diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
index 8d7c0c2cf..701c8324f 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from qutebrowser.commands import userscripts, cmdexc, cmdutils, runners
 from qutebrowser.config import config, configdata
 from qutebrowser.browser import (urlmarks, browsertab, inspector, navigate,
                                  webelem, downloads)
-from qutebrowser.keyinput import modeman
+from qutebrowser.keyinput import modeman, keyutils
 from qutebrowser.utils import (message, usertypes, log, qtutils, urlutils,
                                objreg, utils, standarddir)
 from qutebrowser.utils.usertypes import KeyMode
@@ -2111,17 +2111,15 @@ class CommandDispatcher:
             keystring: The keystring to send.
             global_: If given, the keys are sent to the qutebrowser UI.
         """
-        # FIXME: rewrite
         try:
-            keyinfos = utils.parse_keystring(keystring)
-        except utils.KeyParseError as e:
+            sequence = keyutils.KeySequence.parse(keystring)
+        except keyutils.KeyParseError as e:
             raise cmdexc.CommandError(str(e))
 
-        for keyinfo in keyinfos:
-            press_event = QKeyEvent(QEvent.KeyPress, keyinfo.key,
-                                    keyinfo.modifiers, keyinfo.text)
-            release_event = QKeyEvent(QEvent.KeyRelease, keyinfo.key,
-                                      keyinfo.modifiers, keyinfo.text)
+        for keyinfo in sequence:
+            args = (keyinfo.key, keyinfo.modifiers, keyinfo.text())
+            press_event = QKeyEvent(QEvent.KeyPress, *args)
+            release_event = QKeyEvent(QEvent.KeyRelease, *args)
 
             if global_:
                 window = QApplication.focusWindow()
diff --git a/qutebrowser/keyinput/keyutils.py b/qutebrowser/keyinput/keyutils.py
index 1e8b3f248..b0b05851a 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/keyinput/keyutils.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/keyinput/keyutils.py
@@ -251,6 +251,13 @@ class KeyInfo:
             # "normal" binding
             return normalized
 
+    def text(self):
+        """Get the text which would be displayed when pressing this key."""
+        text = QKeySequence(self.key).toString()
+        if not self.modifiers & Qt.ShiftModifier:
+            text = text.lower()
+        return text
+
 
 class KeySequence:
 
@@ -327,6 +334,7 @@ class KeySequence:
     @classmethod
     def parse(cls, keystr):
         """Parse a keystring like <Ctrl-x> or xyz and return a KeySequence."""
+        # FIXME have multiple sequences in self!
         s = ', '.join(_parse_keystring(keystr))
         new = cls(s)
         assert len(new) > 0