diff --git a/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInput.h b/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInput.h
index 98974d8..f79ac52 100644
--- a/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInput.h
+++ b/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInput.h
@@ -5,6 +5,17 @@
 
 namespace keyboardinput
 {
+/*!
+Represents the state of a keyboard button press. Can be either Up or Down.
+
+Implemented because neither Qt nor Windows.h included a sensible key state enum.
+*/
+enum class KeyStatus
+{
+    Up,
+    Down,
+};
+
 void sendKeyboardInput( QString input );
 void sendKeyboardEnter();
 void sendKeyboardBackspace( const int count );
diff --git a/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputWindows.cpp b/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputWindows.cpp
index 482fafe..ad2a1ae 100644
--- a/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputWindows.cpp
+++ b/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputWindows.cpp
@@ -4,17 +4,6 @@
 
 namespace keyboardinput
 {
-/*!
-Represents the state of a keyboard button press. Can be either Up or Down.
-
-Implemented because neither Qt nor Windows.h included a sensible key state enum.
-*/
-enum class KeyStatus
-{
-    Up,
-    Down,
-};
-
 /*!
 Fills out an INPUT struct ip with scanCode and keyup status.
 */
diff --git a/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputX11.cpp b/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputX11.cpp
index abaa30f..746cbfd 100644
--- a/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputX11.cpp
+++ b/src/tabcontrollers/keyboardinput/KeyboardInputX11.cpp
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 
 namespace keyboardinput
 {
-static void sendKeyPressAndRelease( const KeySym keySymbol,
-                                    const KeySym modifierSymbol )
+constexpr auto noModifier = 0;
+void sendKeyPress( const KeySym keySymbol, const KeySym modifierSymbol )
 {
     Display* const display = XOpenDisplay( nullptr );
 
@@ -50,23 +50,25 @@ void sendKeyboardInput( QString input )
 
 void sendKeyboardEnter()
 {
-    // noop
+    sendKeyPress( XK_ISO_Enter, noModifier );
 }
 
 void sendKeyboardBackspace( const int count )
 {
-    // noop
-    UNREFERENCED_PARAMETER( count );
+    for ( int i = 0; i < count; ++i )
+    {
+        sendKeyPress( XK_BackSpace, noModifier );
+    }
 }
 
 void sendKeyboardAltTab()
 {
-    sendKeyPressAndRelease( XK_Tab, XK_Alt_L );
+    sendKeyPress( XK_Tab, XK_Alt_L );
 }
 
 void sendKeyboardAltEnter()
 {
-    // noop
+    sendKeyPress( XK_ISO_Enter, XK_Alt_L );
 }
 
 void sendMediaNextSong()