diff --git a/Lib/Magnet/KeyCombo.swift b/Lib/Magnet/KeyCombo.swift
index 6e08fad..c50b4d2 100644
--- a/Lib/Magnet/KeyCombo.swift
+++ b/Lib/Magnet/KeyCombo.swift
@@ -22,15 +22,27 @@ public final class KeyCombo: NSObject, NSCopying, NSCoding, Codable {
         guard !doubledModifiers else { return 0 }
         return Int(key.QWERTYKeyCode)
     }
+    /// The QWERTY key equivalent of this key combo's key code. Using a different keyboard layout, this
+    /// will not match the typed character. Use `keyEquivalent` instead.
+    public var QWERTYKeyLabel: String {
+        guard !doubledModifiers else { return "" }
+        let keyCode = Int(Sauce.shared.keyCode(for: key))
+        guard key.isAlphabet else { return Sauce.shared.character(for: keyCode, cocoaModifiers: []) ?? "" }
+        let modifiers = NSEvent.ModifierFlags(carbonModifiers: self.modifiers).filterNotShiftModifiers()
+        return Sauce.shared.character(for: keyCode, cocoaModifiers: modifiers) ?? ""
+    }
     public var characters: String {
         guard !doubledModifiers else { return "" }
         return Sauce.shared.character(for: Int(Sauce.shared.keyCode(for: key)), carbonModifiers: modifiers) ?? ""
     }
+    /// Character that would be typed in a text field when the user presses the key.
+    /// Use this for `NSMenuItem`'s `keyEquivalent` which expects the character and not the QWERTY key code.
     public var keyEquivalent: String {
         guard !doubledModifiers else { return "" }
-        let keyCode = Int(Sauce.shared.keyCode(for: key))
+        // Not calling `Sauce.shared.keyCode` skips translation of the current layout
+        let keyCode = Int(key.QWERTYKeyCode)
         guard key.isAlphabet else { return Sauce.shared.character(for: keyCode, cocoaModifiers: []) ?? "" }
-        let modifiers = keyEquivalentModifierMask.filterNotShiftModifiers()
+        let modifiers = NSEvent.ModifierFlags(carbonModifiers: self.modifiers).filterNotShiftModifiers()
         return Sauce.shared.character(for: keyCode, cocoaModifiers: modifiers) ?? ""
     }
     public var keyEquivalentModifierMask: NSEvent.ModifierFlags {
diff --git a/Lib/MagnetTests/KeyComboTests.swift b/Lib/MagnetTests/KeyComboTests.swift
index 2c76a70..c1c6677 100644
--- a/Lib/MagnetTests/KeyComboTests.swift
+++ b/Lib/MagnetTests/KeyComboTests.swift
@@ -93,31 +93,31 @@ final class KeyComboTests: XCTestCase {
         var keyCombo: KeyCombo?
         // Command + a
         keyCombo = KeyCombo(key: .a, cocoaModifiers: [.command])
-        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.keyEquivalent, "a")
+        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.QWERTYKeyLabel, "a")
         // Shift + a
         keyCombo = KeyCombo(key: .a, cocoaModifiers: [.shift])
-        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.keyEquivalent, "A")
+        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.QWERTYKeyLabel, "A")
         // Option + a
         keyCombo = KeyCombo(key: .a, cocoaModifiers: [.option])
-        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.keyEquivalent, "a")
+        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.QWERTYKeyLabel, "a")
         // Option + Shift + a
         keyCombo = KeyCombo(key: .a, cocoaModifiers: [.option, .shift])
-        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.keyEquivalent, "A")
+        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.QWERTYKeyLabel, "A")
         // Option + Shift + 1
         keyCombo = KeyCombo(key: .one, cocoaModifiers: [.option, .shift])
-        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.keyEquivalent, "1")
         // Option + Shift + Keypad 1
+        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.QWERTYKeyLabel, "1")
         keyCombo = KeyCombo(key: .keypadOne, cocoaModifiers: [.option, .shift])
-        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.keyEquivalent, "1")
+        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.QWERTYKeyLabel, "1")
         // Option + ;
         keyCombo = KeyCombo(key: .semicolon, cocoaModifiers: [.option])
-        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.keyEquivalent, ";")
+        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.QWERTYKeyLabel, ";")
         // Shift + F1
         keyCombo = KeyCombo(key: .f1, cocoaModifiers: [.shift])
-        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.keyEquivalent, "F1")
+        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.QWERTYKeyLabel, "F1")
         // Option double tap
         keyCombo = KeyCombo(doubledCocoaModifiers: .option)
-        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.keyEquivalent, "")
+        XCTAssertEqual(keyCombo?.QWERTYKeyLabel, "")
     }
 
     func testKeyEquivalentModifierMaskString() {