diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 6f378640..743bed30 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ cocoa = "0.22"
 core-graphics = {version = "0.19.0", features = ["highsierra"]}
 core-foundation = {version = "0.7"}
 core-foundation-sys = {version = "0.7"}
+dispatch = "0.2"
 
 
 [target.'cfg(target_os = "linux")'.dependencies]
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 64efbe40..b80a6253 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ pub use crate::rdev::{
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 mod macos;
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
-pub use crate::macos::Keyboard;
+pub use crate::macos::{set_is_main_thread, Keyboard};
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 use crate::macos::{display_size as _display_size, listen as _listen, simulate as _simulate};
 
diff --git a/src/macos/common.rs b/src/macos/common.rs
index 6c837ab0..945b1153 100644
--- a/src/macos/common.rs
+++ b/src/macos/common.rs
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ pub type QCallback = unsafe extern "C" fn(
     user_info: *mut c_void,
 ) -> CGEventRef;
 
+pub fn set_is_main_thread(b: bool) {
+    KEYBOARD_STATE.lock().unwrap().set_is_main_thread(b);
+}
+
 pub unsafe fn convert(
     _type: CGEventType,
     cg_event: &CGEvent,
diff --git a/src/macos/keyboard.rs b/src/macos/keyboard.rs
index 131ef478..ab4c0485 100644
--- a/src/macos/keyboard.rs
+++ b/src/macos/keyboard.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ static NSEventModifierFlagCommand: u64 = 1 << 20;
 
 const BUF_LEN: usize = 4;
 
+lazy_static::lazy_static! {
+    static ref QUEUE: dispatch::Queue = dispatch::Queue::main();
+}
+
 #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
 #[link(name = "Cocoa", kind = "framework")]
 #[link(name = "Carbon", kind = "framework")]
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ extern "C" {
 }
 
 pub struct Keyboard {
+    is_main_thread: bool,
     dead_state: u32,
     shift: bool,
     caps_lock: bool,
@@ -63,12 +68,17 @@ pub struct Keyboard {
 impl Keyboard {
     pub fn new() -> Option<Keyboard> {
         Some(Keyboard {
+            is_main_thread: true,
             dead_state: 0,
             shift: false,
             caps_lock: false,
         })
     }
 
+    pub fn set_is_main_thread(&mut self, b: bool) {
+        self.is_main_thread = b;
+    }
+
     fn modifier_state(&self) -> ModifierState {
         if self.caps_lock || self.shift {
             2
@@ -83,7 +93,15 @@ impl Keyboard {
         flags: CGEventFlags,
     ) -> Option<String> {
         let modifier_state = flags_to_state(flags.bits());
-        self.string_from_code(code, modifier_state)
+
+        if self.is_main_thread {
+            self.string_from_code(code, modifier_state)
+        } else {
+            QUEUE.exec_sync(move || {
+                // ignore all modifiers for name
+                self.string_from_code(code, modifier_state)
+            })
+        }
     }
 
     pub(crate) unsafe fn string_from_code(
diff --git a/src/macos/mod.rs b/src/macos/mod.rs
index 43ce23fb..87326541 100644
--- a/src/macos/mod.rs
+++ b/src/macos/mod.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ mod keycodes;
 mod listen;
 mod simulate;
 
+pub use crate::macos::common::set_is_main_thread;
 pub use crate::macos::display::display_size;
 #[cfg(feature = "unstable_grab")]
 pub use crate::macos::grab::grab;