diff --git a/dotfiles/xkb/default.xkb b/dotfiles/xkb/default.xkb
index 34d35d1..2fcc29c 100644
--- a/dotfiles/xkb/default.xkb
+++ b/dotfiles/xkb/default.xkb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # Default configuration with:
 #  - compose → rwin, ralt or menu
 #  - capslock as ctrl
+#  - lwin as hyper
 #  - pause key becomes xscreensaver
 xkb_keymap {
         xkb_keycodes  { include "evdev+aliases(qwerty)" };
@@ -11,6 +12,6 @@ xkb_keymap {
         xkb_symbols   { include "pc+us+inet(evdev)"
                         include "compose(rwin)+compose(menu)+compose(ralt)"
                         include "ctrl(nocaps)"
-                        include "vbe(pause)" };
+                        include "vbe(pause)+vbe(hyperwin)" };
         xkb_geometry  { include "pc(pc105)" };
 };
diff --git a/dotfiles/xkb/symbols/vbe b/dotfiles/xkb/symbols/vbe
index ae1bec1..494a0f1 100644
--- a/dotfiles/xkb/symbols/vbe
+++ b/dotfiles/xkb/symbols/vbe
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ xkb_symbols "75percent" {
     key <INS> { [ Delete ] };
     key <DELE> { [ Insert ] };
 };
+partial
+xkb_symbols "hyperwin" {
+    key <LWIN> { [ Hyper_L ] };
+    modifier_map Mod4 { Hyper_L };
+};
 
 partial modifier_keys alphanumeric_keys
 xkb_symbols "x1gen2" {