diff --git a/src/desktop/UBDesktopAnnotationController.cpp b/src/desktop/UBDesktopAnnotationController.cpp
index d95b9eb3..1bd1b45c 100644
--- a/src/desktop/UBDesktopAnnotationController.cpp
+++ b/src/desktop/UBDesktopAnnotationController.cpp
@@ -95,8 +95,14 @@ UBDesktopAnnotationController::UBDesktopAnnotationController(QObject *parent)
 
     if (UBPlatformUtils::hasVirtualKeyboard())
     {
+#ifdef Q_WS_X11
+        mKeyboardPalette = UBKeyboardPalette::create(0);
+        connect(mTransparentDrawingView, SIGNAL(hidden()), mKeyboardPalette, SLOT(hide()));
+        connect(mTransparentDrawingView, SIGNAL(shown()), this, SLOT(showKeyboard()));
+#else
         mKeyboardPalette = UBKeyboardPalette::create(mTransparentDrawingView);
         mKeyboardPalette->setParent(mTransparentDrawingView);
+#endif
         connect(mKeyboardPalette, SIGNAL(keyboardActivated(bool)), mTransparentDrawingView, SLOT(virtualKeyboardActivated(bool))); 
         connect(mKeyboardPalette, SIGNAL(moved(QPoint)), this, SLOT(refreshMask()));
     }
@@ -160,6 +166,11 @@ UBDesktopAnnotationController::UBDesktopAnnotationController(QObject *parent)
 
 void UBDesktopAnnotationController::showKeyboard(bool show)
 {
+    #ifdef Q_WS_X11
+        if (!mTransparentDrawingView->isVisible())
+            return;
+    #endif
+
     if(mKeyboardPalette)
     {
         if(show)
@@ -170,6 +181,11 @@ void UBDesktopAnnotationController::showKeyboard(bool show)
     }
 
 }
+void UBDesktopAnnotationController::showKeyboard()
+{
+    if (UBApplication::mainWindow->actionVirtualKeyboard->isChecked())
+        mKeyboardPalette->show();
+}
 
 UBDesktopAnnotationController::~UBDesktopAnnotationController()
 {
diff --git a/src/desktop/UBDesktopAnnotationController.h b/src/desktop/UBDesktopAnnotationController.h
index 605ce5d9..c4e9fea3 100644
--- a/src/desktop/UBDesktopAnnotationController.h
+++ b/src/desktop/UBDesktopAnnotationController.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ class UBDesktopAnnotationController : public QObject
         void updateBackground();
 
         void showKeyboard(bool show);
+        void showKeyboard(); //X11 virtual keyboard working only needed
 
     signals:
         /**