diff --git a/cont/LuaUI/callins.lua b/cont/LuaUI/callins.lua
index db7d4380c99..2279b135c37 100644
--- a/cont/LuaUI/callins.lua
+++ b/cont/LuaUI/callins.lua
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ CallInsList = {
 	"MiniMapGeometryChanged",
 	"CommandNotify",
 
+	"KeyBindingsChanged",
 	"KeyMapChanged",
 	"KeyPress",
 	"KeyRelease",
diff --git a/cont/LuaUI/widgets.lua b/cont/LuaUI/widgets.lua
index 4808aa9a436..bbed83d538f 100644
--- a/cont/LuaUI/widgets.lua
+++ b/cont/LuaUI/widgets.lua
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ local callInLists = {
   'AddConsoleLine',
   'ViewResize',
   'DrawScreen',
+  'KeyBindingsChanged',
   'KeyMapChanged',
   'KeyPress',
   'KeyRelease',
@@ -1416,6 +1417,12 @@ end
 --  Keyboard call-ins
 --
 
+function widgetHandler:KeyBindingsChanged()
+  for _,w in ipairs(self.KeyBindingsChangedList) do
+    w:KeyBindingsChanged()
+  end
+end
+
 function widgetHandler:KeyMapChanged()
   for _,w in ipairs(self.KeyMapChangedList) do
     w:KeyMapChanged()
diff --git a/rts/Game/UI/KeyBindings.cpp b/rts/Game/UI/KeyBindings.cpp
index 9bafd6ca542..741584da127 100644
--- a/rts/Game/UI/KeyBindings.cpp
+++ b/rts/Game/UI/KeyBindings.cpp
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "KeySet.h"
 #include "Sim/Units/UnitDef.h"
 #include "Sim/Units/UnitDefHandler.h"
+#include "System/EventHandler.h"
 #include "System/FileSystem/FileHandler.h"
 #include "System/FileSystem/SimpleParser.h"
 #include "System/Log/ILog.h"
@@ -858,7 +859,7 @@ void CKeyBindings::PushAction(const Action& action)
 	}
 }
 
-bool CKeyBindings::ExecuteCommand(const std::string& line)
+bool CKeyBindings::ExecuteCommand(const std::string& line, bool sendEvents)
 {
 	RECOIL_DETAILED_TRACY_ZONE;
 	const std::vector<std::string> words = CSimpleParser::Tokenize(line, 2);
@@ -867,6 +868,7 @@ bool CKeyBindings::ExecuteCommand(const std::string& line)
 		return false;
 
 	const std::string command = StringToLower(words[0]);
+	bool changedKeys = true;
 
 	if (command == "keydebug") {
 		if (words.size() == 1) {
@@ -876,6 +878,7 @@ bool CKeyBindings::ExecuteCommand(const std::string& line)
 			// set
 			debugEnabled = atoi(words[1].c_str());
 		}
+		changedKeys = false; // keydebug only toggles debug logging; it never changes bindings
 	}
 	else if (command == "keyload") {
 		const std::string& filename = words.size() > 1 ? words[1] : DEFAULT_FILENAME;
@@ -895,8 +898,8 @@ bool CKeyBindings::ExecuteCommand(const std::string& line)
 		if (debugEnabled)
 			LOG("[CKeyBindings::%s] line=%s", __func__, line.c_str());
 
-		ExecuteCommand("unbindall");
-		ExecuteCommand("unbind enter chat");
+		ExecuteCommand("unbindall", false);
+		ExecuteCommand("unbind enter chat", false);
 
 		if (loadStack.empty() && words.size() == 1)
 			LoadDefaults();
@@ -942,6 +945,9 @@ bool CKeyBindings::ExecuteCommand(const std::string& line)
 	if (buildHotkeyMap)
 		BuildHotkeyMap();
 
+	if (changedKeys && sendEvents)
+		eventHandler.KeyBindingsChanged();
+
 	return false;
 }
 
@@ -973,7 +979,7 @@ bool CKeyBindings::Load(const std::string& filename)
 	CSimpleParser parser(ifs);
 
 	while (!parser.Eof()) {
-		ExecuteCommand(parser.GetCleanLine());
+		ExecuteCommand(parser.GetCleanLine(), false);
 	}
 
 	loadStack.pop_back();
diff --git a/rts/Game/UI/KeyBindings.h b/rts/Game/UI/KeyBindings.h
index 04260a7993e..f51cf1bc1ba 100644
--- a/rts/Game/UI/KeyBindings.h
+++ b/rts/Game/UI/KeyBindings.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ class CKeyBindings : public CommandReceiver
 		const HotkeyList& GetHotkeys(const std::string& action) const;
 
 		virtual void PushAction(const Action&);
-		bool ExecuteCommand(const std::string& line);
+		bool ExecuteCommand(const std::string& line, bool sendEvents = true);
 
 		// Receive configuration notifications (for KeyChainTimeout)
 		void ConfigNotify(const std::string& key, const std::string& value);
diff --git a/rts/Lua/LuaHandle.cpp b/rts/Lua/LuaHandle.cpp
index 650a810499d..6043ec4b38a 100644
--- a/rts/Lua/LuaHandle.cpp
+++ b/rts/Lua/LuaHandle.cpp
@@ -3103,6 +3103,31 @@ void CLuaHandle::Pong(uint8_t pingTag, const spring_time pktSendTime, const spri
 	RunCallIn(L, cmdStr, 3, 0);
 }
 
+/*** Called when keybindings change.
+ *
+ * Called when:
+ *
+ * - An operation that changed current keybindings occurred, e.g. `bind k action`. If the operation operated on multiple keybindings, just a single event is called, at the end of it, e.g. `keyreload`.
+ * - Any operation that changes how actions are retrieved from input triggers happened, e.g. `fakemeta space`.
+ *
+ * Nothing is passed; call `Spring.GetKeyBindings` to read the current state.
+ *
+ * @function Callins:KeyBindingsChanged
+ */
+void CLuaHandle::KeyBindingsChanged()
+{
+	RECOIL_DETAILED_TRACY_ZONE;
+	LUA_CALL_IN_CHECK(L);
+	luaL_checkstack(L, 2, __func__);
+
+	static const LuaHashString cmdStr(__func__);
+
+	if (!cmdStr.GetGlobalFunc(L))
+		return;
+
+	RunCallIn(L, cmdStr, 0, 0);
+}
+
 
 /*** Called when the keymap changes
  *
diff --git a/rts/Lua/LuaHandle.h b/rts/Lua/LuaHandle.h
index 5256825a2b6..ab3ba6815e5 100644
--- a/rts/Lua/LuaHandle.h
+++ b/rts/Lua/LuaHandle.h
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ class CLuaHandle : public CEventClient
 		void UnsyncedHeightMapUpdate(const SRectangle& rect) override;
 		void Update() override;
 
+		void KeyBindingsChanged() override;
 		bool KeyMapChanged() override;
 		bool KeyPress(int keyCode, int scanCode, bool isRepeat) override;
 		bool KeyRelease(int keyCode, int scanCode) override;
diff --git a/rts/System/EventClient.cpp b/rts/System/EventClient.cpp
index de94b03c58d..849ad9d0fce 100644
--- a/rts/System/EventClient.cpp
+++ b/rts/System/EventClient.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ void CEventClient::DrawLoadScreen() {}
 void CEventClient::LoadProgress(const std::string& msg, const bool replace_lastline) {}
 
 // from LuaUI
+void CEventClient::KeyBindingsChanged() {}
 bool CEventClient::KeyMapChanged() { return false; }
 bool CEventClient::KeyPress(int keyCode, int scanCode, bool isRepeat) { return false; }
 bool CEventClient::KeyRelease(int keyCode, int scanCode) { return false; }
diff --git a/rts/System/EventClient.h b/rts/System/EventClient.h
index 3e17d1171c2..8f9acc6e772 100644
--- a/rts/System/EventClient.h
+++ b/rts/System/EventClient.h
@@ -283,6 +283,7 @@ class CEventClient
 		virtual void Update();
 		virtual void UnsyncedHeightMapUpdate(const SRectangle& rect);
 
+		virtual void KeyBindingsChanged();
 		virtual bool KeyMapChanged();
 		virtual bool KeyPress(int keyCode, int scanCode, bool isRepeat);
 		virtual bool KeyRelease(int keyCode, int scanCode);
diff --git a/rts/System/EventHandler.cpp b/rts/System/EventHandler.cpp
index d7969be7aa7..c529af67ce2 100644
--- a/rts/System/EventHandler.cpp
+++ b/rts/System/EventHandler.cpp
@@ -805,6 +805,12 @@ bool CEventHandler::CommandNotify(const Command& cmd)
 	return ControlReverseIterateDefTrue(listCommandNotify, &CEventClient::CommandNotify, cmd);
 }
 
+void CEventHandler::KeyBindingsChanged()
+{
+	ZoneScoped;
+	ITERATE_EVENTCLIENTLIST_NA(KeyBindingsChanged);
+}
+
 bool CEventHandler::KeyMapChanged()
 {
 	ZoneScoped;
diff --git a/rts/System/EventHandler.h b/rts/System/EventHandler.h
index e7432aaaf50..7c9596883f1 100644
--- a/rts/System/EventHandler.h
+++ b/rts/System/EventHandler.h
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ class CEventHandler
 		void UnsyncedHeightMapUpdate(const SRectangle& rect);
 		void Update();
 
+		void KeyBindingsChanged();
 		bool KeyMapChanged();
 		bool KeyPress(int keyCode, int scanCode, bool isRepeat);
 		bool KeyRelease(int keyCode, int scanCode);
diff --git a/rts/System/Events.def b/rts/System/Events.def
index a0e069c27d3..3eaba68a8c2 100644
--- a/rts/System/Events.def
+++ b/rts/System/Events.def
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 
 	SETUP_EVENT(Update,         MANAGED_BIT | UNSYNCED_BIT)
 
+	SETUP_EVENT(KeyBindingsChanged,  MANAGED_BIT | UNSYNCED_BIT)
 	SETUP_EVENT(KeyMapChanged,  MANAGED_BIT | UNSYNCED_BIT | CONTROL_BIT)
 	SETUP_EVENT(KeyPress,       MANAGED_BIT | UNSYNCED_BIT | CONTROL_BIT)
 	SETUP_EVENT(KeyRelease,     MANAGED_BIT | UNSYNCED_BIT | CONTROL_BIT)