diff --git i/sys/dev/usb/input/ukbd.c w/sys/dev/usb/input/ukbd.c
index 8e1eb23522a..0ffba5318db 100644
--- i/sys/dev/usb/input/ukbd.c
+++ w/sys/dev/usb/input/ukbd.c
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ struct ukbd_softc {
 	struct hid_location sc_loc_numlock;
 	struct hid_location sc_loc_capslock;
 	struct hid_location sc_loc_scrolllock;
+	struct hid_location sc_loc_consumer_ctl;
 	struct usb_callout sc_callout;
 	struct ukbd_data sc_ndata;
 	struct ukbd_data sc_odata;
@@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ struct ukbd_softc {
 #define	UKBD_FLAG_ATTACHED	0x00000010
 #define	UKBD_FLAG_GONE		0x00000020
 
-#define	UKBD_FLAG_HID_MASK	0x003fffc0
+#define	UKBD_FLAG_HID_MASK	0x007fffc0
 #define	UKBD_FLAG_APPLE_EJECT	0x00000040
 #define	UKBD_FLAG_APPLE_FN	0x00000080
 #define	UKBD_FLAG_APPLE_SWAP	0x00000100
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ struct ukbd_softc {
 #define	UKBD_FLAG_NUMLOCK	0x00080000
 #define	UKBD_FLAG_CAPSLOCK	0x00100000
 #define	UKBD_FLAG_SCROLLLOCK 	0x00200000
+#define	UKBD_FLAG_CONSUMERCTL 	0x00400000
 
 	int	sc_mode;		/* input mode (K_XLATE,K_RAW,K_CODE) */
 	int	sc_state;		/* shift/lock key state */
@@ -234,6 +236,7 @@ struct ukbd_softc {
 	uint8_t sc_id_capslock;
 	uint8_t sc_id_scrolllock;
 	uint8_t sc_id_events;
+	uint8_t sc_id_consumer_ctl;
 	uint8_t sc_kbd_id;
 
 	uint8_t sc_buffer[UKBD_BUFFER_SIZE];
@@ -834,6 +837,20 @@ ukbd_intr_callback(struct usb_xfer *xfer, usb_error_t error)
 			}
 		}
 
+		if ((sc->sc_flags & UKBD_FLAG_CONSUMERCTL) &&
+		    (id == sc->sc_id_consumer_ctl)) {
+			i = sc->sc_loc_consumer_ctl.count;
+			if (i > UKBD_NKEYCODE)
+				i = UKBD_NKEYCODE;
+			if (i > len)
+				i = len;
+			while (i--) {
+				sc->sc_ndata.keycode[i] = hid_consumerctl_to_scancode(
+					hid_get_data(sc->sc_buffer + i, len - i,
+					    &sc->sc_loc_consumer_ctl));
+			}
+		}
+
 		ukbd_interrupt(sc);
 
 		if (ukbd_any_key_pressed(sc) != 0) {
@@ -1198,6 +1215,15 @@ ukbd_parse_hid(struct ukbd_softc *sc, const uint8_t *ptr, uint32_t len)
 			sc->sc_flags |= UKBD_FLAG_SCROLLLOCK;
 		DPRINTFN(1, "Found keyboard scrolllock\n");
 	}
+
+	/* figure out consumer control (multimedia keys) on keyboard */
+	if (hid_locate(ptr, len,
+	    HID_USAGE2(HUP_CONSUMER, 0x01),
+	    hid_input, 0, &sc->sc_loc_consumer_ctl, &flags,
+	    &sc->sc_id_consumer_ctl)) {
+		sc->sc_flags |= UKBD_FLAG_CONSUMERCTL;
+		DPRINTFN(1, "Found keyboard consumer control\n");
+	}
 }
 
 static int
diff --git i/sys/dev/usb/usbhid.h w/sys/dev/usb/usbhid.h
index 31aa7ea4b2d..52a79351831 100644
--- i/sys/dev/usb/usbhid.h
+++ w/sys/dev/usb/usbhid.h
@@ -269,5 +269,24 @@ usb_error_t usbd_req_get_hid_desc(struct usb_device *udev, struct mtx *mtx,
 int32_t	hid_item_resolution(struct hid_item *hi);
 int	hid_is_mouse(const void *d_ptr, uint16_t d_len);
 int	hid_is_keyboard(const void *d_ptr, uint16_t d_len);
+
+/* Converts a HID Consumer Control action into a keyboard scancode */
+static inline uint8_t
+hid_consumerctl_to_scancode(int data) {
+	switch (data) {
+	case 0xcd: return 0xe8; // Play/Pause
+	case 0xb7: return 0xe9; // Stop (Music)
+	case 0xb6: return 0xea; // Previous Song
+	case 0xb5: return 0xeb; // Next Song
+	case 0xe9: return 0xed; // Volume Up
+	case 0xea: return 0xee; // Volume Down
+	case 0xe2: return 0xef; // Mute
+	case 0x224: return 0xf1; // Back
+	case 0x225: return 0xf2; // Forward
+	case 0x226: return 0xf3; // Stop (Browser)
+	default: return 0;
+	}
+}
+
 #endif					/* _KERNEL */
 #endif					/* _USB_HID_H_ */