diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 01cdfb07e2f..3400c65ca20 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ## [`master`](https://github.com/elastic/eui/tree/master)
 
+- Added typings for keyCodes ([#988](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/988))
 - Changed `EuiXYChart` components exports to `/experimental` subfolder ([#975](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/975))
 - Added beta version of `EuiXYChart` and associated components ([#309](https://github.com/elastic/eui/pull/309))
 
diff --git a/src/services/index.d.ts b/src/services/index.d.ts
index 42a6bb261e0..ec6704fc16c 100644
--- a/src/services/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/services/index.d.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 /// <reference path="./alignment.d.ts" />
+/// <reference path="./key_codes.d.ts" />
 /// <reference path="./popover/index.d.ts" />
diff --git a/src/services/key_codes.d.ts b/src/services/key_codes.d.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a000acb4a48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/key_codes.d.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+
+declare module '@elastic/eui' {
+  export enum keyCodes {
+    ENTER = 13,
+    SPACE = 32,
+    ESCAPE = 27,
+    TAB = 9,
+    BACKSPACE = 8,
+
+    DOWN = 40,
+    UP = 38,
+    LEFT = 37,
+    RIGHT = 39,
+  };
+ }
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