diff --git a/src/core/action.ts b/src/core/action.ts
index e009399b..94453313 100644
--- a/src/core/action.ts
+++ b/src/core/action.ts
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ export class Action {
       error(`contains unknown key filter: ${this.keyFilter}`)
     }
 
-    return this.keyMappings[standardFilter].toLowerCase() !== event.key.toLowerCase()
+    const mappedKey = this.keyMappings[standardFilter].toLowerCase()
+    const normalizedEventKey = this.normalizedKeyboardEventKey(event, mappedKey)
+
+    return mappedKey !== normalizedEventKey
   }
 
   shouldIgnoreMouseEvent(event: MouseEvent): boolean {
@@ -102,6 +105,17 @@ export class Action {
 
     return event.metaKey !== meta || event.ctrlKey !== ctrl || event.altKey !== alt || event.shiftKey !== shift
   }
+
+  private normalizedKeyboardEventKey(event: KeyboardEvent, mappedKey: string): string {
+    const eventKey = event.key.toLowerCase()
+
+    if (!shouldUseCodeFallback(event, mappedKey)) {
+      return eventKey
+    }
+
+    const keyFromCode = keyboardEventKeyFromCode(event.code)
+    return keyFromCode || eventKey
+  }
 }
 
 const defaultEventNames: { [tagName: string]: (element: Element) => string } = {
@@ -132,3 +146,25 @@ function typecast(value: any): any {
     return value
   }
 }
+
+function shouldUseCodeFallback(event: KeyboardEvent, mappedKey: string): boolean {
+  return !event.isComposing && isPrintableASCIICharacter(mappedKey) && !isPrintableASCIICharacter(event.key)
+}
+
+function isPrintableASCIICharacter(value: string): boolean {
+  return value.length === 1 && value >= " " && value <= "~"
+}
+
+function keyboardEventKeyFromCode(code: string): string | null {
+  const keyMatch = code.match(/^Key([A-Z])$/)
+  if (keyMatch) {
+    return keyMatch[1].toLowerCase()
+  }
+
+  const digitMatch = code.match(/^Digit([0-9])$/)
+  if (digitMatch) {
+    return digitMatch[1]
+  }
+
+  return null
+}
diff --git a/src/tests/modules/core/action_keyboard_filter_tests.ts b/src/tests/modules/core/action_keyboard_filter_tests.ts
index 64a9303c..5f40238e 100644
--- a/src/tests/modules/core/action_keyboard_filter_tests.ts
+++ b/src/tests/modules/core/action_keyboard_filter_tests.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export default class ActionKeyboardFilterTests extends LogControllerTestCase {
       <button id="button8" data-action="keydown.a->a#log keydown.b->a#log2"></button>
       <button id="button9" data-action="keydown.shift+a->a#log keydown.a->a#log2 keydown.ctrl+shift+a->a#log3">
       <button id="button10" data-action="jquery.custom.event->a#log jquery.a->a#log2">
+      <button id="button11" data-action="keydown.j->a#log"></button>
     </div>
   `
 
@@ -197,4 +198,28 @@ export default class ActionKeyboardFilterTests extends LogControllerTestCase {
     await this.triggerEvent(button, "jquery.a")
     this.assertActions({ name: "log2", identifier: "a", eventType: "jquery.a", currentTarget: button })
   }
+
+  // Cyrillic (Bulgarian, phonetic layout)
+  async "test plain j key filter falls back to code for cyrillic key"() {
+    const button = this.findElement("#button11")
+    await this.nextFrame
+    await this.triggerKeyboardEvent(button, "keydown", { key: "й", code: "KeyJ" })
+    this.assertActions({ name: "log", identifier: "a", eventType: "keydown", currentTarget: button })
+  }
+
+  // Greek
+  async "test plain j key filter falls back to code for greek key"() {
+    const button = this.findElement("#button11")
+    await this.nextFrame
+    await this.triggerKeyboardEvent(button, "keydown", { key: "ξ", code: "KeyJ" })
+    this.assertActions({ name: "log", identifier: "a", eventType: "keydown", currentTarget: button })
+  }
+
+  // Hebrew
+  async "test plain j key filter falls back to code for hebrew key"() {
+    const button = this.findElement("#button11")
+    await this.nextFrame
+    await this.triggerKeyboardEvent(button, "keydown", { key: "ח", code: "KeyJ" })
+    this.assertActions({ name: "log", identifier: "a", eventType: "keydown", currentTarget: button })
+  }
 }