diff --git a/library/LuaApi.cpp b/library/LuaApi.cpp
index 4a97a0502..328d8ba4f 100644
--- a/library/LuaApi.cpp
+++ b/library/LuaApi.cpp
@@ -158,6 +158,50 @@ void Lua::GetVector(lua_State *state, std::vector<std::string> &pvec)
     }
 }
 
+void Lua::PushInterfaceKeys(lua_State *L,
+                            const std::set<df::interface_key> &keys) {
+    lua_createtable(L, 0, keys.size() + 5);
+
+    for (auto &key : keys)
+    {
+        if (auto name = enum_item_raw_key(key))
+            lua_pushstring(L, name);
+        else
+            lua_pushinteger(L, key);
+
+        lua_pushboolean(L, true);
+        lua_rawset(L, -3);
+
+        int charval = Screen::keyToChar(key);
+        if (charval >= 0)
+        {
+            lua_pushinteger(L, charval);
+            lua_setfield(L, -2, "_STRING");
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (df::global::enabler) {
+        if (df::global::enabler->mouse_lbut_down) {
+            lua_pushboolean(L, true);
+            lua_setfield(L, -2, "_MOUSE_L");
+        }
+        if (df::global::enabler->mouse_rbut_down) {
+            lua_pushboolean(L, true);
+            lua_setfield(L, -2, "_MOUSE_R");
+        }
+        if (df::global::enabler->mouse_lbut) {
+            lua_pushboolean(L, true);
+            lua_setfield(L, -2, "_MOUSE_L_DOWN");
+            df::global::enabler->mouse_lbut = 0;
+        }
+        if (df::global::enabler->mouse_rbut) {
+            lua_pushboolean(L, true);
+            lua_setfield(L, -2, "_MOUSE_R_DOWN");
+            df::global::enabler->mouse_rbut = 0;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 int Lua::PushPosXYZ(lua_State *state, df::coord pos)
 {
     if (!pos.isValid())
diff --git a/library/include/LuaTools.h b/library/include/LuaTools.h
index 6dc5ae0bd..1b3c5d595 100644
--- a/library/include/LuaTools.h
+++ b/library/include/LuaTools.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ distribution.
 #include <map>
 #include <type_traits>
 
+#include "df/interfacest.h"
+
 #include "ColorText.h"
 #include "DataDefs.h"
 
@@ -321,6 +323,8 @@ namespace DFHack {namespace Lua {
         Push(L, val); lua_setfield(L, idx, name);
     }
 
+    DFHACK_EXPORT void PushInterfaceKeys(lua_State *L, const std::set<df::interface_key> &keys);
+
     template<class T>
     void PushVector(lua_State *state, const T &pvec, bool addn = false)
     {
diff --git a/library/modules/Screen.cpp b/library/modules/Screen.cpp
index bff14a380..ebcc3f229 100644
--- a/library/modules/Screen.cpp
+++ b/library/modules/Screen.cpp
@@ -749,50 +749,7 @@ int dfhack_lua_viewscreen::do_input(lua_State *L)
     }
 
     lua_pushvalue(L, -2);
-
-    lua_createtable(L, 0, keys->size()+3);
-
-    for (auto it = keys->begin(); it != keys->end(); ++it)
-    {
-        auto key = *it;
-
-        if (auto name = enum_item_raw_key(key))
-            lua_pushstring(L, name);
-        else
-            lua_pushinteger(L, key);
-
-        lua_pushboolean(L, true);
-        lua_rawset(L, -3);
-
-        int charval = Screen::keyToChar(key);
-        if (charval >= 0)
-        {
-            lua_pushinteger(L, charval);
-            lua_setfield(L, -2, "_STRING");
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (enabler)
-    {
-        if (enabler->mouse_lbut_down) {
-            lua_pushboolean(L, true);
-            lua_setfield(L, -2, "_MOUSE_L");
-        }
-        if (enabler->mouse_rbut_down) {
-            lua_pushboolean(L, true);
-            lua_setfield(L, -2, "_MOUSE_R");
-        }
-        if (enabler->mouse_lbut) {
-            lua_pushboolean(L, true);
-            lua_setfield(L, -2, "_MOUSE_L_DOWN");
-            enabler->mouse_lbut = 0;
-        }
-        if (enabler->mouse_rbut) {
-            lua_pushboolean(L, true);
-            lua_setfield(L, -2, "_MOUSE_R_DOWN");
-            enabler->mouse_rbut = 0;
-        }
-    }
+    Lua::PushInterfaceKeys(L, *keys);
 
     lua_call(L, 2, 0);
     self->update_focus(L, -1);