diff --git a/pqBasicWidgetEventTranslator.cxx b/pqBasicWidgetEventTranslator.cxx
index 9e46df88455398bbd261bd7e847599e67579ea2b..66ce4375829a386847f6b24b6def2fe9a3dbc1d5 100644
--- a/pqBasicWidgetEventTranslator.cxx
+++ b/pqBasicWidgetEventTranslator.cxx
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
 
 #include "pqBasicWidgetEventTranslator.h"
 
+#include <QDialog>
 #include <QEvent>
 #include <QKeyEvent>
 #include <QWidget>
@@ -60,6 +61,15 @@ bool pqBasicWidgetEventTranslator::translateEvent(QObject* Object,
       emit recordEvent(Object, "contextMenu", "");
       }
       break;
+    case QEvent::KeyPress:
+      {
+      QKeyEvent* keyEvent = static_cast<QKeyEvent*>(Event);
+      if(qobject_cast<QDialog*>(Object))
+        {
+        emit recordEvent(object, "key", QString::number(keyEvent->key()));
+        }
+      }
+      break;
     case QEvent::MouseButtonPress:
     case QEvent::MouseButtonDblClick:
     case QEvent::MouseButtonRelease: