diff --git a/keyboards/xelus/dawn60/keymaps/via/config.h b/keyboards/xelus/dawn60/keymaps/via/config.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..45c7e511
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/xelus/dawn60/keymaps/via/config.h
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#pragma once
+
+/* enable/disable LEDs based on layout */
+// switch between split backspace (1) or normal backspace(0)
+#undef RGB_BACKLIGHT_USE_SPLIT_BACKSPACE
+#define RGB_BACKLIGHT_USE_SPLIT_BACKSPACE 1
+
+// switch between Tsangan (1) or Arrows Bottom Row (0)
+#undef RGB_BACKLIGHT_USE_7U_SPACEBAR
+#define RGB_BACKLIGHT_USE_7U_SPACEBAR 0
+
+// switch between standard split rshift (0) or arrows r shift (1)
+// .------------------.           .-------------------.
+// | ? |  Shift  | Fn |    vs     |  Shift  | Up | Fn |
+// `------------------'           `-------------------'
+#undef RGB_BACKLIGHT_USE_SPLIT_RIGHT_SHIFT
+#define RGB_BACKLIGHT_USE_SPLIT_RIGHT_SHIFT 0
diff --git a/keyboards/xelus/dawn60/keymaps/via/keymap.c b/keyboards/xelus/dawn60/keymaps/via/keymap.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..52299734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/xelus/dawn60/keymaps/via/keymap.c
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+// Default layout for Dawn60
+#include QMK_KEYBOARD_H
+
+//  RGB-specific keys:
+//  EF_INC, EF_DEC,   // next/previous backlight effect
+//  H1_INC, H1_DEC,   // Color 1 hue increase/decrease
+//  S1_INC, S1_DEC,   // Color 1 saturation increase/decrease
+//  H2_INC, H2_DEC,   // Color 2 hue increase/decrease
+//  S2_INC, S2_DEC,   // Color 2 saturation increase/decrease
+//  BR_INC, BR_DEC,   // backlight brightness increase/decrease
+
+const uint16_t PROGMEM keymaps[][MATRIX_ROWS][MATRIX_COLS] = {
+// Default layer: Pressing caps-lock momentarily switches to Layer 1.
+// This is the default layer. Pressing an empty keycode on another layer will take you here.
+    [0] = LAYOUT_60_all(
+        KC_ESC,  KC_1,    KC_2,    KC_3,    KC_4,    KC_5,    KC_6,    KC_7,    KC_8,    KC_9,    KC_0,    KC_MINS, KC_EQL , KC_BSLS,
+        KC_TAB,  KC_Q,    KC_W,    KC_E,    KC_R,    KC_T,    KC_Y,    KC_U,    KC_I,    KC_O,    KC_P,    KC_LBRC, KC_RBRC, KC_BSPC,
+        KC_CAPS, KC_A,    KC_S,    KC_D,    KC_F,    KC_G,    KC_H,    KC_J,    KC_K,    KC_L,    KC_SCLN, KC_QUOT, KC_ENT,  KC_DEL ,
+        KC_LSFT, KC_Z,    KC_X,    KC_C,    KC_V,    KC_B,    KC_N,    KC_M,    KC_COMM, KC_DOT,           KC_SLSH, KC_UP,   MO(2),
+        KC_LCTL, KC_LGUI, KC_LALT,                   KC_SPC,                             KC_RALT, KC_RCTL, KC_LEFT, KC_DOWN, KC_RGHT
+    ),
+
+    [1] = LAYOUT_60_all(
+        KC_ESC,  KC_F1,   KC_F2,   KC_F3,   KC_F4,   KC_F5,   KC_F6,   KC_F7,   KC_F8,   KC_F9,   KC_F10,  KC_F11,  KC_F12,  KC_PSCR,
+        KC_CAPS, KC_TRNS, KC_UP  , KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_VOLD, KC_VOLU, KC_MUTE,
+        KC_TRNS, KC_LEFT, KC_DOWN, KC_RGHT, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_PSCR,
+        KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,          KC_RSFT, KC_PGUP, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                   KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_HOME, KC_PGDN, KC_END 
+    ),     
+
+    [2] = LAYOUT_60_all(
+        KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,          KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                   KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS
+    ),
+
+    [3] = LAYOUT_60_all(
+        KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,          KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,
+        KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS,                   KC_TRNS,                            KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS, KC_TRNS
+    )
+};
diff --git a/keyboards/xelus/dawn60/keymaps/via/rules.mk b/keyboards/xelus/dawn60/keymaps/via/rules.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e5b9980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keyboards/xelus/dawn60/keymaps/via/rules.mk
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+VIA_ENABLE = yes