diff --git a/src/kaleidoscope/hid.cpp b/src/kaleidoscope/hid.cpp
index e8b4e188..366e90ef 100644
--- a/src/kaleidoscope/hid.cpp
+++ b/src/kaleidoscope/hid.cpp
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ void initializeConsumerControl() {
 }
 
 void pressConsumerControl(Key mappedKey) {
-  ConsumerControl.press(mappedKey.raw & 0x03FF);
+  ConsumerControl.press(CONSUMER(mappedKey));
 }
 
 void releaseConsumerControl(Key mappedKey) {
-  ConsumerControl.release(mappedKey.raw & 0x03FF);
+  ConsumerControl.release(CONSUMER(mappedKey));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/key_defs.h b/src/key_defs.h
index 299f427d..82e91e64 100644
--- a/src/key_defs.h
+++ b/src/key_defs.h
@@ -123,4 +123,10 @@ typedef union Key_ {
 #define Key_LFN2 (Key) { KEY_LEFT_FN2,  KEY_FLAGS }
 
 
+/* Most Consumer keys are more then 8bit, the highest Consumer hid code
+   uses 10bit. By using the 11bit as flag to indicate a consumer keys was activate we can
+   use the 10 lsb as the HID Consumer code. If you need to get the keycode of a Consumer key
+   use the CONSUMER(key) macro this will return the 10bit keycode.
+*/
+#define CONSUMER(key) (key.raw & 0x03FF) 
 #define CONSUMER_KEY(code, flags) (Key) { .raw = (code) | ((flags | SYNTHETIC|IS_CONSUMER) << 8) }