diff --git a/src/input/RotaryEncoderInterruptImpl1.cpp b/src/input/RotaryEncoderInterruptImpl1.cpp
index 12cbc36fb..1da2ea008 100644
--- a/src/input/RotaryEncoderInterruptImpl1.cpp
+++ b/src/input/RotaryEncoderInterruptImpl1.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ bool RotaryEncoderInterruptImpl1::init()
                                      RotaryEncoderInterruptImpl1::handleIntA, RotaryEncoderInterruptImpl1::handleIntB,
                                      RotaryEncoderInterruptImpl1::handleIntPressed);
     inputBroker->registerSource(this);
+#ifndef HAS_PHYSICAL_KEYBOARD
     osk_found = true;
+#endif
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/input/TrackballInterruptBase.cpp b/src/input/TrackballInterruptBase.cpp
index d2025c192..bbd07e199 100644
--- a/src/input/TrackballInterruptBase.cpp
+++ b/src/input/TrackballInterruptBase.cpp
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ void TrackballInterruptBase::init(uint8_t pinDown, uint8_t pinUp, uint8_t pinLef
 
     LOG_DEBUG("Trackball GPIO initialized - UP:%d DOWN:%d LEFT:%d RIGHT:%d PRESS:%d", this->_pinUp, this->_pinDown,
               this->_pinLeft, this->_pinRight, pinPress);
+#ifndef HAS_PHYSICAL_KEYBOARD
     osk_found = true;
+#endif
     this->setInterval(100);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/input/UpDownInterruptImpl1.cpp b/src/input/UpDownInterruptImpl1.cpp
index 9b0b1f39e..906dcd2a8 100644
--- a/src/input/UpDownInterruptImpl1.cpp
+++ b/src/input/UpDownInterruptImpl1.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ bool UpDownInterruptImpl1::init()
                               eventDownLong, UpDownInterruptImpl1::handleIntDown, UpDownInterruptImpl1::handleIntUp,
                               UpDownInterruptImpl1::handleIntPressed);
     inputBroker->registerSource(this);
+#ifndef HAS_PHYSICAL_KEYBOARD
     osk_found = true;
+#endif
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index e29736712..d28eb13f0 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -1465,8 +1465,10 @@ void setup()
 #endif
 
 #if defined(HAS_TRACKBALL) || (defined(INPUTDRIVER_ENCODER_TYPE) && INPUTDRIVER_ENCODER_TYPE == 2)
+#ifndef HAS_PHYSICAL_KEYBOARD
     osk_found = true;
 #endif
+#endif
 
 #if defined(ARCH_ESP32) && !MESHTASTIC_EXCLUDE_WEBSERVER
     // Start web server thread.
diff --git a/variants/esp32s3/t-deck-pro/variant.h b/variants/esp32s3/t-deck-pro/variant.h
index 35cb99435..36a1310f1 100644
--- a/variants/esp32s3/t-deck-pro/variant.h
+++ b/variants/esp32s3/t-deck-pro/variant.h
@@ -100,3 +100,5 @@
 #define MODEM_DTR 8
 #define MODEM_RX 10
 #define MODEM_TX 11
+
+#define HAS_PHYSICAL_KEYBOARD 1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/variants/esp32s3/t-deck/variant.h b/variants/esp32s3/t-deck/variant.h
index ece0cdeaf..8d2996131 100644
--- a/variants/esp32s3/t-deck/variant.h
+++ b/variants/esp32s3/t-deck/variant.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define SCREEN_TRANSITION_FRAMERATE 5
 #define BRIGHTNESS_DEFAULT 130 // Medium Low Brightness
 #define USE_TFTDISPLAY 1
+#define HAS_PHYSICAL_KEYBOARD 1
 
 #define HAS_TOUCHSCREEN 1
 #define SCREEN_TOUCH_INT 16
diff --git a/variants/esp32s3/tlora-pager/variant.h b/variants/esp32s3/tlora-pager/variant.h
index 5f479dfa6..e6ac2c57e 100644
--- a/variants/esp32s3/tlora-pager/variant.h
+++ b/variants/esp32s3/tlora-pager/variant.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #define SCREEN_TRANSITION_FRAMERATE 5
 #define BRIGHTNESS_DEFAULT 130 // Medium Low Brightness
 #define USE_TFTDISPLAY 1
+#define HAS_PHYSICAL_KEYBOARD 1
 
 #define I2C_SDA SDA
 #define I2C_SCL SCL