diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/ExtraKeysView.java b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/ExtraKeysView.java
index fec7576016..8d552e650a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/ExtraKeysView.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/termux/app/ExtraKeysView.java
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ static void sendKey(View view, String keyName) {
     }
 
     private ToggleButton controlButton;
+    private ToggleButton shiftButton;
     private ToggleButton altButton;
     private ToggleButton fnButton;
 
@@ -80,6 +81,16 @@ public boolean readControlButton() {
         }
         return result;
     }
+    
+    public boolean readShiftButton() {
+        if (shiftButton.isPressed()) return true;
+        boolean result = shiftButton.isChecked();
+        if (result) {
+            shiftButton.setChecked(false);
+            shiftButton.setTextColor(TEXT_COLOR);
+        }
+        return result;
+    }
 
     public boolean readAltButton() {
         if (altButton.isPressed()) return true;
@@ -106,7 +117,7 @@ void reload() {
         removeAllViews();
 
         String[][] buttons = {
-            {"ESC", "CTRL", "ALT", "TAB", "―", "/", "|"}
+            {"ESC", "CTRL", "SHIFT", "ALT", "TAB", "―", "/", "|"}
         };
 
         final int rows = buttons.length;
@@ -125,6 +136,10 @@ void reload() {
                         button = controlButton = new ToggleButton(getContext(), null, android.R.attr.buttonBarButtonStyle);
                         button.setClickable(true);
                         break;
+                    case "SHIFT":
+                        button = shiftButton = new ToggleButton(getContext(), null, android.R.attr.buttonBarButtonStyle);
+                        button.setClickable(true);
+                        break;
                     case "ALT":
                         button = altButton = new ToggleButton(getContext(), null, android.R.attr.buttonBarButtonStyle);
                         button.setClickable(true);
@@ -149,6 +164,7 @@ public void onClick(View v) {
                         View root = getRootView();
                         switch (buttonText) {
                             case "CTRL":
+                            case "SHIFT":
                             case "ALT":
                             case "FN":
                                 ToggleButton self = (ToggleButton) finalButton;