diff --git a/apps/mantine.dev/src/pages/hooks/use-hotkeys.mdx b/apps/mantine.dev/src/pages/hooks/use-hotkeys.mdx
index 95ddd1c152..24a51b168b 100644
--- a/apps/mantine.dev/src/pages/hooks/use-hotkeys.mdx
+++ b/apps/mantine.dev/src/pages/hooks/use-hotkeys.mdx
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ document.body.addEventListener(
 - `alt + shift + L` – you can use whitespace inside hotkey
 - `ArrowLeft` – you can use special keys using [this format](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/KeyboardEvent/key/Key_Values)
 - `shift + [plus]` – you can use `[plus]` to detect `+` key
+- `Digit1` and `Hotkey1` - You can use physical key assignments [defined on MDN](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/UI_Events/Keyboard_event_code_values).
 
 ## Types
 
@@ -83,6 +84,7 @@ document.body.addEventListener(
 ```tsx
 interface HotkeyItemOptions {
   preventDefault?: boolean;
+  usePhysicalKeys?: boolean;
 }
 
 type HotkeyItem = [
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ type HotkeyItem = [
 ];
 ```
 
+`HotkeyItemOptions` provides the `usePhysicalKeys` option to force the physical key assignment. Useful for non-QWERTY keyboard layouts.
+
 `HotkeyItem` type can be used to create hotkey items outside of `use-hotkeys` hook:
 
 ```tsx
@@ -105,6 +109,11 @@ const hotkeys: HotkeyItem[] = [
   ],
   ['ctrl+K', () => console.log('Trigger search')],
   ['alt+mod+shift+X', () => console.log('Rick roll')],
+  [
+    'D',
+    () => console.log('Triggers when pressing "E" on Dvorak keyboards!'),
+    { usePhysicalKeys: true }
+  ],
 ];
 
 useHotkeys(hotkeys);
diff --git a/packages/@mantine/hooks/src/use-hotkeys/parse-hotkey.ts b/packages/@mantine/hooks/src/use-hotkeys/parse-hotkey.ts
index 8069c1485f..910c2d3713 100644
--- a/packages/@mantine/hooks/src/use-hotkeys/parse-hotkey.ts
+++ b/packages/@mantine/hooks/src/use-hotkeys/parse-hotkey.ts
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ export function parseHotkey(hotkey: string): Hotkey {
   };
 }
 
-function isExactHotkey(hotkey: Hotkey, event: KeyboardEvent): boolean {
+function isExactHotkey(hotkey: Hotkey, event: KeyboardEvent, usePhysicalKeys?: boolean): boolean {
   const { alt, ctrl, meta, mod, shift, key } = hotkey;
-  const { altKey, ctrlKey, metaKey, shiftKey, key: pressedKey } = event;
+  const { altKey, ctrlKey, metaKey, shiftKey, key: pressedKey, code: pressedCode } = event;
 
   if (alt !== altKey) {
     return false;
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ function isExactHotkey(hotkey: Hotkey, event: KeyboardEvent): boolean {
 
   if (
     key &&
-    (pressedKey.toLowerCase() === key.toLowerCase() ||
-      event.code.replace('Key', '').toLowerCase() === key.toLowerCase())
+    ((!usePhysicalKeys && pressedKey.toLowerCase() === key.toLowerCase()) ||
+      pressedCode.replace('Key', '').toLowerCase() === key.toLowerCase())
   ) {
     return true;
   }
@@ -73,12 +73,13 @@ function isExactHotkey(hotkey: Hotkey, event: KeyboardEvent): boolean {
   return false;
 }
 
-export function getHotkeyMatcher(hotkey: string): CheckHotkeyMatch {
-  return (event) => isExactHotkey(parseHotkey(hotkey), event);
+export function getHotkeyMatcher(hotkey: string, usePhysicalKeys?: boolean): CheckHotkeyMatch {
+  return (event) => isExactHotkey(parseHotkey(hotkey), event, usePhysicalKeys);
 }
 
 export interface HotkeyItemOptions {
   preventDefault?: boolean;
+  usePhysicalKeys?: boolean;
 }
 
 type HotkeyItem = [string, (event: any) => void, HotkeyItemOptions?];
@@ -86,14 +87,16 @@ type HotkeyItem = [string, (event: any) => void, HotkeyItemOptions?];
 export function getHotkeyHandler(hotkeys: HotkeyItem[]) {
   return (event: React.KeyboardEvent<HTMLElement> | KeyboardEvent) => {
     const _event = 'nativeEvent' in event ? event.nativeEvent : event;
-    hotkeys.forEach(([hotkey, handler, options = { preventDefault: true }]) => {
-      if (getHotkeyMatcher(hotkey)(_event)) {
-        if (options.preventDefault) {
-          event.preventDefault();
+    hotkeys.forEach(
+      ([hotkey, handler, options = { preventDefault: true, usePhysicalKeys: false }]) => {
+        if (getHotkeyMatcher(hotkey, options.usePhysicalKeys)(_event)) {
+          if (options.preventDefault) {
+            event.preventDefault();
+          }
+
+          handler(_event);
         }
-
-        handler(_event);
       }
-    });
+    );
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/@mantine/hooks/src/use-hotkeys/use-hotkeys.test.tsx b/packages/@mantine/hooks/src/use-hotkeys/use-hotkeys.test.tsx
index 6c9aa394f0..549dc285d3 100644
--- a/packages/@mantine/hooks/src/use-hotkeys/use-hotkeys.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/@mantine/hooks/src/use-hotkeys/use-hotkeys.test.tsx
@@ -34,4 +34,25 @@ describe('@mantine/hooks/use-hotkey', () => {
     dispatchEvent({ shiftKey: true, key: '+' });
     expect(handler).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it('correctly handles physical key assignments like Digit1', () => {
+    const handler = jest.fn();
+    renderHook(() => useHotkeys([['Digit1', handler]]));
+    dispatchEvent({ code: 'Digit1' });
+    expect(handler).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('correctly ignores unclear numerical assignments when usePhyiscalKeys is true', () => {
+    const handler = jest.fn();
+    renderHook(() => useHotkeys([['1', handler, { usePhysicalKeys: true }]], [], true));
+    dispatchEvent({ code: 'Numpad1' });
+    expect(handler).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('correctly assumes physical keys when usePhysicalKeys is true', () => {
+    const handler = jest.fn();
+    renderHook(() => useHotkeys([['A', handler, { usePhysicalKeys: true }]], [], true));
+    dispatchEvent({ code: 'KeyA' });
+    expect(handler).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/@mantine/hooks/src/use-hotkeys/use-hotkeys.ts b/packages/@mantine/hooks/src/use-hotkeys/use-hotkeys.ts
index 92eb2730fd..dd7624d56d 100644
--- a/packages/@mantine/hooks/src/use-hotkeys/use-hotkeys.ts
+++ b/packages/@mantine/hooks/src/use-hotkeys/use-hotkeys.ts
@@ -29,18 +29,20 @@ export function useHotkeys(
 ) {
   useEffect(() => {
     const keydownListener = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
-      hotkeys.forEach(([hotkey, handler, options = { preventDefault: true }]) => {
-        if (
-          getHotkeyMatcher(hotkey)(event) &&
-          shouldFireEvent(event, tagsToIgnore, triggerOnContentEditable)
-        ) {
-          if (options.preventDefault) {
-            event.preventDefault();
+      hotkeys.forEach(
+        ([hotkey, handler, options = { preventDefault: true, usePhysicalKeys: false }]) => {
+          if (
+            getHotkeyMatcher(hotkey, options.usePhysicalKeys)(event) &&
+            shouldFireEvent(event, tagsToIgnore, triggerOnContentEditable)
+          ) {
+            if (options.preventDefault) {
+              event.preventDefault();
+            }
+
+            handler(event);
           }
-
-          handler(event);
         }
-      });
+      );
     };
 
     document.documentElement.addEventListener('keydown', keydownListener);