diff --git a/ui/src/hooks/stores.ts b/ui/src/hooks/stores.ts
index bb4b8dd1..3bc6cf8f 100644
--- a/ui/src/hooks/stores.ts
+++ b/ui/src/hooks/stores.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ export interface RTCState {
   rpcHidChannel: RTCDataChannel | null;
   setRpcHidChannel: (channel: RTCDataChannel) => void;
 
+  rpcHidUnreliableChannel: RTCDataChannel | null;
+  setRpcHidUnreliableChannel: (channel: RTCDataChannel) => void;
+
   peerConnectionState: RTCPeerConnectionState | null;
   setPeerConnectionState: (state: RTCPeerConnectionState) => void;
 
@@ -169,6 +172,9 @@ export const useRTCStore = create<RTCState>(set => ({
   rpcHidChannel: null,
   setRpcHidChannel: (channel: RTCDataChannel) => set({ rpcHidChannel: channel }),
 
+  rpcHidUnreliableChannel: null,
+  setRpcHidUnreliableChannel: (channel: RTCDataChannel) => set({ rpcHidUnreliableChannel: channel }),
+
   transceiver: null,
   setTransceiver: (transceiver: RTCRtpTransceiver) => set({ transceiver }),
 
diff --git a/ui/src/hooks/useHidRpc.ts b/ui/src/hooks/useHidRpc.ts
index 6288b541..74f7fe10 100644
--- a/ui/src/hooks/useHidRpc.ts
+++ b/ui/src/hooks/useHidRpc.ts
@@ -19,23 +19,38 @@ import {
 
 const KEEPALIVE_MESSAGE = new KeypressKeepAliveMessage();
 
+interface sendMessageParams {
+  ignoreHandshakeState?: boolean;
+  useUnreliableChannel?: boolean;
+}
+
 export function useHidRpc(onHidRpcMessage?: (payload: RpcMessage) => void) {
-  const { rpcHidChannel, setRpcHidProtocolVersion, rpcHidProtocolVersion, hidRpcDisabled } = useRTCStore();
+  const {
+    rpcHidChannel,
+    rpcHidUnreliableChannel,
+    setRpcHidProtocolVersion,
+    rpcHidProtocolVersion, hidRpcDisabled,
+  } = useRTCStore();
+
   const rpcHidReady = useMemo(() => {
     if (hidRpcDisabled) return false;
     return rpcHidChannel?.readyState === "open" && rpcHidProtocolVersion !== null;
   }, [rpcHidChannel, rpcHidProtocolVersion, hidRpcDisabled]);
 
+  const rpcHidUnreliableReady = useMemo(() => {
+    return rpcHidUnreliableChannel?.readyState === "open" && rpcHidProtocolVersion !== null;
+  }, [rpcHidUnreliableChannel, rpcHidProtocolVersion]);
+
   const rpcHidStatus = useMemo(() => {
     if (hidRpcDisabled) return "disabled";
 
     if (!rpcHidChannel) return "N/A";
     if (rpcHidChannel.readyState !== "open") return rpcHidChannel.readyState;
     if (!rpcHidProtocolVersion) return "handshaking";
-    return `ready (v${rpcHidProtocolVersion})`;
-  }, [rpcHidChannel, rpcHidProtocolVersion, hidRpcDisabled]);
+    return `ready (v${rpcHidProtocolVersion}${rpcHidUnreliableReady ? "+u" : ""})`;
+  }, [rpcHidChannel, rpcHidUnreliableReady, rpcHidProtocolVersion, hidRpcDisabled]);
 
-  const sendMessage = useCallback((message: RpcMessage, ignoreHandshakeState = false) => {
+  const sendMessage = useCallback((message: RpcMessage, { ignoreHandshakeState, useUnreliableChannel }: sendMessageParams = {}) => {
     if (hidRpcDisabled) return;
     if (rpcHidChannel?.readyState !== "open") return;
     if (!rpcHidReady && !ignoreHandshakeState) return;
@@ -48,8 +63,12 @@ export function useHidRpc(onHidRpcMessage?: (payload: RpcMessage) => void) {
     }
     if (!data) return;
 
-    rpcHidChannel?.send(data as unknown as ArrayBuffer);
-  }, [rpcHidChannel, rpcHidReady, hidRpcDisabled]);
+    if (useUnreliableChannel && rpcHidUnreliableReady) {
+      rpcHidUnreliableChannel?.send(data as unknown as ArrayBuffer);
+    } else {
+      rpcHidChannel?.send(data as unknown as ArrayBuffer);
+    }
+  }, [rpcHidChannel, rpcHidReady, hidRpcDisabled, rpcHidUnreliableChannel, rpcHidUnreliableReady]);
 
   const reportKeyboardEvent = useCallback(
     (keys: number[], modifier: number) => {
@@ -93,7 +112,7 @@ export function useHidRpc(onHidRpcMessage?: (payload: RpcMessage) => void) {
   );
 
   const reportKeypressKeepAlive = useCallback(() => {
-    sendMessage(KEEPALIVE_MESSAGE);
+    sendMessage(KEEPALIVE_MESSAGE, { useUnreliableChannel: true });
   }, [sendMessage]);
 
   const sendHandshake = useCallback(() => {
@@ -101,7 +120,7 @@ export function useHidRpc(onHidRpcMessage?: (payload: RpcMessage) => void) {
     if (rpcHidProtocolVersion) return;
     if (!rpcHidChannel) return;
 
-    sendMessage(new HandshakeMessage(HID_RPC_VERSION), true);
+    sendMessage(new HandshakeMessage(HID_RPC_VERSION), { ignoreHandshakeState: true });
   }, [rpcHidChannel, rpcHidProtocolVersion, sendMessage, hidRpcDisabled]);
 
   const handleHandshake = useCallback((message: HandshakeMessage) => {
diff --git a/ui/src/routes/devices.$id.tsx b/ui/src/routes/devices.$id.tsx
index bdf6de9a..8e433d6f 100644
--- a/ui/src/routes/devices.$id.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/routes/devices.$id.tsx
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ export default function KvmIdRoute() {
     rpcDataChannel,
     setTransceiver,
     setRpcHidChannel,
+    setRpcHidUnreliableChannel,
   } = useRTCStore();
 
   const location = useLocation();
@@ -488,6 +489,16 @@ export default function KvmIdRoute() {
       setRpcHidChannel(rpcHidChannel);
     };
 
+    const rpcHidUnreliableChannel = pc.createDataChannel("hidrpc-unreliable", {
+      // We don't need to be ordered, as we're using the unreliable channel for keepalive messages
+      ordered: false,
+      maxRetransmits: 0,
+    });
+    rpcHidUnreliableChannel.binaryType = "arraybuffer";
+    rpcHidUnreliableChannel.onopen = () => {
+      setRpcHidUnreliableChannel(rpcHidUnreliableChannel);
+    };
+
     setPeerConnection(pc);
   }, [
     cleanupAndStopReconnecting,
@@ -499,6 +510,7 @@ export default function KvmIdRoute() {
     setPeerConnectionState,
     setRpcDataChannel,
     setRpcHidChannel,
+    setRpcHidUnreliableChannel,
     setTransceiver,
   ]);
 
diff --git a/webrtc.go b/webrtc.go
index db9a7c2c..b505e875 100644
--- a/webrtc.go
+++ b/webrtc.go
@@ -145,6 +145,41 @@ func newSession(config SessionConfig) (*Session, error) {
 		go session.handleQueues(i)
 	}
 
+	onHidMessage := func(msg webrtc.DataChannelMessage) {
+		l := scopedLogger.With().Int("length", len(msg.Data)).Logger()
+		// only log data if the log level is debug or lower
+		if scopedLogger.GetLevel() > zerolog.DebugLevel {
+			l = l.With().Str("data", string(msg.Data)).Logger()
+		}
+
+		if msg.IsString {
+			l.Warn().Msg("received string data in HID RPC message handler")
+			return
+		}
+
+		if len(msg.Data) < 1 {
+			l.Warn().Msg("received empty data in HID RPC message handler")
+			return
+		}
+
+		l.Trace().Msg("received data in HID RPC message handler")
+
+		// Enqueue to ensure ordered processing
+		queueIndex := hidrpc.GetQueueIndex(hidrpc.MessageType(msg.Data[0]))
+		if queueIndex >= len(session.hidQueue) || queueIndex < 0 {
+			l.Warn().Int("queueIndex", queueIndex).Msg("received data in HID RPC message handler, but queue index not found")
+			queueIndex = 3
+		}
+
+		queue := session.hidQueue[queueIndex]
+		if queue != nil {
+			queue <- msg
+		} else {
+			l.Warn().Int("queueIndex", queueIndex).Msg("received data in HID RPC message handler, but queue is nil")
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
 	peerConnection.OnDataChannel(func(d *webrtc.DataChannel) {
 		defer func() {
 			if r := recover(); r != nil {
@@ -157,40 +192,10 @@ func newSession(config SessionConfig) (*Session, error) {
 		switch d.Label() {
 		case "hidrpc":
 			session.HidChannel = d
-			d.OnMessage(func(msg webrtc.DataChannelMessage) {
-				l := scopedLogger.With().Int("length", len(msg.Data)).Logger()
-				// only log data if the log level is debug or lower
-				if scopedLogger.GetLevel() > zerolog.DebugLevel {
-					l = l.With().Str("data", string(msg.Data)).Logger()
-				}
-
-				if msg.IsString {
-					l.Warn().Msg("received string data in HID RPC message handler")
-					return
-				}
-
-				if len(msg.Data) < 1 {
-					l.Warn().Msg("received empty data in HID RPC message handler")
-					return
-				}
-
-				l.Trace().Msg("received data in HID RPC message handler")
-
-				// Enqueue to ensure ordered processing
-				queueIndex := hidrpc.GetQueueIndex(hidrpc.MessageType(msg.Data[0]))
-				if queueIndex >= len(session.hidQueue) || queueIndex < 0 {
-					l.Warn().Int("queueIndex", queueIndex).Msg("received data in HID RPC message handler, but queue index not found")
-					queueIndex = 3
-				}
-
-				queue := session.hidQueue[queueIndex]
-				if queue != nil {
-					queue <- msg
-				} else {
-					l.Warn().Int("queueIndex", queueIndex).Msg("received data in HID RPC message handler, but queue is nil")
-					return
-				}
-			})
+			d.OnMessage(onHidMessage)
+		// we won't send anything over the unreliable channel
+		case "hidrpc-unreliable":
+			d.OnMessage(onHidMessage)
 		case "rpc":
 			session.RPCChannel = d
 			d.OnMessage(func(msg webrtc.DataChannelMessage) {