diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/itsaky/androidide/TerminalActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/itsaky/androidide/TerminalActivity.java
index 22e80811a..a23d70068 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/itsaky/androidide/TerminalActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/itsaky/androidide/TerminalActivity.java
@@ -305,15 +305,16 @@ public class TerminalActivity extends StudioActivity {
 
         @Override
         public boolean readControlKey() {
-            return false;
+            Boolean state = binding.virtualKeyTable.readSpecialButton(SpecialButton.CTRL, true);
+            return state != null && state.booleanValue();
         }
 
         @Override
         public boolean readAltKey() {
-            return false;
+            Boolean state = binding.virtualKeyTable.readSpecialButton(SpecialButton.ALT, true);
+            return state != null && state.booleanValue();
         }
 
-
         @Override
         public void onEmulatorSet() {
             setTerminalCursorBlinkingState(true);