diff --git a/src/citra/citra.cpp b/src/citra/citra.cpp
index 08a05c558..8ecc1b202 100644
--- a/src/citra/citra.cpp
+++ b/src/citra/citra.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "common/string_util.h"
 #include "core/core.h"
 #include "core/file_sys/cia_container.h"
+#include "core/frontend/applets/default_applets.h"
 #include "core/gdbstub/gdbstub.h"
 #include "core/hle/service/am/am.h"
 #include "core/loader/loader.h"
@@ -271,6 +272,9 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     Settings::values.movie_record = std::move(movie_record);
     Settings::Apply();
 
+    // Register frontend applets
+    Frontend::RegisterDefaultApplets();
+
     std::unique_ptr<EmuWindow_SDL2> emu_window{std::make_unique<EmuWindow_SDL2>(fullscreen)};
 
     Core::System& system{Core::System::GetInstance()};
diff --git a/src/citra_qt/main.cpp b/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
index ff16a0006..b44410be6 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include "common/string_util.h"
 #include "core/core.h"
 #include "core/file_sys/archive_source_sd_savedata.h"
+#include "core/frontend/applets/default_applets.h"
 #include "core/gdbstub/gdbstub.h"
 #include "core/hle/service/fs/archive.h"
 #include "core/loader/loader.h"
@@ -1467,6 +1468,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     Camera::RegisterFactory("qt", std::make_unique<Camera::QtMultimediaCameraFactory>());
     Camera::QtMultimediaCameraHandler::Init();
 
+    // Register frontend applets
+    Frontend::RegisterDefaultApplets();
+
     main_window.show();
     return app.exec();
 }
diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 8e291294e..2bf9e7fd0 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ add_library(core STATIC
     file_sys/savedata_archive.h
     file_sys/title_metadata.cpp
     file_sys/title_metadata.h
+    frontend/applets/default_applets.cpp
+    frontend/applets/default_applets.h
     frontend/applets/interface.cpp
     frontend/applets/interface.h
     frontend/applets/swkbd.cpp
diff --git a/src/core/frontend/applets/default_applets.cpp b/src/core/frontend/applets/default_applets.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4edde4d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/frontend/applets/default_applets.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 2018 Citra Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#include "core/frontend/applets/default_applets.h"
+#include "core/frontend/applets/interface.h"
+#include "core/frontend/applets/swkbd.h"
+
+namespace Frontend {
+void RegisterDefaultApplets() {
+    RegisterFrontendApplet(std::make_shared<DefaultCitraKeyboard>(), AppletType::SoftwareKeyboard);
+}
+} // namespace Frontend
diff --git a/src/core/frontend/applets/default_applets.h b/src/core/frontend/applets/default_applets.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d537b7bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/frontend/applets/default_applets.h
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 2018 Citra Emulator Project
+// Licensed under GPLv2 or any later version
+// Refer to the license.txt file included.
+
+#pragma once
+
+namespace Frontend {
+/**
+ * Registers default, frontend-independent applet implementations.
+ * Will be replaced later if any frontend-specific implementation is available.
+ */
+void RegisterDefaultApplets();
+} // namespace Frontend
diff --git a/src/core/frontend/applets/swkbd.h b/src/core/frontend/applets/swkbd.h
index aef2d7c0c..d38adf43d 100644
--- a/src/core/frontend/applets/swkbd.h
+++ b/src/core/frontend/applets/swkbd.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <unordered_map>
 #include <utility>
 #include <vector>
+#include "common/assert.h"
 #include "core/frontend/applets/interface.h"
 
 namespace Frontend {
@@ -93,12 +94,12 @@ enum class ValidationError {
 class SoftwareKeyboard : public AppletInterface {
 public:
     explicit SoftwareKeyboard() : AppletInterface() {}
-    const AppletData* ReceiveData() override {
-        return &data;
-    }
     void Setup(const AppletConfig* config) override {
         this->config = KeyboardConfig(*static_cast<const KeyboardConfig*>(config));
     }
+    const AppletData* ReceiveData() override {
+        return &data;
+    }
 
 protected:
     /**
@@ -126,9 +127,29 @@ protected:
      */
     ValidationError Finalize(const std::string& text, u8 button);
 
-private:
     KeyboardConfig config;
     KeyboardData data;
 };
 
+class DefaultCitraKeyboard final : public SoftwareKeyboard {
+public:
+    void Setup(const AppletConfig* config) override {
+        SoftwareKeyboard::Setup(config);
+        switch (this->config.button_config) {
+        case ButtonConfig::None:
+        case ButtonConfig::Single:
+            Finalize("Citra", 0);
+            break;
+        case ButtonConfig::Dual:
+            Finalize("Citra", 1);
+            break;
+        case ButtonConfig::Triple:
+            Finalize("Citra", 2);
+            break;
+        default:
+            UNREACHABLE();
+        }
+    }
+};
+
 } // namespace Frontend
diff --git a/src/core/hle/applets/swkbd.h b/src/core/hle/applets/swkbd.h
index 4ba0e36b4..4b9f21ce1 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/applets/swkbd.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/applets/swkbd.h
@@ -174,8 +174,6 @@ struct SoftwareKeyboardConfig {
  */
 static_assert(sizeof(SoftwareKeyboardConfig) == 0x400, "Software Keyboard Config size is wrong");
 
-class DefaultCitraKeyboard : Frontend::AppletInterface {};
-
 class SoftwareKeyboard final : public Applet {
 public:
     SoftwareKeyboard(Service::APT::AppletId id, std::weak_ptr<Service::APT::AppletManager> manager)