diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 18956d9201..9f6ab6f190 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   - [`useGeolocation`](./docs/useGeolocation.md) — tracks geo location state of user's device. [![][img-demo]](https://streamich.github.io/react-use/?path=/story/sensors-usegeolocation--demo)
   - [`useHover` and `useHoverDirty`](./docs/useHover.md) — tracks mouse hover state of some element. [![][img-demo]](https://codesandbox.io/s/zpn583rvx)
   - [`useIdle`](./docs/useIdle.md) — tracks whether user is being inactive.
-  - [`useKey`](./docs/useKey.md), [`useKeyPress`](./docs/useKeyPress.md), [`useKeyPressEvent`](./docs/useKeyPressEvent.md), and [`useKeyboardJs`](./docs/useKeyboardJs.md) — track keys. [![][img-demo]](https://streamich.github.io/react-use/?path=/story/sensors-usekeypressevent--demo)
+  - [`useKey`](./docs/useKey.md), [`useKeyPress`](./docs/useKeyPress.md), [`useKeyboardJs`](./docs/useKeyPressEvent.md), and [`useKeyPressEvent`](./docs/useKeyPressEvent.md) — track keys. [![][img-demo]](https://streamich.github.io/react-use/?path=/story/sensors-usekeypressevent--demo)
   - [`useLocation`](./docs/useLocation.md) — tracks page navigation bar location state.
   - [`useMedia`](./docs/useMedia.md) — tracks state of a CSS media query. [![][img-demo]](https://streamich.github.io/react-use/?path=/story/sensors-usemedia--demo)
   - [`useMediaDevices`](./docs/useMediaDevices.md) — tracks state of connected hardware devices.
diff --git a/docs/useKeyPressEvent.md b/docs/useKeyPressEvent.md
index b357ef456b..8ccda96696 100644
--- a/docs/useKeyPressEvent.md
+++ b/docs/useKeyPressEvent.md
@@ -1,32 +1,15 @@
 # `useKeyPressEvent`
 
-React UI sensor hook that detects when the user is pressing a specific
-key on their keyboard and fires a specified keyup and/or keydown effect. If
-you only need to retrieve the state, see [useKeyPress](useKeyPress.md).
-
-Complex bindings like detecting when multiple keys are held down at the same
-time or requiring them to be held down in a specified order are also available
-via [KeyboardJS key combos](https://github.com/RobertWHurst/KeyboardJS).
-Check its documentation for further details on how to make combo strings.
-
-The first argument is the key(s) to watch. If only a second argument
-(a function) is passed, it will be used in the keydown event. On the other hand,
-if a second and third argument are passed, the second will be used in the keyup
-event and the third in the keydown event. Essentially, keydown takes precedence.
-
-Requires `keyboardjs`:
-
-```bash
-npm add keyboardjs
-# or
-yarn add keyboardjs
-```
+This hook fires `keydown` and `keyup` calllbacks, similar to how [`useKey`](./useKey.md)
+hook does, but it only triggers each callback once per press cycle. For example,
+if you press and hold a key, it will fire `keydown` callback only once.
+
 
 ## Usage
 
 ```jsx
 import React, { useState } from React;
-import { useKeyPressEvent } from "react-use";
+import useKeyPressEvent from 'react-use/lib/useKeyPressEvent';
 
 const Demo = () => {
   const [count, setCount] = useState(0);
@@ -50,9 +33,11 @@ const Demo = () => {
 };
 ```
 
+
 ## Reference
 
 ```js
-useKeyPressEvent('<key>', onKeydown);
-useKeyPressEvent('<key>', onKeyup, onKeydown);
+useKeyPressEvent('<key>', keydown);
+useKeyPressEvent('<key>', keydown, keyup);
+useKeyPressEvent('<key>', keydown, keyup, useKeyPress);
 ```
diff --git a/src/__stories__/useKeyPressEvent.story.tsx b/src/__stories__/useKeyPressEvent.story.tsx
index 045a146428..cf415aad9c 100644
--- a/src/__stories__/useKeyPressEvent.story.tsx
+++ b/src/__stories__/useKeyPressEvent.story.tsx
@@ -6,9 +6,15 @@ import ShowDocs from "../util/ShowDocs";
 const Demo = () => {
   const [count, setCount] = React.useState(0);
 
-  const increment = () => setCount(count => ++count);
-  const decrement = () => setCount(count => --count);
-  const reset = () => setCount(count => 0);
+  const increment = () => {
+    console.log('INCREMENT');
+    setCount(count => ++count);
+  };
+  const decrement = () => {
+    console.log('DECREMENT');
+    setCount(count => --count);
+  };
+  const reset = () => setCount(() => 0);
 
   useKeyPressEvent(']', increment, increment);
   useKeyPressEvent('[', decrement, decrement);
diff --git a/src/useKeyPressEvent.ts b/src/useKeyPressEvent.ts
index 2e11ab4781..9a87105224 100644
--- a/src/useKeyPressEvent.ts
+++ b/src/useKeyPressEvent.ts
@@ -1,33 +1,18 @@
-import * as React from 'react';
-const { useEffect } = React;
-import useKeyPress from './useKeyPress';
-
-type KeyPressCallback = ((targetKey: string) => void) | undefined | null;
+import {KeyFilter, Handler} from './useKey';
+import useKeyPressDefault from './useKeyPress';
+import useUpdateEffect from './useUpdateEffect';
 
 const useKeyPressEvent = (
-  targetKey: string,
-  onKeyup: KeyPressCallback = undefined,
-  onKeydown: KeyPressCallback = undefined
+  key: string | KeyFilter,
+  keydown?: Handler | null | undefined,
+  keyup?: Handler | null | undefined,
+  useKeyPress = useKeyPressDefault,
 ) => {
-  const useKeyboardJS: boolean = targetKey.length > 1;
-  const pressedKeys: boolean = useKeyPress(targetKey);
-
-  if (onKeydown === undefined) {
-    onKeydown = onKeyup;
-    onKeyup = null;
-  }
-
-  useEffect(
-    () => {
-      if (!pressedKeys) {
-        if (onKeyup) onKeyup(targetKey);
-        return;
-      }
-
-      if (onKeydown) onKeydown(targetKey);
-    },
-    [pressedKeys]
-  );
+  const [pressed, event] = useKeyPress(key);
+  useUpdateEffect(() => {
+    if (!pressed && keyup) keyup(event!);
+    else if (keydown) keydown(event!);
+  }, [pressed]);
 };
 
 export default useKeyPressEvent;