diff --git a/sxhkdrc b/sxhkdrc
index 9981385..5ac590a 100644
--- a/sxhkdrc
+++ b/sxhkdrc
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 #super + @space
 #	dmenu_run
 
+# toggle keyboard layout
+super + BackSpace
+	~/.config/sxhkd/toggle-gb-ru-kb.sh
+
 # mouse scroll down
 super + Down
 	xte 'mouseclick 5'
diff --git a/toggle-gb-ru-kb.sh b/toggle-gb-ru-kb.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..647fa56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/toggle-gb-ru-kb.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+LAYOUT=$(setxkbmap -query | grep layout | grep -oP "gb|ru")
+if [ $LAYOUT = 'gb' ] ; then
+	setxkbmap ru
+else
+	setxkbmap gb
+fi