diff --git a/control/frontend/src/lib/components/PopUp.svelte b/control/frontend/src/lib/components/PopUp.svelte
index 940e291..852f9e6 100644
--- a/control/frontend/src/lib/components/PopUp.svelte
+++ b/control/frontend/src/lib/components/PopUp.svelte
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 {#if content.open}
 	<div
-		class="absolute inset-0 backdrop-blur flex justify-center items-center z-50 {className}"
+		class="popup absolute inset-0 backdrop-blur flex justify-center items-center z-50 {className}"
 		transition:fade={{ duration: 100 }}
 	>
 		<div
diff --git a/control/frontend/src/routes/ControlView.svelte b/control/frontend/src/routes/ControlView.svelte
index 3b5ca46..2ebb172 100644
--- a/control/frontend/src/routes/ControlView.svelte
+++ b/control/frontend/src/routes/ControlView.svelte
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 	import { liveQuery, type Observable } from 'dexie';
 	import TextInput from '$lib/components/TextInput.svelte';
 	import { add_to_keyboard_queue } from '$lib/ts/utils';
+	import { onMount } from 'svelte';
 
 	let all_display_states: Observable<'on' | 'off' | 'mixed'> | undefined = $state();
 	$effect(() => {
@@ -44,11 +45,16 @@
 	let popup_content: PopupContent = $state({
 		open: false,
 		snippet: null,
-		title: '',
+		title: ''
 	});
 
 	let current_text = $state('');
 
+	const key_pressed = $state({
+		ArrowRight: false,
+		ArrowLeft: false
+	});
+
 	function popup_close_function() {
 		popup_content.open = false;
 	}
@@ -79,7 +85,7 @@
 			snippet: website_popup,
 			title: 'Webseite Anzeigen',
 			window_class: 'w-xl',
-			title_icon: Globe,
+			title_icon: Globe
 		};
 	};
 
@@ -102,7 +108,7 @@
 			open: true,
 			snippet: ask_shutdown_popup,
 			title: 'Bildschirm Herunterfahren',
-			title_icon: PowerOff,
+			title_icon: PowerOff
 		};
 	}
 
@@ -110,7 +116,10 @@
 		popup_content.open = false;
 		await run_on_all_selected_displays((d) => {
 			shutdown(d.ip); // no await here because we want to be fast
-			db.displays.update(d.id, { status: 'app_offline', preview: { currently_updating: false, url: null} });
+			db.displays.update(d.id, {
+				status: 'app_offline',
+				preview: { currently_updating: false, url: null }
+			});
 		}, false);
 	}
 
@@ -143,10 +152,58 @@
 
 	async function send_website() {
 		popup_content.open = false;
-		await run_on_all_selected_displays((d) =>
-			open_website(d.ip, website_url)
-		);
+		await run_on_all_selected_displays((d) => open_website(d.ip, website_url));
 	}
+
+	function has_open_popup(): boolean {
+		return document.querySelector('.popup') !== null;
+	}
+
+	function handle_key(
+		event: KeyboardEvent,
+		key: 'ArrowRight' | 'ArrowLeft',
+		action: 'press' | 'release'
+	) {
+		if (event.key === key) {
+			const current_press_state: boolean = key_pressed[key];
+			if (
+				(action === 'press' && (current_press_state === true || has_open_popup())) ||
+				(action === 'release' && current_press_state === false)
+			)
+				return;
+
+			key_pressed[key] = !current_press_state;
+			add_to_keyboard_queue(async () => {
+				await run_on_all_selected_displays(
+					(d) => send_keyboard_input(d.ip, [{ key, action }]),
+					true
+				);
+			});
+		}
+	}
+
+	function add_remove_event_listeners(
+		add_remove_function: (type: string, listener: (e: KeyboardEvent) => void) => void
+	) {
+		const actions = {
+			keydown: 'press',
+			keyup: 'release'
+		} as const;
+		const keys = ['ArrowRight', 'ArrowLeft'] as const;
+
+		for (const [action_type, action_value] of Object.entries(actions)) {
+			for (const key of keys) {
+				add_remove_function(action_type, (e: KeyboardEvent) => handle_key(e, key, action_value));
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	onMount(() => {
+		add_remove_event_listeners(window.addEventListener);
+		return () => {
+			add_remove_event_listeners(window.removeEventListener);
+		};
+	});
 </script>
 
 {#snippet website_popup()}
@@ -185,11 +242,11 @@
 {/snippet}
 
 {#snippet send_keys_popup()}
-	<KeyInput {popup_close_function}/>
+	<KeyInput {popup_close_function} />
 {/snippet}
 
 {#snippet text_popup()}
-	<TipTapInput bind:text={current_text}/>
+	<TipTapInput bind:text={current_text} />
 {/snippet}
 
 <div class="grid grid-rows-[2.5rem_auto] bg-stone-800 rounded-2xl min-w-0">
@@ -202,15 +259,19 @@
 				<div class="flex flex-row gap-2 w-75 justify-normal">
 					<button
 						title="Vorherige Folie (Pfeil nach Links) [gedrückt halten möglich]"
-						class="px-9 bg-stone-700 {$selected_online_display_ids.length === 0
+						class="px-9 {key_pressed.ArrowLeft
+							? 'bg-stone-500'
+							: 'bg-stone-700'} {$selected_online_display_ids.length === 0
 							? 'text-stone-500 cursor-not-allowed'
 							: 'hover:bg-stone-600 active:bg-stone-500 cursor-pointer'} py-2 rounded-xl flex justify-center items-center transition-colors duration-200"
-						disabled={$selected_online_display_ids.length === 0}
+						disabled={$selected_online_display_ids.length === 0 || key_pressed.ArrowLeft}
 						onmousedown={() => {
 							add_to_keyboard_queue(async () => await send_single_key_press('ArrowLeft', 'press'));
 						}}
 						onmouseup={() => {
-							add_to_keyboard_queue(async () => await send_single_key_press('ArrowLeft', 'release'));
+							add_to_keyboard_queue(
+								async () => await send_single_key_press('ArrowLeft', 'release')
+							);
 						}}
 					>
 						<ArrowBigLeft />
@@ -218,15 +279,21 @@
 
 					<button
 						title="Nächste Folie (Pfeil nach Rechts) [gedrückt halten möglich]"
-						class="px-9 bg-stone-700 {$selected_online_display_ids.length === 0
-							? 'text-stone-500 cursor-not-allowed'
-							: 'hover:bg-stone-600 active:bg-stone-500 cursor-pointer'} py-2 rounded-xl flex justify-center items-center transition-colors duration-200"
-						disabled={$selected_online_display_ids.length === 0}
+						class="px-9 {key_pressed.ArrowRight
+							? 'bg-stone-500 cursor-not-allowed'
+							: `bg-stone-700 ${
+									$selected_online_display_ids.length === 0
+										? 'text-stone-500 cursor-not-allowed'
+										: 'hover:bg-stone-600 active:bg-stone-500 cursor-pointer'
+								}`}  py-2 rounded-xl flex justify-center items-center transition-colors duration-200"
+						disabled={$selected_online_display_ids.length === 0 || key_pressed.ArrowRight}
 						onmousedown={() => {
 							add_to_keyboard_queue(async () => await send_single_key_press('ArrowRight', 'press'));
 						}}
 						onmouseup={() => {
-							add_to_keyboard_queue(async () => await send_single_key_press('ArrowRight', 'release'));
+							add_to_keyboard_queue(
+								async () => await send_single_key_press('ArrowRight', 'release')
+							);
 						}}
 					>
 						<ArrowBigRight />
@@ -271,8 +338,7 @@
 				<div class="flex flex-col gap-2">
 					<Button
 						className="px-3 flex gap-3 w-full xl:w-75 justify-normal"
-						disabled={$all_display_states === 'on' ||
-							$selected_display_ids.length === 0}
+						disabled={$all_display_states === 'on' || $selected_display_ids.length === 0}
 						click_function={startup_action}
 					>
 						<Power /> Bildschirm Hochfahren
@@ -280,8 +346,7 @@
 
 					<Button
 						className="px-3 flex gap-3 w-full xl:w-75 justify-normal"
-						disabled={$all_display_states === 'off' ||
-							$selected_online_display_ids.length === 0}
+						disabled={$all_display_states === 'off' || $selected_online_display_ids.length === 0}
 						click_function={ask_shutdown}
 					>
 						<PowerOff /> Bildschirm Herunterfahren</Button