diff --git a/nx/include/switch/applets/swkbd.h b/nx/include/switch/applets/swkbd.h
index 23861949b..260598a64 100644
--- a/nx/include/switch/applets/swkbd.h
+++ b/nx/include/switch/applets/swkbd.h
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@ typedef enum {
     SwkbdReplyType_ReleasedUserWordInfo  = 0xB,
 } SwkbdReplyType;
 
+/// SwkbdInline State
+typedef enum {
+    SwkbdState_Inactive       = 0x0,  ///< Default state from \ref swkbdInlineCreate, before a state is set by \ref swkbdInlineUpdate when a reply is received. Also indicates that the applet is no longer running.
+    SwkbdState_Initialized    = 0x1,
+    SwkbdState_Unknown2       = 0x2,
+    SwkbdState_TextAvailable  = 0x3,  ///< Text is available since a ChangedString* reply was received.
+    SwkbdState_Submitted      = 0x4,  ///< The user pressed the ok-button, submitting the text and closing the applet.
+    SwkbdState_Unknown5       = 0x5,
+} SwkbdState;
+
 /// Value for \ref SwkbdInitializeArg mode. Controls the LibAppletMode when launching the applet.
 typedef enum {
     SwkbdInlineMode_UserDisplay   = 0,  ///< LibAppletMode_Unknown3. This is the default. The user-process must handle displaying the swkbd gfx on the screen. Attempting to get the swkbd gfx data for this currently throws an error (unknown why), SwkbdInlineMode_AppletDisplay should be used instead.
@@ -231,6 +241,7 @@ typedef struct {
     AppletHolder holder;
     SwkbdInlineCalcArg calcArg;
     bool directionalButtonAssignFlag;
+    SwkbdState state;
 
     u8* interactive_tmpbuf;
     size_t interactive_tmpbuf_size;
@@ -391,8 +402,9 @@ Result swkbdInlineLaunch(SwkbdInline* s);
  * @note Handles applet exit if needed, and also sends the \ref SwkbdInlineCalcArg to the applet if needed. Hence, this should be called at some point after writing to \ref SwkbdInlineCalcArg.
  * @note Handles applet Interactive storage output when needed.
  * @param s SwkbdInline object.
+ * @param out_state Optional output \ref SwkbdState.
  */
-Result swkbdInlineUpdate(SwkbdInline* s);
+Result swkbdInlineUpdate(SwkbdInline* s, SwkbdState* out_state);
 
 /**
  * @brief Sets the FinishedInitialize callback, used by \ref swkbdInlineUpdate. The default is NULL for none.
diff --git a/nx/source/applets/swkbd.c b/nx/source/applets/swkbd.c
index abe54f48c..828010719 100644
--- a/nx/source/applets/swkbd.c
+++ b/nx/source/applets/swkbd.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ Result swkbdInlineLaunch(SwkbdInline* s) {
     return rc;
 }
 
-static void _swkbdProcessReply(SwkbdInline* s, u32 State, SwkbdReplyType ReplyType, size_t size) {
+static void _swkbdProcessReply(SwkbdInline* s, SwkbdReplyType ReplyType, size_t size) {
     size_t stringendoff_utf8 = 0x7D4;
     size_t stringendoff_utf16 = 0x3EC;
     void* argdataend_utf8 = &s->interactive_tmpbuf[stringendoff_utf8];
@@ -508,10 +508,9 @@ static void _swkbdProcessReply(SwkbdInline* s, u32 State, SwkbdReplyType ReplyTy
     }
 }
 
-Result swkbdInlineUpdate(SwkbdInline* s) {
+Result swkbdInlineUpdate(SwkbdInline* s, SwkbdState* out_state) {
     Result rc=0;
     AppletStorage storage;
-    u32 State=0;
     SwkbdReplyType ReplyType=0;
 
     u8 fadetype=0;
@@ -528,6 +527,9 @@ Result swkbdInlineUpdate(SwkbdInline* s) {
     if (appletHolderCheckFinished(&s->holder)) {
         appletHolderJoin(&s->holder);
         appletHolderClose(&s->holder);
+
+        s->state = SwkbdState_Inactive;
+        if (out_state) *out_state = s->state;
         return 0;
     }
 
@@ -543,7 +545,7 @@ Result swkbdInlineUpdate(SwkbdInline* s) {
         memset(s->interactive_tmpbuf, 0, s->interactive_tmpbuf_size);
 
         if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc) && (tmpsize < 8 || tmpsize-8 > s->interactive_tmpbuf_size)) rc = MAKERESULT(Module_Libnx, LibnxError_BadInput);
-        if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) rc = appletStorageRead(&storage, 0x0, &State, sizeof(u32));
+        if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) rc = appletStorageRead(&storage, 0x0, &s->state, sizeof(s->state));
         if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc)) rc = appletStorageRead(&storage, 0x4, &ReplyType, sizeof(u32));
         if (R_SUCCEEDED(rc) && tmpsize >= 8) rc = appletStorageRead(&storage, 0x8, s->interactive_tmpbuf, tmpsize-8);
 
@@ -551,9 +553,11 @@ Result swkbdInlineUpdate(SwkbdInline* s) {
 
         if (R_FAILED(rc)) break;
 
-        _swkbdProcessReply(s, State, ReplyType, tmpsize-8);
+        _swkbdProcessReply(s, ReplyType, tmpsize-8);
     }
 
+    if (out_state) *out_state = s->state;
+
     return rc;
 }