diff --git a/lib/game/pinball_game.dart b/lib/game/pinball_game.dart
index 2ccf8fe8..a1054e83 100644
--- a/lib/game/pinball_game.dart
+++ b/lib/game/pinball_game.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import 'package:flame/components.dart';
 import 'package:flame/input.dart';
 import 'package:flame_bloc/flame_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:flame_forge2d/flame_forge2d.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/flame/flame.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/game.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/gen/assets.gen.dart';
@@ -91,7 +92,10 @@ class PinballGame extends Forge2DGame
 }
 
 class _GameBallsController extends ComponentController<PinballGame>
-    with BlocComponent<GameBloc, GameState>, HasGameRef<PinballGame> {
+    with
+        BlocComponent<GameBloc, GameState>,
+        HasGameRef<PinballGame>,
+        KeyboardHandler {
   _GameBallsController(PinballGame game) : super(game);
 
   late final Plunger _plunger;
@@ -132,6 +136,27 @@ class _GameBallsController extends ComponentController<PinballGame>
   void attachTo(Plunger plunger) {
     _plunger = plunger;
   }
+
+  @override
+  bool onKeyEvent(
+    RawKeyEvent event,
+    Set<LogicalKeyboardKey> keysPressed,
+  ) {
+    final keys = [
+      LogicalKeyboardKey.space,
+      LogicalKeyboardKey.arrowDown,
+      LogicalKeyboardKey.keyS,
+    ];
+    if (!keys.contains(event.logicalKey)) return true;
+
+    if (event is RawKeyDownEvent) {
+      _plunger.pull();
+    } else if (event is RawKeyUpEvent) {
+      _plunger.release();
+    }
+
+    return false;
+  }
 }
 
 class DebugPinballGame extends PinballGame with TapDetector {
diff --git a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/plunger.dart b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/plunger.dart
index d8aa6e23..a528c267 100644
--- a/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/plunger.dart
+++ b/packages/pinball_components/lib/src/components/plunger.dart
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ class Plunger extends BodyComponent with InitialPosition {
   Future<void> onLoad() async {
     await super.onLoad();
     await _anchorToJoint();
+    renderBody = false;
     await add(_PlungerSpriteComponent());
   }
 }