diff --git a/src/system/boot/platform/amiga_m68k/keyboard.cpp b/src/system/boot/platform/amiga_m68k/keyboard.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..03b69c25b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/boot/platform/amiga_m68k/keyboard.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*
+** Copyright 2004, Axel Dörfler, axeld@pinc-software.de. All rights reserved.
+** Distributed under the terms of the OpenBeOS License.
+*/
+
+
+#include "keyboard.h"
+#include "toscalls.h"
+
+#include <boot/platform.h>
+
+
+static uint32
+check_for_key(void)
+{
+	union key k;
+	if (Bconstat(DEV_CON) == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	k.d0 = Bconin(DEV_CON);
+	return k.d0;
+}
+
+
+extern "C" void
+clear_key_buffer(void)
+{
+	while (check_for_key() != 0)
+		;
+}
+
+
+extern "C" union key
+wait_for_key(void)
+{
+	union key key;
+	key.d0 = Bconin(DEV_CON);
+
+	return key;
+}
+
+
+extern "C" uint32
+check_for_boot_keys(void)
+{
+	union key key;
+	uint32 options = 0;
+
+	while ((key.d0 = check_for_key()) != 0) {
+		switch (key.code.ascii) {
+			case ' ':
+				options |= BOOT_OPTION_MENU;
+				break;
+			case 0x1b:	// escape
+				options |= BOOT_OPTION_DEBUG_OUTPUT;
+				break;
+			case 0:
+				// evaluate BIOS scan codes
+				// ...
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	dprintf("options = %ld\n", options);
+	return options;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/system/boot/platform/amiga_m68k/keyboard.h b/src/system/boot/platform/amiga_m68k/keyboard.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..306a80c04c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/system/boot/platform/amiga_m68k/keyboard.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#ifndef KEYBOARD_H
+#define KEYBOARD_H
+
+
+#include <SupportDefs.h>
+
+
+union key {
+	uint32 d0;
+	struct {
+		uint8 modifiers; // not always present!
+		uint8 bios;	// scan code
+		uint8 dummy;
+		uint8 ascii;
+	} code;
+};
+
+#define BIOS_KEY_UP 		0x48
+#define BIOS_KEY_DOWN		0x50
+#define BIOS_KEY_LEFT		0x4b
+#define BIOS_KEY_RIGHT		0x4d
+// XXX: FIXME
+#define BIOS_KEY_HOME		0x47
+#define BIOS_KEY_END		0x4f
+#define BIOS_KEY_PAGE_UP	0x49
+#define BIOS_KEY_PAGE_DOWN	0x51
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+extern void clear_key_buffer(void);
+extern union key wait_for_key(void);
+extern uint32 check_for_boot_keys(void);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif	/* KEYBOARD_H */