diff --git a/packages/studio/src/player/hooks/usePlaybackKeyboard.test.ts b/packages/studio/src/player/hooks/usePlaybackKeyboard.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..679cf617e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/studio/src/player/hooks/usePlaybackKeyboard.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+
+import React, { act, useEffect } from "react";
+import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { usePlaybackKeyboard } from "./usePlaybackKeyboard";
+import { usePlayerStore } from "../store/playerStore";
+
+globalThis.IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  document.body.innerHTML = "";
+  usePlayerStore.getState().reset();
+});
+
+interface Spies {
+  seek: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  play: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  playBackward: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+  pause: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+}
+
+interface HookHandle {
+  dispatch: (event: KeyboardEvent) => void;
+  release: (event: KeyboardEvent) => void;
+  spies: Spies;
+}
+
+function setupHook(): HookHandle {
+  const spies: Spies = {
+    seek: vi.fn(),
+    play: vi.fn(),
+    playBackward: vi.fn(),
+    pause: vi.fn(),
+  };
+
+  let captured: ReturnType<typeof usePlaybackKeyboard> | null = null;
+
+  function Harness() {
+    const iframeRef = React.useRef<HTMLIFrameElement | null>(null);
+    const shuttleDirectionRef = React.useRef<"forward" | "backward" | null>(null);
+    const shuttleSpeedIndexRef = React.useRef(0);
+    const iframeShortcutCleanupRef = React.useRef<(() => void) | null>(null);
+    const result = usePlaybackKeyboard({
+      iframeRef,
+      shuttleDirectionRef,
+      shuttleSpeedIndexRef,
+      iframeShortcutCleanupRef,
+      getAdapter: () => null,
+      ...spies,
+    });
+    useEffect(() => {
+      captured = result;
+    });
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const host = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.append(host);
+  const root = createRoot(host);
+  act(() => {
+    root.render(React.createElement(Harness));
+  });
+
+  if (!captured) throw new Error("usePlaybackKeyboard harness did not capture handlers");
+
+  return {
+    dispatch: (event) => captured!.playbackKeyDownRef.current(event),
+    release: (event) => captured!.playbackKeyUpRef.current(event),
+    spies,
+  };
+}
+
+function keydown(init: { code: string; key: string; shiftKey?: boolean }): KeyboardEvent {
+  return new KeyboardEvent("keydown", {
+    code: init.code,
+    key: init.key,
+    shiftKey: init.shiftKey ?? false,
+    cancelable: true,
+  });
+}
+
+function keyup(init: { code: string; key: string }): KeyboardEvent {
+  return new KeyboardEvent("keyup", { code: init.code, key: init.key });
+}
+
+describe("usePlaybackKeyboard — keyboard layout independence (#834)", () => {
+  it("'Jump to in-point' fires on physical KeyA in a QWERTY layout", () => {
+    const { dispatch, spies } = setupHook();
+    usePlayerStore.setState({ inPoint: 1.5 });
+
+    act(() => {
+      dispatch(keydown({ code: "KeyA", key: "a" }));
+    });
+
+    expect(spies.seek).toHaveBeenCalledWith(1.5);
+  });
+
+  it("'Jump to in-point' fires on AZERTY (physical KeyQ produces e.key='a')", () => {
+    const { dispatch, spies } = setupHook();
+    usePlayerStore.setState({ inPoint: 2.5 });
+
+    act(() => {
+      dispatch(keydown({ code: "KeyQ", key: "a" }));
+    });
+
+    expect(spies.seek).toHaveBeenCalledWith(2.5);
+  });
+
+  it("AZERTY 'A' physical key (e.key='q') no longer triggers in-point seek", () => {
+    const { dispatch, spies } = setupHook();
+    usePlayerStore.setState({ inPoint: 4.0 });
+
+    act(() => {
+      dispatch(keydown({ code: "KeyA", key: "q" }));
+    });
+
+    expect(spies.seek).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("Shift+I clears the in-point (e.key='I' is matched after lowercasing)", () => {
+    const { dispatch } = setupHook();
+    usePlayerStore.setState({ inPoint: 3.0 });
+
+    act(() => {
+      dispatch(keydown({ code: "KeyI", key: "I", shiftKey: true }));
+    });
+
+    expect(usePlayerStore.getState().inPoint).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("K-held + L steps forward one frame (combo uses character, not physical position)", () => {
+    const { dispatch, spies } = setupHook();
+    usePlayerStore.setState({ currentTime: 0 });
+
+    act(() => {
+      dispatch(keydown({ code: "KeyK", key: "k" }));
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      dispatch(keydown({ code: "KeyL", key: "l" }));
+    });
+
+    expect(spies.seek).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(spies.play).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("releasing K removes it from the pressed set so subsequent L resumes forward shuttle", () => {
+    const { dispatch, release, spies } = setupHook();
+
+    act(() => {
+      dispatch(keydown({ code: "KeyK", key: "k" }));
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      release(keyup({ code: "KeyK", key: "k" }));
+    });
+    act(() => {
+      dispatch(keydown({ code: "KeyL", key: "l" }));
+    });
+
+    expect(spies.play).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(spies.seek).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("Space (universal e.code) still toggles play", () => {
+    const { dispatch, spies } = setupHook();
+    usePlayerStore.setState({ isPlaying: false });
+
+    act(() => {
+      dispatch(keydown({ code: "Space", key: " " }));
+    });
+
+    expect(spies.play).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/player/hooks/usePlaybackKeyboard.ts b/packages/studio/src/player/hooks/usePlaybackKeyboard.ts
index d7adf8098..76b36e100 100644
--- a/packages/studio/src/player/hooks/usePlaybackKeyboard.ts
+++ b/packages/studio/src/player/hooks/usePlaybackKeyboard.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export function usePlaybackKeyboard({
   pause,
   seek,
 }: UsePlaybackKeyboardParams) {
-  const pressedCodesRef = useRef(new Set<string>());
+  const pressedKeysRef = useRef(new Set<string>());
   const playbackKeyDownRef = useRef<(e: KeyboardEvent) => void>(() => {});
   const playbackKeyUpRef = useRef<(e: KeyboardEvent) => void>(() => {});
 
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ export function usePlaybackKeyboard({
       ) {
         return;
       }
-      pressedCodesRef.current.add(e.code);
+      const key = e.key.toLowerCase();
+      pressedKeysRef.current.add(key);
       if (e.code === "Space") {
         e.preventDefault();
         togglePlay();
@@ -107,47 +108,47 @@ export function usePlaybackKeyboard({
         return;
       }
       if (e.repeat) return;
-      if (e.code === "KeyK") {
+      if (key === "k") {
         e.preventDefault();
         pause();
         return;
       }
-      if (e.code === "KeyJ") {
+      if (key === "j") {
         e.preventDefault();
-        if (pressedCodesRef.current.has("KeyK")) {
+        if (pressedKeysRef.current.has("k")) {
           stepFrames(-1);
           return;
         }
         shuttle("backward");
         return;
       }
-      if (e.code === "KeyL") {
+      if (key === "l") {
         e.preventDefault();
-        if (pressedCodesRef.current.has("KeyK")) {
+        if (pressedKeysRef.current.has("k")) {
           stepFrames(1);
           return;
         }
         shuttle("forward");
         return;
       }
-      if (e.code === "KeyI") {
+      if (key === "i") {
         e.preventDefault();
         const t = getAdapter()?.getTime() ?? usePlayerStore.getState().currentTime;
         usePlayerStore.getState().setInPoint(e.shiftKey ? null : t);
         return;
       }
-      if (e.code === "KeyO") {
+      if (key === "o") {
         e.preventDefault();
         const t = getAdapter()?.getTime() ?? usePlayerStore.getState().currentTime;
         usePlayerStore.getState().setOutPoint(e.shiftKey ? null : t);
         return;
       }
-      if (e.code === "KeyA") {
+      if (key === "a") {
         e.preventDefault();
         seek(usePlayerStore.getState().inPoint ?? 0);
         return;
       }
-      if (e.code === "KeyE") {
+      if (key === "e") {
         e.preventDefault();
         const { outPoint } = usePlayerStore.getState();
         seek(outPoint ?? getAdapter()?.getDuration() ?? usePlayerStore.getState().duration);
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ export function usePlaybackKeyboard({
   );
 
   const handlePlaybackKeyUp = useCallback((e: KeyboardEvent) => {
-    pressedCodesRef.current.delete(e.code);
+    pressedKeysRef.current.delete(e.key.toLowerCase());
   }, []);
 
   playbackKeyDownRef.current = handlePlaybackKeyDown;