diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 70f6701e..b9c93295 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -759,6 +759,7 @@ CConfigManager::CConfigManager() {
     m_pConfig->addSpecialConfigValue("device", "active_area_size", Hyprlang::VEC2{0, 0});     // only for tablets
     m_pConfig->addSpecialConfigValue("device", "flip_x", Hyprlang::INT{0});                   // only for touchpads
     m_pConfig->addSpecialConfigValue("device", "flip_y", Hyprlang::INT{0});                   // only for touchpads
+    m_pConfig->addSpecialConfigValue("device", "keybinds", Hyprlang::INT{1});                 // enable/disable keybinds
 
     // keywords
     m_pConfig->registerHandler(&::handleExec, "exec", {false});
diff --git a/src/devices/IKeyboard.hpp b/src/devices/IKeyboard.hpp
index aabf4cc2..7ac71172 100644
--- a/src/devices/IKeyboard.hpp
+++ b/src/devices/IKeyboard.hpp
@@ -74,8 +74,9 @@ class IKeyboard : public IHID {
     void                    updateXkbStateWithKey(uint32_t xkbKey, bool pressed);
     void                    updateKeymapFD();
 
-    bool                    active  = false;
-    bool                    enabled = true;
+    bool                    active     = false;
+    bool                    enabled    = true;
+    bool                    allowBinds = true;
 
     // if the keymap is overridden by the implementation,
     // don't try to set keyboard rules anymore, to avoid overwriting the requested one.
diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
index 4ef7d229..a1ad846a 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
@@ -432,7 +432,10 @@ bool CKeybindManager::onKeyEvent(std::any event, SP<IKeyboard> pKeyboard) {
             return true;
     }
 
-    auto               e = std::any_cast<IKeyboard::SKeyEvent>(event);
+    auto e = std::any_cast<IKeyboard::SKeyEvent>(event);
+
+    if (!pKeyboard->allowBinds)
+        return true;
 
     const auto         KEYCODE = e.keycode + 8; // Because to xkbcommon it's +8 from libinput
 
diff --git a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
index 0665e0d2..af84eb20 100644
--- a/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/input/InputManager.cpp
@@ -1022,10 +1022,12 @@ void CInputManager::applyConfigToKeyboard(SP<IKeyboard> pKeyboard) {
     const auto VARIANT  = g_pConfigManager->getDeviceString(devname, "kb_variant", "input:kb_variant");
     const auto OPTIONS  = g_pConfigManager->getDeviceString(devname, "kb_options", "input:kb_options");
 
-    const auto ENABLED = HASCONFIG ? g_pConfigManager->getDeviceInt(devname, "enabled") : true;
+    const auto ENABLED    = HASCONFIG ? g_pConfigManager->getDeviceInt(devname, "enabled") : true;
+    const auto ALLOWBINDS = HASCONFIG ? g_pConfigManager->getDeviceInt(devname, "keybinds") : true;
 
     pKeyboard->enabled           = ENABLED;
     pKeyboard->resolveBindsBySym = RESOLVEBINDSBYSYM;
+    pKeyboard->allowBinds        = ALLOWBINDS;
 
     try {
         if (NUMLOCKON == pKeyboard->numlockOn && REPEATDELAY == pKeyboard->repeatDelay && REPEATRATE == pKeyboard->repeatRate && RULES != "" &&
@@ -1538,6 +1540,9 @@ uint32_t CInputManager::accumulateModsFromAllKBs() {
         if (!kb->enabled)
             continue;
 
+        if (!kb->allowBinds)
+            continue;
+
         finalMask |= kb->getModifiers();
     }