diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 1e4ba6031..dbac39538 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@
 
     "extra": {
         "branch-alias": {
-            "dev-master": "1.7.x-dev"
+            "dev-master": "1.8.x-dev"
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Driver/CoreDriver.php b/src/Driver/CoreDriver.php
index 9b4c04e43..a4939e62a 100644
--- a/src/Driver/CoreDriver.php
+++ b/src/Driver/CoreDriver.php
@@ -417,6 +417,14 @@ public function keyUp($xpath, $char, $modifier = null)
         throw new UnsupportedDriverActionException('Keyboard manipulations are not supported by %s', $this);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function pressKey($xpath, $char, $modifier = null)
+    {
+        throw new UnsupportedDriverActionException('Keyboard manipulations are not supported by %s', $this);
+    }
+
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
diff --git a/src/Driver/DriverInterface.php b/src/Driver/DriverInterface.php
index 0880960c7..219e2ee0b 100644
--- a/src/Driver/DriverInterface.php
+++ b/src/Driver/DriverInterface.php
@@ -525,6 +525,8 @@ public function blur($xpath);
      *
      * @throws UnsupportedDriverActionException When operation not supported by the driver
      * @throws DriverException                  When the operation cannot be done
+     *
+     * @deprecated since version 1.8.0. Use "pressKey" instead, which is WebDriver (W3C) compliant.
      */
     public function keyPress($xpath, $char, $modifier = null);
 
@@ -537,6 +539,8 @@ public function keyPress($xpath, $char, $modifier = null);
      *
      * @throws UnsupportedDriverActionException When operation not supported by the driver
      * @throws DriverException                  When the operation cannot be done
+     *
+     * @deprecated since version 1.8.0. Use "pressKey" instead, which is WebDriver (W3C) compliant.
      */
     public function keyDown($xpath, $char, $modifier = null);
 
@@ -549,9 +553,23 @@ public function keyDown($xpath, $char, $modifier = null);
      *
      * @throws UnsupportedDriverActionException When operation not supported by the driver
      * @throws DriverException                  When the operation cannot be done
+     *
+     * @deprecated since version 1.8.0. Use "pressKey" instead, which is WebDriver (W3C) compliant.
      */
     public function keyUp($xpath, $char, $modifier = null);
 
+    /**
+     * Send a sequence of key strokes to the active element
+     *
+     * @param string     $xpath
+     * @param string|int $char     could be either char ('b') or char-code (98)
+     * @param string     $modifier keyboard modifier (could be 'ctrl', 'alt', 'shift' or 'meta')
+     *
+     * @throws UnsupportedDriverActionException When operation not supported by the driver
+     * @throws DriverException                  When the operation cannot be done
+     */
+    public function pressKey($xpath, $char, $modifier = null);
+
     /**
      * Drag one element onto another.
      *
diff --git a/src/Element/NodeElement.php b/src/Element/NodeElement.php
index bbb857332..41ea817c2 100644
--- a/src/Element/NodeElement.php
+++ b/src/Element/NodeElement.php
@@ -310,9 +310,12 @@ public function blur()
      *
      * @param string|int $char     could be either char ('b') or char-code (98)
      * @param string     $modifier keyboard modifier (could be 'ctrl', 'alt', 'shift' or 'meta')
+     *
+     * @deprecated since version 1.8.0. Use "pressKey" instead, which is WebDriver (W3C) compliant.
      */
     public function keyPress($char, $modifier = null)
     {
+        @trigger_error('Method "keyPress" is deprecated since version 1.8.0. Use "pressKey" instead, which is WebDriver (W3C) compliant.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
         $this->getDriver()->keyPress($this->getXpath(), $char, $modifier);
     }
 
@@ -321,9 +324,12 @@ public function keyPress($char, $modifier = null)
      *
      * @param string|int $char     could be either char ('b') or char-code (98)
      * @param string     $modifier keyboard modifier (could be 'ctrl', 'alt', 'shift' or 'meta')
+     *
+     * @deprecated Deprecating in favor of `pressKey` which is WebDriver (W3C) compliant
      */
     public function keyDown($char, $modifier = null)
     {
+        @trigger_error('Method "keyDown" is deprecated since version 1.8.0. Use "pressKey" instead, which is WebDriver (W3C) compliant.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
         $this->getDriver()->keyDown($this->getXpath(), $char, $modifier);
     }
 
@@ -332,12 +338,26 @@ public function keyDown($char, $modifier = null)
      *
      * @param string|int $char     could be either char ('b') or char-code (98)
      * @param string     $modifier keyboard modifier (could be 'ctrl', 'alt', 'shift' or 'meta')
+     *
+     * @deprecated Deprecating in favor of `pressKey` which is WebDriver (W3C) compliant
      */
     public function keyUp($char, $modifier = null)
     {
+        @trigger_error('Method "keyUp" is deprecated since version 1.8.0. Use "pressKey" instead, which is WebDriver (W3C) compliant.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
         $this->getDriver()->keyUp($this->getXpath(), $char, $modifier);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Send a sequence of key strokes to the active element
+     *
+     * @param string|int $char     could be either char ('b') or char-code (98)
+     * @param string     $modifier keyboard modifier (could be 'ctrl', 'alt', 'shift' or 'meta')
+     */
+    public function pressKey($char, $modifier = null)
+    {
+        $this->getDriver()->pressKey($this->getXpath(), $char, $modifier);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Submits the form.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Element/NodeElementTest.php b/tests/Element/NodeElementTest.php
index 5ee860d8a..fa92bc0b7 100644
--- a/tests/Element/NodeElementTest.php
+++ b/tests/Element/NodeElementTest.php
@@ -502,6 +502,9 @@ public function testDragTo()
         $node->dragTo($target);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group legacy
+     */
     public function testKeyPress()
     {
         $node = new NodeElement('elem', $this->session);
@@ -514,6 +517,9 @@ public function testKeyPress()
         $node->keyPress('key');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group legacy
+     */
     public function testKeyDown()
     {
         $node = new NodeElement('elem', $this->session);
@@ -526,6 +532,9 @@ public function testKeyDown()
         $node->keyDown('key');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @group legacy
+     */
     public function testKeyUp()
     {
         $node = new NodeElement('elem', $this->session);
@@ -538,6 +547,18 @@ public function testKeyUp()
         $node->keyUp('key');
     }
 
+    public function testPressKey()
+    {
+        $node = new NodeElement('elem', $this->session);
+
+        $this->driver
+            ->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('pressKey')
+            ->with('elem', 'key');
+
+        $node->pressKey('key');
+    }
+
     public function testSubmitForm()
     {
         $node = new NodeElement('some_xpath', $this->session);