::Key_Apostrophe;
+    if (text == "~") return Qt::Key_QuoteLeft;
+    if (text == "<") return Qt::Key_Comma;
+    if (text == ">") return Qt::Key_Period;
+    if (text == "|") return Qt::Key_Backslash;
+    if (text == "{") return Qt::Key_BracketLeft;
+    if (text == "}") return Qt::Key_BracketRight;
+    return 0; // No remapping
+}
+
 struct KeyCodeName
 {
 	int code;
@@ -517,10 +542,16 @@ const char* InputManager::ConvertHostKeyboardCodeToIcon(u32 code)
 	return nullptr;
 }
 
-u32 QtUtils::KeyEventToCode(const QKeyEvent* ev)
-{
-	int key = ev->key();
-	Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers = ev->modifiers();
+u32 QtUtils::KeyEventToCode(const QKeyEvent* ev) {
+    QString text = ev->text();
+    uint8_t keycode = map_text_to_keycode(text);  // Map special text symbols to keycodes
+    int key = ev->key();
+
+    if (keycode != 0) {
+        key = keycode;  // Override key if mapped
+    }
+
+    Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifiers = ev->modifiers();
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 	// On macOS, Qt applies the Keypad modifier regardless of whether the arrow keys, or numpad was pressed.
@@ -536,5 +567,5 @@ u32 QtUtils::KeyEventToCode(const QKeyEvent* ev)
 	}
 #endif
 
-	return static_cast<u32>(key) | (static_cast<u32>(modifiers) & static_cast<u32>(Qt::KeypadModifier));
+    return static_cast<u32>(key) | (static_cast<u32>(modifiers) & static_cast<u32>(Qt::KeypadModifier));
 }