diff --git a/src/core/bus/io.zig b/src/core/bus/io.zig
index 24ff81a..2a89b66 100644
--- a/src/core/bus/io.zig
+++ b/src/core/bus/io.zig
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@ pub const Io = struct {
     postflg: PostFlag,
     waitcnt: WaitControl,
     haltcnt: HaltControl,
-    keyinput: KeyInput,
+    keyinput: AtomicKeyInput,
 
     pub fn init() Self {
         return .{
             .ime = false,
             .ie = .{ .raw = 0x0000 },
             .irq = .{ .raw = 0x0000 },
-            .keyinput = .{ .raw = 0x03FF },
+            .keyinput = AtomicKeyInput.init(.{ .raw = 0x03FF }),
             .waitcnt = .{ .raw = 0x0000_0000 }, // Bit 15 == 0 for GBA
             .postflg = .FirstBoot,
             .haltcnt = .Execute,
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pub fn read(bus: *const Bus, comptime T: type, address: u32) ?T {
             0x0400_0128 => util.io.read.todo(log, "Read {} from SIOCNT", .{T}),
 
             // Keypad Input
-            0x0400_0130 => bus.io.keyinput.raw,
+            0x0400_0130 => bus.io.keyinput.load(.Monotonic).raw,
 
             // Serial Communication 2
             0x0400_0134 => util.io.read.todo(log, "Read {} from RCNT", .{T}),
@@ -376,6 +376,31 @@ const KeyInput = extern union {
     raw: u16,
 };
 
+const AtomicKeyInput = struct {
+    const Self = @This();
+    const Ordering = std.atomic.Ordering;
+
+    inner: KeyInput,
+
+    pub fn init(value: KeyInput) Self {
+        return .{ .inner = value };
+    }
+
+    pub inline fn load(self: *const Self, comptime ordering: Ordering) KeyInput {
+        return .{ .raw = switch (ordering) {
+            .AcqRel, .Release => @compileError("not supported for atomic loads"),
+            else => @atomicLoad(u16, &self.inner.raw, ordering),
+        } };
+    }
+
+    pub inline fn store(self: *Self, value: u16, comptime ordering: Ordering) void {
+        switch (ordering) {
+            .AcqRel, .Acquire => @compileError("not supported for atomic stores"),
+            else => @atomicStore(u16, &self.inner.raw, value, ordering),
+        }
+    }
+};
+
 // Read / Write
 pub const BackgroundControl = extern union {
     priority: Bitfield(u16, 0, 2),
diff --git a/src/platform.zig b/src/platform.zig
index fb598f9..c5adb8d 100644
--- a/src/platform.zig
+++ b/src/platform.zig
@@ -180,54 +180,50 @@ pub const Gui = struct {
                 switch (event.type) {
                     SDL.SDL_QUIT => break :emu_loop,
                     SDL.SDL_KEYDOWN => {
-                        const io = &cpu.bus.io;
                         const key_code = event.key.keysym.sym;
+                        var keyinput = cpu.bus.io.keyinput.load(.Monotonic);
 
                         switch (key_code) {
-                            SDL.SDLK_UP => io.keyinput.up.unset(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_DOWN => io.keyinput.down.unset(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_LEFT => io.keyinput.left.unset(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_RIGHT => io.keyinput.right.unset(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_x => io.keyinput.a.unset(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_z => io.keyinput.b.unset(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_a => io.keyinput.shoulder_l.unset(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_s => io.keyinput.shoulder_r.unset(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_RETURN => io.keyinput.start.unset(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_RSHIFT => io.keyinput.select.unset(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_UP => keyinput.up.unset(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_DOWN => keyinput.down.unset(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_LEFT => keyinput.left.unset(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_RIGHT => keyinput.right.unset(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_x => keyinput.a.unset(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_z => keyinput.b.unset(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_a => keyinput.shoulder_l.unset(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_s => keyinput.shoulder_r.unset(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_RETURN => keyinput.start.unset(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_RSHIFT => keyinput.select.unset(),
                             else => {},
                         }
+
+                        cpu.bus.io.keyinput.store(keyinput.raw, .Monotonic);
                     },
                     SDL.SDL_KEYUP => {
-                        const io = &cpu.bus.io;
                         const key_code = event.key.keysym.sym;
+                        var keyinput = cpu.bus.io.keyinput.load(.Monotonic);
 
                         switch (key_code) {
-                            SDL.SDLK_UP => io.keyinput.up.set(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_DOWN => io.keyinput.down.set(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_LEFT => io.keyinput.left.set(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_RIGHT => io.keyinput.right.set(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_x => io.keyinput.a.set(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_z => io.keyinput.b.set(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_a => io.keyinput.shoulder_l.set(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_s => io.keyinput.shoulder_r.set(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_RETURN => io.keyinput.start.set(),
-                            SDL.SDLK_RSHIFT => io.keyinput.select.set(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_UP => keyinput.up.set(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_DOWN => keyinput.down.set(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_LEFT => keyinput.left.set(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_RIGHT => keyinput.right.set(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_x => keyinput.a.set(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_z => keyinput.b.set(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_a => keyinput.shoulder_l.set(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_s => keyinput.shoulder_r.set(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_RETURN => keyinput.start.set(),
+                            SDL.SDLK_RSHIFT => keyinput.select.set(),
                             SDL.SDLK_i => {
                                 comptime std.debug.assert(sample_format == SDL.AUDIO_U16);
                                 log.err("Sample Count: {}", .{@intCast(u32, SDL.SDL_AudioStreamAvailable(cpu.bus.apu.stream)) / (2 * @sizeOf(u16))});
                             },
-                            SDL.SDLK_j => log.err("Scheduler Capacity: {} | Scheduler Event Count: {}", .{ scheduler.queue.capacity(), scheduler.queue.count() }),
-                            SDL.SDLK_k => {
-                                // Dump IWRAM to file
-                                log.info("PC: 0x{X:0>8}", .{cpu.r[15]});
-                                log.info("LR: 0x{X:0>8}", .{cpu.r[14]});
-                                // const iwram_file = try std.fs.cwd().createFile("iwram.bin", .{});
-                                // defer iwram_file.close();
-
-                                // try iwram_file.writeAll(cpu.bus.iwram.buf);
-                            },
+                            // SDL.SDLK_j => log.err("Scheduler Capacity: {} | Scheduler Event Count: {}", .{ scheduler.queue.capacity(), scheduler.queue.count() }),
+                            SDL.SDLK_k => {},
                             else => {},
                         }
+
+                        cpu.bus.io.keyinput.store(keyinput.raw, .Monotonic);
                     },
                     else => {},
                 }