diff --git a/src/kiss_flixel/SimpleWindow.kiss b/src/kiss_flixel/SimpleWindow.kiss
index c94ff7b..7ecd83d 100644
--- a/src/kiss_flixel/SimpleWindow.kiss
+++ b/src/kiss_flixel/SimpleWindow.kiss
@@ -62,6 +62,21 @@
                 (set selectedIndex nextIndex)
                 (return)))))
 
+(var &mut defaultXKey "")
+(var &mut defaultLeftKey "")
+(var &mut defaultRightKey "")
+(var &mut defaultUpKey "")
+(var &mut defaultDownKey "")
+(var &mut defaultEnterKey "")
+
+(function sensibleDefaultKeys []
+    (set SimpleWindow.defaultXKey "escape")
+    (set SimpleWindow.defaultLeftKey "left")
+    (set SimpleWindow.defaultRightKey "right")
+    (set SimpleWindow.defaultUpKey "up")
+    (set SimpleWindow.defaultDownKey "down")
+    (set SimpleWindow.defaultEnterKey "enter"))
+
 (defNew [&opt :String _title 
             :FlxColor bgColor
             :FlxColor _textColor
@@ -80,12 +95,12 @@
         :FlxColor titleColor (or _textColor FlxColor.WHITE)
         &mut :FlxColor textColor (or _textColor FlxColor.WHITE)
         :Bool xButton ?_xButton
-        :String xKey _xKey
-        :String leftKey _leftKey
-        :String rightKey _rightKey
-        :String upKey _upKey
-        :String downKey _downKey
-        :String enterKey _enterKey
+        :String xKey (or _xKey defaultXKey)
+        :String leftKey (or _leftKey defaultLeftKey)
+        :String rightKey (or _rightKey defaultRightKey)
+        :String upKey (or _upKey defaultUpKey)
+        :String downKey (or _downKey defaultDownKey)
+        :String enterKey (or _enterKey defaultEnterKey)
         :ShortcutAction onClose _onClose
         :FlxTypedGroup<FlxSprite> controls (new FlxTypedGroup)
         :FlxKeyShortcutHandler<ShortcutAction> keyHandler (new FlxKeyShortcutHandler)