diff --git a/pcsx2-qt/QtKeyCodes.cpp b/pcsx2-qt/QtKeyCodes.cpp
index d299107b2f..9adf958234 100644
--- a/pcsx2-qt/QtKeyCodes.cpp
+++ b/pcsx2-qt/QtKeyCodes.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,53 @@
 
 #include <QtGui/QKeyEvent>
 
+u8 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;
@@ -519,7 +566,15 @@ const char* InputManager::ConvertHostKeyboardCodeToIcon(u32 code)
 
 u32 QtUtils::KeyEventToCode(const QKeyEvent* ev)
 {
+	const QString text = ev->text();
+	const u8 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__