diff --git a/homeassistant/components/kodi/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/kodi/media_player.py
index 3272491a06d..86788db6ae6 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/kodi/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/kodi/media_player.py
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.media_player import (
 from homeassistant.config_entries import SOURCE_IMPORT, ConfigEntry
 from homeassistant.const import (
     ATTR_ENTITY_ID,
+    CONF_DEVICE_ID,
     CONF_HOST,
     CONF_NAME,
     CONF_PASSWORD,
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ from homeassistant.const import (
     CONF_PROXY_SSL,
     CONF_SSL,
     CONF_TIMEOUT,
+    CONF_TYPE,
     CONF_USERNAME,
     EVENT_HOMEASSISTANT_STARTED,
 )
@@ -279,6 +281,7 @@ class KodiEntity(MediaPlayerEntity):
         self._connection = connection
         self._kodi = kodi
         self._unique_id = uid
+        self._device_id = None
         self._players = None
         self._properties = {}
         self._item = {}
@@ -336,6 +339,20 @@ class KodiEntity(MediaPlayerEntity):
         self._app_properties["muted"] = data["muted"]
         self.async_write_ha_state()
 
+    @callback
+    def async_on_key_press(self, sender, data):
+        """Handle a incoming key press notification."""
+        self.hass.bus.async_fire(
+            f"{DOMAIN}_keypress",
+            {
+                CONF_TYPE: "keypress",
+                CONF_DEVICE_ID: self._device_id,
+                ATTR_ENTITY_ID: self.entity_id,
+                "sender": sender,
+                "data": data,
+            },
+        )
+
     async def async_on_quit(self, sender, data):
         """Reset the player state on quit action."""
         await self._clear_connection()
@@ -410,6 +427,7 @@ class KodiEntity(MediaPlayerEntity):
         dev_reg = dr.async_get(self.hass)
         device = dev_reg.async_get_device({(DOMAIN, self.unique_id)})
         dev_reg.async_update_device(device.id, sw_version=sw_version)
+        self._device_id = device.id
 
         self.async_schedule_update_ha_state(True)
 
@@ -457,6 +475,7 @@ class KodiEntity(MediaPlayerEntity):
         self._connection.server.Application.OnVolumeChanged = (
             self.async_on_volume_changed
         )
+        self._connection.server.Other.OnKeyPress = self.async_on_key_press
         self._connection.server.System.OnQuit = self.async_on_quit
         self._connection.server.System.OnRestart = self.async_on_quit
         self._connection.server.System.OnSleep = self.async_on_quit