diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/app.rs b/crates/gpui/src/app.rs
index 7da2fefcff..4dde1f8f10 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/app.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/app.rs
@@ -1130,14 +1130,7 @@ impl AppContext {
         for window in self.windows() {
             window
                 .update(self, |_, cx| {
-                    cx.window
-                        .rendered_frame
-                        .dispatch_tree
-                        .clear_pending_keystrokes();
-                    cx.window
-                        .next_frame
-                        .dispatch_tree
-                        .clear_pending_keystrokes();
+                    cx.clear_pending_keystrokes();
                 })
                 .ok();
         }
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/key_dispatch.rs b/crates/gpui/src/key_dispatch.rs
index 7483235ae6..a48d55c19f 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/key_dispatch.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/key_dispatch.rs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 ///
 use crate::{
     Action, ActionRegistry, DispatchPhase, EntityId, FocusId, KeyBinding, KeyContext, Keymap,
-    KeymatchResult, Keystroke, KeystrokeMatcher, ModifiersChangedEvent, WindowContext,
+    Keystroke, ModifiersChangedEvent, WindowContext,
 };
 use collections::FxHashMap;
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
@@ -73,7 +73,6 @@ pub(crate) struct DispatchTree {
     nodes: Vec<DispatchNode>,
     focusable_node_ids: FxHashMap<FocusId, DispatchNodeId>,
     view_node_ids: FxHashMap<EntityId, DispatchNodeId>,
-    keystroke_matchers: FxHashMap<SmallVec<[KeyContext; 4]>, KeystrokeMatcher>,
     keymap: Rc<RefCell<Keymap>>,
     action_registry: Rc<ActionRegistry>,
 }
@@ -111,6 +110,19 @@ impl ReusedSubtree {
     }
 }
 
+#[derive(Default, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct Replay {
+    pub(crate) keystroke: Keystroke,
+    pub(crate) bindings: SmallVec<[KeyBinding; 1]>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Default, Debug)]
+pub(crate) struct DispatchResult {
+    pub(crate) pending: SmallVec<[Keystroke; 1]>,
+    pub(crate) bindings: SmallVec<[KeyBinding; 1]>,
+    pub(crate) to_replay: SmallVec<[Replay; 1]>,
+}
+
 type KeyListener = Rc<dyn Fn(&dyn Any, DispatchPhase, &mut WindowContext)>;
 type ModifiersChangedListener = Rc<dyn Fn(&ModifiersChangedEvent, &mut WindowContext)>;
 
@@ -129,7 +141,6 @@ impl DispatchTree {
             nodes: Vec::new(),
             focusable_node_ids: FxHashMap::default(),
             view_node_ids: FxHashMap::default(),
-            keystroke_matchers: FxHashMap::default(),
             keymap,
             action_registry,
         }
@@ -142,7 +153,6 @@ impl DispatchTree {
         self.nodes.clear();
         self.focusable_node_ids.clear();
         self.view_node_ids.clear();
-        self.keystroke_matchers.clear();
     }
 
     pub fn len(&self) -> usize {
@@ -310,33 +320,6 @@ impl DispatchTree {
         self.nodes.truncate(index);
     }
 
-    pub fn clear_pending_keystrokes(&mut self) {
-        self.keystroke_matchers.clear();
-    }
-
-    /// Preserve keystroke matchers from previous frames to support multi-stroke
-    /// bindings across multiple frames.
-    pub fn preserve_pending_keystrokes(&mut self, old_tree: &mut Self, focus_id: Option<FocusId>) {
-        if let Some(node_id) = focus_id.and_then(|focus_id| self.focusable_node_id(focus_id)) {
-            let dispatch_path = self.dispatch_path(node_id);
-
-            self.context_stack.clear();
-            for node_id in dispatch_path {
-                let node = self.node(node_id);
-                if let Some(context) = node.context.clone() {
-                    self.context_stack.push(context);
-                }
-
-                if let Some((context_stack, matcher)) = old_tree
-                    .keystroke_matchers
-                    .remove_entry(self.context_stack.as_slice())
-                {
-                    self.keystroke_matchers.insert(context_stack, matcher);
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
     pub fn on_key_event(&mut self, listener: KeyListener) {
         self.active_node().key_listeners.push(listener);
     }
@@ -419,74 +402,110 @@ impl DispatchTree {
         keymap
             .bindings_for_action(action)
             .filter(|binding| {
-                for i in 0..context_stack.len() {
-                    let context = &context_stack[0..=i];
-                    if keymap.binding_enabled(binding, context) {
-                        return true;
-                    }
-                }
-                false
+                let (bindings, _) = keymap.bindings_for_input(&binding.keystrokes, &context_stack);
+                bindings
+                    .iter()
+                    .next()
+                    .is_some_and(|b| b.action.partial_eq(action))
             })
             .cloned()
             .collect()
     }
 
-    // dispatch_key pushes the next keystroke into any key binding matchers.
-    // any matching bindings are returned in the order that they should be dispatched:
-    // * First by length of binding (so if you have a binding for "b" and "ab", the "ab" binding fires first)
-    // * Secondly by depth in the tree (so if Editor has a binding for "b" and workspace a
-    // binding for "b", the Editor action fires first).
-    pub fn dispatch_key(
-        &mut self,
-        keystroke: &Keystroke,
+    fn bindings_for_input(
+        &self,
+        input: &[Keystroke],
         dispatch_path: &SmallVec<[DispatchNodeId; 32]>,
-    ) -> KeymatchResult {
-        let mut bindings = SmallVec::<[KeyBinding; 1]>::new();
-        let mut pending = false;
+    ) -> (SmallVec<[KeyBinding; 1]>, bool) {
+        let context_stack: SmallVec<[KeyContext; 4]> = dispatch_path
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|node_id| self.node(*node_id).context.clone())
+            .collect();
 
-        let mut context_stack: SmallVec<[KeyContext; 4]> = SmallVec::new();
-        for node_id in dispatch_path {
-            let node = self.node(*node_id);
-
-            if let Some(context) = node.context.clone() {
-                context_stack.push(context);
-            }
-        }
-
-        while !context_stack.is_empty() {
-            let keystroke_matcher = self
-                .keystroke_matchers
-                .entry(context_stack.clone())
-                .or_insert_with(|| KeystrokeMatcher::new(self.keymap.clone()));
-
-            let result = keystroke_matcher.match_keystroke(keystroke, &context_stack);
-            if result.pending && !pending && !bindings.is_empty() {
-                context_stack.pop();
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            pending = result.pending || pending;
-            for new_binding in result.bindings {
-                match bindings
-                    .iter()
-                    .position(|el| el.keystrokes.len() < new_binding.keystrokes.len())
-                {
-                    Some(idx) => {
-                        bindings.insert(idx, new_binding);
-                    }
-                    None => bindings.push(new_binding),
-                }
-            }
-            context_stack.pop();
-        }
-
-        KeymatchResult { bindings, pending }
+        self.keymap
+            .borrow()
+            .bindings_for_input(&input, &context_stack)
     }
 
-    pub fn has_pending_keystrokes(&self) -> bool {
-        self.keystroke_matchers
-            .iter()
-            .any(|(_, matcher)| matcher.has_pending_keystrokes())
+    /// dispatch_key processes the keystroke
+    /// input should be set to the value of `pending` from the previous call to dispatch_key.
+    /// This returns three instructions to the input handler:
+    /// - bindings: any bindings to execute before processing this keystroke
+    /// - pending: the new set of pending keystrokes to store
+    /// - to_replay: any keystroke that had been pushed to pending, but are no-longer matched,
+    ///   these should be replayed first.
+    pub fn dispatch_key(
+        &mut self,
+        mut input: SmallVec<[Keystroke; 1]>,
+        keystroke: Keystroke,
+        dispatch_path: &SmallVec<[DispatchNodeId; 32]>,
+    ) -> DispatchResult {
+        input.push(keystroke.clone());
+        let (bindings, pending) = self.bindings_for_input(&input, dispatch_path);
+
+        if pending {
+            return DispatchResult {
+                pending: input,
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+        } else if !bindings.is_empty() {
+            return DispatchResult {
+                bindings,
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+        } else if input.len() == 1 {
+            return DispatchResult::default();
+        }
+        input.pop();
+
+        let (suffix, mut to_replay) = self.replay_prefix(input, dispatch_path);
+
+        let mut result = self.dispatch_key(suffix, keystroke, dispatch_path);
+        to_replay.extend(result.to_replay);
+        result.to_replay = to_replay;
+        return result;
+    }
+
+    /// If the user types a matching prefix of a binding and then waits for a timeout
+    /// flush_dispatch() converts any previously pending input to replay events.
+    pub fn flush_dispatch(
+        &mut self,
+        input: SmallVec<[Keystroke; 1]>,
+        dispatch_path: &SmallVec<[DispatchNodeId; 32]>,
+    ) -> SmallVec<[Replay; 1]> {
+        let (suffix, mut to_replay) = self.replay_prefix(input, dispatch_path);
+
+        if suffix.len() > 0 {
+            to_replay.extend(self.flush_dispatch(suffix, dispatch_path))
+        }
+
+        to_replay
+    }
+
+    /// Converts the longest prefix of input to a replay event and returns the rest.
+    fn replay_prefix(
+        &mut self,
+        mut input: SmallVec<[Keystroke; 1]>,
+        dispatch_path: &SmallVec<[DispatchNodeId; 32]>,
+    ) -> (SmallVec<[Keystroke; 1]>, SmallVec<[Replay; 1]>) {
+        let mut to_replay: SmallVec<[Replay; 1]> = Default::default();
+        for last in (0..input.len()).rev() {
+            let (bindings, _) = self.bindings_for_input(&input[0..=last], dispatch_path);
+            if !bindings.is_empty() {
+                to_replay.push(Replay {
+                    keystroke: input.drain(0..=last).last().unwrap(),
+                    bindings,
+                });
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if to_replay.is_empty() {
+            to_replay.push(Replay {
+                keystroke: input.remove(0),
+                ..Default::default()
+            });
+        }
+        (input, to_replay)
     }
 
     pub fn dispatch_path(&self, target: DispatchNodeId) -> SmallVec<[DispatchNodeId; 32]> {
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/keymap.rs b/crates/gpui/src/keymap.rs
index d6b84f10e6..f17300d9e7 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/keymap.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/keymap.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 mod binding;
 mod context;
-mod matcher;
 
 pub use binding::*;
 pub use context::*;
-pub(crate) use matcher::*;
 
 use crate::{Action, Keystroke, NoAction};
-use collections::{HashMap, HashSet};
+use collections::HashMap;
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
 use std::any::{Any, TypeId};
 
@@ -21,8 +19,6 @@ pub struct KeymapVersion(usize);
 pub struct Keymap {
     bindings: Vec<KeyBinding>,
     binding_indices_by_action_id: HashMap<TypeId, SmallVec<[usize; 3]>>,
-    disabled_keystrokes:
-        HashMap<SmallVec<[Keystroke; 2]>, HashSet<Option<KeyBindingContextPredicate>>>,
     version: KeymapVersion,
 }
 
@@ -41,22 +37,13 @@ impl Keymap {
 
     /// Add more bindings to the keymap.
     pub fn add_bindings<T: IntoIterator<Item = KeyBinding>>(&mut self, bindings: T) {
-        let no_action_id = (NoAction {}).type_id();
-
         for binding in bindings {
             let action_id = binding.action().as_any().type_id();
-            if action_id == no_action_id {
-                self.disabled_keystrokes
-                    .entry(binding.keystrokes)
-                    .or_default()
-                    .insert(binding.context_predicate);
-            } else {
-                self.binding_indices_by_action_id
-                    .entry(action_id)
-                    .or_default()
-                    .push(self.bindings.len());
-                self.bindings.push(binding);
-            }
+            self.binding_indices_by_action_id
+                .entry(action_id)
+                .or_default()
+                .push(self.bindings.len());
+            self.bindings.push(binding);
         }
 
         self.version.0 += 1;
@@ -66,7 +53,6 @@ impl Keymap {
     pub fn clear(&mut self) {
         self.bindings.clear();
         self.binding_indices_by_action_id.clear();
-        self.disabled_keystrokes.clear();
         self.version.0 += 1;
     }
 
@@ -89,8 +75,66 @@ impl Keymap {
             .filter(move |binding| binding.action().partial_eq(action))
     }
 
+    /// bindings_for_input returns a list of bindings that match the given input,
+    /// and a boolean indicating whether or not more bindings might match if
+    /// the input was longer.
+    ///
+    /// Precedence is defined by the depth in the tree (matches on the Editor take
+    /// precedence over matches on the Pane, then the Workspace, etc.). Bindings with
+    /// no context are treated as the same as the deepest context.
+    ///
+    /// In the case of multiple bindings at the same depth, the ones defined later in the
+    /// keymap take precedence (so user bindings take precedence over built-in bindings).
+    ///
+    /// If a user has disabled a binding with `"x": null` it will not be returned. Disabled
+    /// bindings are evaluated with the same precedence rules so you can disable a rule in
+    /// a given context only.
+    ///
+    /// In the case of multi-key bindings, the
+    pub fn bindings_for_input(
+        &self,
+        input: &[Keystroke],
+        context_stack: &[KeyContext],
+    ) -> (SmallVec<[KeyBinding; 1]>, bool) {
+        let possibilities = self.bindings().rev().filter_map(|binding| {
+            binding
+                .match_keystrokes(input)
+                .map(|pending| (binding, pending))
+        });
+
+        let mut bindings: SmallVec<[(KeyBinding, usize); 1]> = SmallVec::new();
+        let mut is_pending = None;
+
+        'outer: for (binding, pending) in possibilities {
+            for depth in (0..=context_stack.len()).rev() {
+                if self.binding_enabled(binding, &context_stack[0..depth]) {
+                    if is_pending.is_none() {
+                        is_pending = Some(pending);
+                    }
+                    if !pending {
+                        bindings.push((binding.clone(), depth));
+                        continue 'outer;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        bindings.sort_by(|a, b| a.1.cmp(&b.1).reverse());
+        let bindings = bindings
+            .into_iter()
+            .map_while(|(binding, _)| {
+                if binding.action.as_any().type_id() == (NoAction {}).type_id() {
+                    None
+                } else {
+                    Some(binding)
+                }
+            })
+            .collect();
+
+        return (bindings, is_pending.unwrap_or_default());
+    }
+
     /// Check if the given binding is enabled, given a certain key context.
-    pub fn binding_enabled(&self, binding: &KeyBinding, context: &[KeyContext]) -> bool {
+    fn binding_enabled(&self, binding: &KeyBinding, context: &[KeyContext]) -> bool {
         // If binding has a context predicate, it must match the current context,
         if let Some(predicate) = &binding.context_predicate {
             if !predicate.eval(context) {
@@ -98,22 +142,6 @@ impl Keymap {
             }
         }
 
-        if let Some(disabled_predicates) = self.disabled_keystrokes.get(&binding.keystrokes) {
-            for disabled_predicate in disabled_predicates {
-                match disabled_predicate {
-                    // The binding must not be globally disabled.
-                    None => return false,
-
-                    // The binding must not be disabled in the current context.
-                    Some(predicate) => {
-                        if predicate.eval(context) {
-                            return false;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-
         true
     }
 }
@@ -168,16 +196,37 @@ mod tests {
         keymap.add_bindings(bindings.clone());
 
         // binding is only enabled in a specific context
-        assert!(!keymap.binding_enabled(&bindings[0], &[KeyContext::parse("barf").unwrap()]));
-        assert!(keymap.binding_enabled(&bindings[0], &[KeyContext::parse("editor").unwrap()]));
+        assert!(keymap
+            .bindings_for_input(
+                &[Keystroke::parse("ctrl-a").unwrap()],
+                &[KeyContext::parse("barf").unwrap()],
+            )
+            .0
+            .is_empty());
+        assert!(!keymap
+            .bindings_for_input(
+                &[Keystroke::parse("ctrl-a").unwrap()],
+                &[KeyContext::parse("editor").unwrap()],
+            )
+            .0
+            .is_empty());
 
         // binding is disabled in a more specific context
-        assert!(!keymap.binding_enabled(
-            &bindings[0],
-            &[KeyContext::parse("editor mode=full").unwrap()]
-        ));
+        assert!(keymap
+            .bindings_for_input(
+                &[Keystroke::parse("ctrl-a").unwrap()],
+                &[KeyContext::parse("editor mode=full").unwrap()],
+            )
+            .0
+            .is_empty());
 
         // binding is globally disabled
-        assert!(!keymap.binding_enabled(&bindings[1], &[KeyContext::parse("barf").unwrap()]));
+        assert!(keymap
+            .bindings_for_input(
+                &[Keystroke::parse("ctrl-b").unwrap()],
+                &[KeyContext::parse("barf").unwrap()],
+            )
+            .0
+            .is_empty());
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/keymap/binding.rs b/crates/gpui/src/keymap/binding.rs
index 5e97e26cdd..b062642659 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/keymap/binding.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/keymap/binding.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{Action, KeyBindingContextPredicate, KeyMatch, Keystroke};
+use crate::{Action, KeyBindingContextPredicate, Keystroke};
 use anyhow::Result;
 use smallvec::SmallVec;
 
@@ -46,17 +46,18 @@ impl KeyBinding {
     }
 
     /// Check if the given keystrokes match this binding.
-    pub fn match_keystrokes(&self, pending_keystrokes: &[Keystroke]) -> KeyMatch {
-        if self.keystrokes.as_ref().starts_with(pending_keystrokes) {
-            // If the binding is completed, push it onto the matches list
-            if self.keystrokes.as_ref().len() == pending_keystrokes.len() {
-                KeyMatch::Matched
-            } else {
-                KeyMatch::Pending
-            }
-        } else {
-            KeyMatch::None
+    pub fn match_keystrokes(&self, typed: &[Keystroke]) -> Option<bool> {
+        if self.keystrokes.len() < typed.len() {
+            return None;
         }
+
+        for (target, typed) in self.keystrokes.iter().zip(typed.iter()) {
+            if !typed.should_match(target) {
+                return None;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return Some(self.keystrokes.len() > typed.len());
     }
 
     /// Get the keystrokes associated with this binding
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/keymap/matcher.rs b/crates/gpui/src/keymap/matcher.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index c2dec94a51..0000000000
--- a/crates/gpui/src/keymap/matcher.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-use crate::{KeyBinding, KeyContext, Keymap, KeymapVersion, Keystroke};
-use smallvec::SmallVec;
-use std::{cell::RefCell, rc::Rc};
-
-pub(crate) struct KeystrokeMatcher {
-    pending_keystrokes: Vec<Keystroke>,
-    keymap: Rc<RefCell<Keymap>>,
-    keymap_version: KeymapVersion,
-}
-
-pub struct KeymatchResult {
-    pub bindings: SmallVec<[KeyBinding; 1]>,
-    pub pending: bool,
-}
-
-impl KeystrokeMatcher {
-    pub fn new(keymap: Rc<RefCell<Keymap>>) -> Self {
-        let keymap_version = keymap.borrow().version();
-        Self {
-            pending_keystrokes: Vec::new(),
-            keymap_version,
-            keymap,
-        }
-    }
-
-    pub fn has_pending_keystrokes(&self) -> bool {
-        !self.pending_keystrokes.is_empty()
-    }
-
-    /// Pushes a keystroke onto the matcher.
-    /// The result of the new keystroke is returned:
-    /// - KeyMatch::None =>
-    ///         No match is valid for this key given any pending keystrokes.
-    /// - KeyMatch::Pending =>
-    ///         There exist bindings which are still waiting for more keys.
-    /// - KeyMatch::Complete(matches) =>
-    ///         One or more bindings have received the necessary key presses.
-    ///         Bindings added later will take precedence over earlier bindings.
-    pub(crate) fn match_keystroke(
-        &mut self,
-        keystroke: &Keystroke,
-        context_stack: &[KeyContext],
-    ) -> KeymatchResult {
-        let keymap = self.keymap.borrow();
-
-        // Clear pending keystrokes if the keymap has changed since the last matched keystroke.
-        if keymap.version() != self.keymap_version {
-            self.keymap_version = keymap.version();
-            self.pending_keystrokes.clear();
-        }
-
-        let mut pending_key = None;
-        let mut bindings = SmallVec::new();
-
-        for binding in keymap.bindings().rev() {
-            if !keymap.binding_enabled(binding, context_stack) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
-            for candidate in keystroke.match_candidates() {
-                self.pending_keystrokes.push(candidate.clone());
-                match binding.match_keystrokes(&self.pending_keystrokes) {
-                    KeyMatch::Matched => {
-                        bindings.push(binding.clone());
-                    }
-                    KeyMatch::Pending => {
-                        pending_key.get_or_insert(candidate);
-                    }
-                    KeyMatch::None => {}
-                }
-                self.pending_keystrokes.pop();
-            }
-        }
-
-        if bindings.is_empty() && pending_key.is_none() && !self.pending_keystrokes.is_empty() {
-            drop(keymap);
-            self.pending_keystrokes.remove(0);
-            return self.match_keystroke(keystroke, context_stack);
-        }
-
-        let pending = if let Some(pending_key) = pending_key {
-            self.pending_keystrokes.push(pending_key);
-            true
-        } else {
-            self.pending_keystrokes.clear();
-            false
-        };
-
-        KeymatchResult { bindings, pending }
-    }
-}
-
-/// The result of matching a keystroke against a given keybinding.
-/// - KeyMatch::None => No match is valid for this key given any pending keystrokes.
-/// - KeyMatch::Pending => There exist bindings that is still waiting for more keys.
-/// - KeyMatch::Some(matches) => One or more bindings have received the necessary key presses.
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
-pub enum KeyMatch {
-    None,
-    Pending,
-    Matched,
-}
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/keystroke.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/keystroke.rs
index 64682d69d3..f8f0150b77 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/keystroke.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/keystroke.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 use anyhow::anyhow;
 use serde::Deserialize;
-use smallvec::SmallVec;
 use std::fmt::Write;
 
 /// A keystroke and associated metadata generated by the platform
@@ -25,33 +24,25 @@ impl Keystroke {
     /// and on some keyboards the IME handler converts a sequence of keys into a
     /// specific character (for example `"` is typed as `" space` on a brazilian keyboard).
     ///
-    /// This method generates a list of potential keystroke candidates that could be matched
-    /// against when resolving a keybinding.
-    pub(crate) fn match_candidates(&self) -> SmallVec<[Keystroke; 2]> {
-        let mut possibilities = SmallVec::new();
-        match self.ime_key.as_ref() {
-            Some(ime_key) => {
-                if ime_key != &self.key {
-                    possibilities.push(Keystroke {
-                        modifiers: Modifiers {
-                            control: self.modifiers.control,
-                            alt: false,
-                            shift: false,
-                            platform: false,
-                            function: false,
-                        },
-                        key: ime_key.to_string(),
-                        ime_key: None,
-                    });
-                }
-                possibilities.push(Keystroke {
-                    ime_key: None,
-                    ..self.clone()
-                });
+    /// This method assumes that `self` was typed and `target' is in the keymap, and checks
+    /// both possibilities for self against the target.
+    pub(crate) fn should_match(&self, target: &Keystroke) -> bool {
+        if let Some(ime_key) = self
+            .ime_key
+            .as_ref()
+            .filter(|ime_key| ime_key != &&self.key)
+        {
+            let ime_modifiers = Modifiers {
+                control: self.modifiers.control,
+                ..Default::default()
+            };
+
+            if &target.key == ime_key && target.modifiers == ime_modifiers {
+                return true;
             }
-            None => possibilities.push(self.clone()),
         }
-        possibilities
+
+        target.modifiers == self.modifiers && target.key == self.key
     }
 
     /// key syntax is:
diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/window.rs b/crates/gpui/src/window.rs
index f2795c727e..c5bada903e 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/window.rs
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ use crate::{
     Context, Corners, CursorStyle, Decorations, DevicePixels, DispatchActionListener,
     DispatchNodeId, DispatchTree, DisplayId, Edges, Effect, Entity, EntityId, EventEmitter,
     FileDropEvent, Flatten, FontId, Global, GlobalElementId, GlyphId, Hsla, ImageData,
-    InputHandler, IsZero, KeyBinding, KeyContext, KeyDownEvent, KeyEvent, KeyMatch, KeymatchResult,
-    Keystroke, KeystrokeEvent, LayoutId, LineLayoutIndex, Model, ModelContext, Modifiers,
+    InputHandler, IsZero, KeyBinding, KeyContext, KeyDownEvent, KeyEvent, Keystroke,
+    KeystrokeEvent, LayoutId, LineLayoutIndex, Model, ModelContext, Modifiers,
     ModifiersChangedEvent, MonochromeSprite, MouseButton, MouseEvent, MouseMoveEvent, MouseUpEvent,
     Path, Pixels, PlatformAtlas, PlatformDisplay, PlatformInput, PlatformInputHandler,
     PlatformWindow, Point, PolychromeSprite, PromptLevel, Quad, Render, RenderGlyphParams,
-    RenderImageParams, RenderSvgParams, ResizeEdge, ScaledPixels, Scene, Shadow, SharedString,
-    Size, StrikethroughStyle, Style, SubscriberSet, Subscription, TaffyLayoutEngine, Task,
-    TextStyle, TextStyleRefinement, TransformationMatrix, Underline, UnderlineStyle, View,
+    RenderImageParams, RenderSvgParams, Replay, ResizeEdge, ScaledPixels, Scene, Shadow,
+    SharedString, Size, StrikethroughStyle, Style, SubscriberSet, Subscription, TaffyLayoutEngine,
+    Task, TextStyle, TextStyleRefinement, TransformationMatrix, Underline, UnderlineStyle, View,
     VisualContext, WeakView, WindowAppearance, WindowBackgroundAppearance, WindowBounds,
     WindowControls, WindowDecorations, WindowOptions, WindowParams, WindowTextSystem,
     SUBPIXEL_VARIANTS,
@@ -574,34 +574,10 @@ pub(crate) enum DrawPhase {
 #[derive(Default, Debug)]
 struct PendingInput {
     keystrokes: SmallVec<[Keystroke; 1]>,
-    bindings: SmallVec<[KeyBinding; 1]>,
     focus: Option<FocusId>,
     timer: Option<Task<()>>,
 }
 
-impl PendingInput {
-    fn input(&self) -> String {
-        self.keystrokes
-            .iter()
-            .flat_map(|k| k.ime_key.clone())
-            .collect::<Vec<String>>()
-            .join("")
-    }
-
-    fn used_by_binding(&self, binding: &KeyBinding) -> bool {
-        if self.keystrokes.is_empty() {
-            return true;
-        }
-        let keystroke = &self.keystrokes[0];
-        for candidate in keystroke.match_candidates() {
-            if binding.match_keystrokes(&[candidate]) == KeyMatch::Pending {
-                return true;
-            }
-        }
-        false
-    }
-}
-
 pub(crate) struct ElementStateBox {
     pub(crate) inner: Box<dyn Any>,
     #[cfg(debug_assertions)]
@@ -969,10 +945,7 @@ impl<'a> WindowContext<'a> {
         }
 
         self.window.focus = Some(handle.id);
-        self.window
-            .rendered_frame
-            .dispatch_tree
-            .clear_pending_keystrokes();
+        self.clear_pending_keystrokes();
         self.refresh();
     }
 
@@ -1074,17 +1047,6 @@ impl<'a> WindowContext<'a> {
             });
     }
 
-    pub(crate) fn clear_pending_keystrokes(&mut self) {
-        self.window
-            .rendered_frame
-            .dispatch_tree
-            .clear_pending_keystrokes();
-        self.window
-            .next_frame
-            .dispatch_tree
-            .clear_pending_keystrokes();
-    }
-
     /// Schedules the given function to be run at the end of the current effect cycle, allowing entities
     /// that are currently on the stack to be returned to the app.
     pub fn defer(&mut self, f: impl FnOnce(&mut WindowContext) + 'static) {
@@ -1453,14 +1415,6 @@ impl<'a> WindowContext<'a> {
 
         self.draw_roots();
         self.window.dirty_views.clear();
-
-        self.window
-            .next_frame
-            .dispatch_tree
-            .preserve_pending_keystrokes(
-                &mut self.window.rendered_frame.dispatch_tree,
-                self.window.focus,
-            );
         self.window.next_frame.window_active = self.window.active.get();
 
         // Register requested input handler with the platform window.
@@ -3253,8 +3207,6 @@ impl<'a> WindowContext<'a> {
             .dispatch_tree
             .dispatch_path(node_id);
 
-        let mut bindings: SmallVec<[KeyBinding; 1]> = SmallVec::new();
-        let mut pending = false;
         let mut keystroke: Option<Keystroke> = None;
 
         if let Some(event) = event.downcast_ref::<ModifiersChangedEvent>() {
@@ -3272,23 +3224,11 @@ impl<'a> WindowContext<'a> {
                         _ => None,
                     };
                     if let Some(key) = key {
-                        let key = Keystroke {
+                        keystroke = Some(Keystroke {
                             key: key.to_string(),
                             ime_key: None,
                             modifiers: Modifiers::default(),
-                        };
-                        let KeymatchResult {
-                            bindings: modifier_bindings,
-                            pending: pending_bindings,
-                        } = self
-                            .window
-                            .rendered_frame
-                            .dispatch_tree
-                            .dispatch_key(&key, &dispatch_path);
-
-                        keystroke = Some(key);
-                        bindings = modifier_bindings;
-                        pending = pending_bindings;
+                        });
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -3300,73 +3240,68 @@ impl<'a> WindowContext<'a> {
             self.window.pending_modifier.modifiers = event.modifiers
         } else if let Some(key_down_event) = event.downcast_ref::<KeyDownEvent>() {
             self.window.pending_modifier.saw_keystroke = true;
-            let KeymatchResult {
-                bindings: key_down_bindings,
-                pending: key_down_pending,
-            } = self
-                .window
-                .rendered_frame
-                .dispatch_tree
-                .dispatch_key(&key_down_event.keystroke, &dispatch_path);
-
             keystroke = Some(key_down_event.keystroke.clone());
-
-            bindings = key_down_bindings;
-            pending = key_down_pending;
         }
 
-        if keystroke.is_none() {
+        let Some(keystroke) = keystroke else {
             self.finish_dispatch_key_event(event, dispatch_path);
             return;
+        };
+
+        let mut currently_pending = self.window.pending_input.take().unwrap_or_default();
+        if currently_pending.focus.is_some() && currently_pending.focus != self.window.focus {
+            currently_pending = PendingInput::default();
         }
 
-        if pending {
-            let mut currently_pending = self.window.pending_input.take().unwrap_or_default();
-            if currently_pending.focus.is_some() && currently_pending.focus != self.window.focus {
-                currently_pending = PendingInput::default();
-            }
-            currently_pending.focus = self.window.focus;
-            if let Some(keystroke) = keystroke {
-                currently_pending.keystrokes.push(keystroke.clone());
-            }
-            for binding in bindings {
-                currently_pending.bindings.push(binding);
-            }
+        let match_result = self.window.rendered_frame.dispatch_tree.dispatch_key(
+            currently_pending.keystrokes,
+            keystroke,
+            &dispatch_path,
+        );
+        if !match_result.to_replay.is_empty() {
+            self.replay_pending_input(match_result.to_replay)
+        }
 
+        if !match_result.pending.is_empty() {
+            currently_pending.keystrokes = match_result.pending;
+            currently_pending.focus = self.window.focus;
             currently_pending.timer = Some(self.spawn(|mut cx| async move {
                 cx.background_executor.timer(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
                 cx.update(move |cx| {
-                    cx.clear_pending_keystrokes();
-                    let Some(currently_pending) = cx.window.pending_input.take() else {
+                    let Some(currently_pending) = cx
+                        .window
+                        .pending_input
+                        .take()
+                        .filter(|pending| pending.focus == cx.window.focus)
+                    else {
                         return;
                     };
-                    cx.replay_pending_input(currently_pending);
-                    cx.pending_input_changed();
+
+                    let dispatch_path = cx
+                        .window
+                        .rendered_frame
+                        .dispatch_tree
+                        .dispatch_path(node_id);
+
+                    let to_replay = cx
+                        .window
+                        .rendered_frame
+                        .dispatch_tree
+                        .flush_dispatch(currently_pending.keystrokes, &dispatch_path);
+
+                    cx.replay_pending_input(to_replay)
                 })
                 .log_err();
             }));
-
             self.window.pending_input = Some(currently_pending);
             self.pending_input_changed();
-
             self.propagate_event = false;
             return;
-        } else if let Some(currently_pending) = self.window.pending_input.take() {
-            self.pending_input_changed();
-            if bindings
-                .iter()
-                .all(|binding| !currently_pending.used_by_binding(binding))
-            {
-                self.replay_pending_input(currently_pending)
-            }
-        }
-
-        if !bindings.is_empty() {
-            self.clear_pending_keystrokes();
         }
 
+        self.pending_input_changed();
         self.propagate_event = true;
-        for binding in bindings {
+        for binding in match_result.bindings {
             self.dispatch_action_on_node(node_id, binding.action.as_ref());
             if !self.propagate_event {
                 self.dispatch_keystroke_observers(event, Some(binding.action));
@@ -3453,10 +3388,11 @@ impl<'a> WindowContext<'a> {
 
     /// Determine whether a potential multi-stroke key binding is in progress on this window.
     pub fn has_pending_keystrokes(&self) -> bool {
-        self.window
-            .rendered_frame
-            .dispatch_tree
-            .has_pending_keystrokes()
+        self.window.pending_input.is_some()
+    }
+
+    fn clear_pending_keystrokes(&mut self) {
+        self.window.pending_input.take();
     }
 
     /// Returns the currently pending input keystrokes that might result in a multi-stroke key binding.
@@ -3467,7 +3403,7 @@ impl<'a> WindowContext<'a> {
             .map(|pending_input| pending_input.keystrokes.as_slice())
     }
 
-    fn replay_pending_input(&mut self, currently_pending: PendingInput) {
+    fn replay_pending_input(&mut self, replays: SmallVec<[Replay; 1]>) {
         let node_id = self
             .window
             .focus
@@ -3479,42 +3415,36 @@ impl<'a> WindowContext<'a> {
             })
             .unwrap_or_else(|| self.window.rendered_frame.dispatch_tree.root_node_id());
 
-        if self.window.focus != currently_pending.focus {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        let input = currently_pending.input();
-
-        self.propagate_event = true;
-        for binding in currently_pending.bindings {
-            self.dispatch_action_on_node(node_id, binding.action.as_ref());
-            if !self.propagate_event {
-                return;
-            }
-        }
-
         let dispatch_path = self
             .window
             .rendered_frame
             .dispatch_tree
             .dispatch_path(node_id);
 
-        for keystroke in currently_pending.keystrokes {
+        'replay: for replay in replays {
             let event = KeyDownEvent {
-                keystroke,
+                keystroke: replay.keystroke.clone(),
                 is_held: false,
             };
 
+            self.propagate_event = true;
+            for binding in replay.bindings {
+                self.dispatch_action_on_node(node_id, binding.action.as_ref());
+                if !self.propagate_event {
+                    self.dispatch_keystroke_observers(&event, Some(binding.action));
+                    continue 'replay;
+                }
+            }
+
             self.dispatch_key_down_up_event(&event, &dispatch_path);
             if !self.propagate_event {
-                return;
+                continue 'replay;
             }
-        }
-
-        if !input.is_empty() {
-            if let Some(mut input_handler) = self.window.platform_window.take_input_handler() {
-                input_handler.dispatch_input(&input, self);
-                self.window.platform_window.set_input_handler(input_handler)
+            if let Some(input) = replay.keystroke.ime_key.as_ref().cloned() {
+                if let Some(mut input_handler) = self.window.platform_window.take_input_handler() {
+                    input_handler.dispatch_input(&input, self);
+                    self.window.platform_window.set_input_handler(input_handler)
+                }
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/vim/src/test.rs b/crates/vim/src/test.rs
index 2ff2cc4f6b..5d027aec73 100644
--- a/crates/vim/src/test.rs
+++ b/crates/vim/src/test.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 
 use collections::HashMap;
 use command_palette::CommandPalette;
-use editor::{display_map::DisplayRow, DisplayPoint};
+use editor::{actions::DeleteLine, display_map::DisplayRow, DisplayPoint};
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use gpui::{KeyBinding, Modifiers, MouseButton, TestAppContext};
 pub use neovim_backed_test_context::*;
@@ -1317,3 +1317,99 @@ async fn test_command_alias(cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext) {
     cx.simulate_keystrokes(": Q");
     cx.set_state("ˇHello world", Mode::Normal);
 }
+
+#[gpui::test]
+async fn test_remap_adjacent_dog_cat(cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext) {
+    let mut cx = NeovimBackedTestContext::new(cx).await;
+    cx.update(|cx| {
+        cx.bind_keys([
+            KeyBinding::new(
+                "d o g",
+                workspace::SendKeystrokes("🐶".to_string()),
+                Some("vim_mode == insert"),
+            ),
+            KeyBinding::new(
+                "c a t",
+                workspace::SendKeystrokes("🐱".to_string()),
+                Some("vim_mode == insert"),
+            ),
+        ])
+    });
+    cx.neovim.exec("imap dog 🐶").await;
+    cx.neovim.exec("imap cat 🐱").await;
+
+    cx.set_shared_state("ˇ").await;
+    cx.simulate_shared_keystrokes("i d o g").await;
+    cx.shared_state().await.assert_eq("🐶ˇ");
+
+    cx.set_shared_state("ˇ").await;
+    cx.simulate_shared_keystrokes("i d o d o g").await;
+    cx.shared_state().await.assert_eq("do🐶ˇ");
+
+    cx.set_shared_state("ˇ").await;
+    cx.simulate_shared_keystrokes("i d o c a t").await;
+    cx.shared_state().await.assert_eq("do🐱ˇ");
+}
+
+#[gpui::test]
+async fn test_remap_nested_pineapple(cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext) {
+    let mut cx = NeovimBackedTestContext::new(cx).await;
+    cx.update(|cx| {
+        cx.bind_keys([
+            KeyBinding::new(
+                "p i n",
+                workspace::SendKeystrokes("📌".to_string()),
+                Some("vim_mode == insert"),
+            ),
+            KeyBinding::new(
+                "p i n e",
+                workspace::SendKeystrokes("🌲".to_string()),
+                Some("vim_mode == insert"),
+            ),
+            KeyBinding::new(
+                "p i n e a p p l e",
+                workspace::SendKeystrokes("🍍".to_string()),
+                Some("vim_mode == insert"),
+            ),
+        ])
+    });
+    cx.neovim.exec("imap pin 📌").await;
+    cx.neovim.exec("imap pine 🌲").await;
+    cx.neovim.exec("imap pineapple 🍍").await;
+
+    cx.set_shared_state("ˇ").await;
+    cx.simulate_shared_keystrokes("i p i n").await;
+    cx.executor().advance_clock(Duration::from_millis(1000));
+    cx.run_until_parked();
+    cx.shared_state().await.assert_eq("📌ˇ");
+
+    cx.set_shared_state("ˇ").await;
+    cx.simulate_shared_keystrokes("i p i n e").await;
+    cx.executor().advance_clock(Duration::from_millis(1000));
+    cx.run_until_parked();
+    cx.shared_state().await.assert_eq("🌲ˇ");
+
+    cx.set_shared_state("ˇ").await;
+    cx.simulate_shared_keystrokes("i p i n e a p p l e").await;
+    cx.shared_state().await.assert_eq("🍍ˇ");
+}
+
+#[gpui::test]
+async fn test_escape_while_waiting(cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext) {
+    let mut cx = NeovimBackedTestContext::new(cx).await;
+    cx.set_shared_state("ˇhi").await;
+    cx.simulate_shared_keystrokes("\" + escape x").await;
+    cx.shared_state().await.assert_eq("ˇi");
+}
+
+#[gpui::test]
+async fn test_ctrl_w_override(cx: &mut gpui::TestAppContext) {
+    let mut cx = NeovimBackedTestContext::new(cx).await;
+    cx.update(|cx| {
+        cx.bind_keys([KeyBinding::new("ctrl-w", DeleteLine, None)]);
+    });
+    cx.neovim.exec("map <c-w> D").await;
+    cx.set_shared_state("ˇhi").await;
+    cx.simulate_shared_keystrokes("ctrl-w").await;
+    cx.shared_state().await.assert_eq("ˇ");
+}
diff --git a/crates/vim/src/vim.rs b/crates/vim/src/vim.rs
index 17e4449be4..3595106625 100644
--- a/crates/vim/src/vim.rs
+++ b/crates/vim/src/vim.rs
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ impl Vim {
             state.last_mode = last_mode;
             state.mode = mode;
             state.operator_stack.clear();
+            state.selected_register.take();
             if mode == Mode::Normal || mode != last_mode {
                 state.current_tx.take();
                 state.current_anchor.take();
diff --git a/crates/vim/test_data/test_ctrl_w_override.json b/crates/vim/test_data/test_ctrl_w_override.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fe8ae94a77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/vim/test_data/test_ctrl_w_override.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{"Exec":{"command":"map <c-w> D"}}
+{"Put":{"state":"ˇhi"}}
+{"Key":"ctrl-w"}
+{"Get":{"state":"ˇ","mode":"Normal"}}
diff --git a/crates/vim/test_data/test_escape_while_waiting.json b/crates/vim/test_data/test_escape_while_waiting.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d81822cf79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/vim/test_data/test_escape_while_waiting.json
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{"Put":{"state":"ˇhi"}}
+{"Key":"\""}
+{"Key":"+"}
+{"Key":"escape"}
+{"Key":"x"}
+{"Get":{"state":"ˇi","mode":"Normal"}}
diff --git a/crates/vim/test_data/test_remap_adjacent_dog_cat.json b/crates/vim/test_data/test_remap_adjacent_dog_cat.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91af9ccac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/vim/test_data/test_remap_adjacent_dog_cat.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{"Exec":{"command":"imap dog 🐶"}}
+{"Exec":{"command":"imap cat 🐱"}}
+{"Put":{"state":"ˇ"}}
+{"Key":"i"}
+{"Key":"d"}
+{"Key":"o"}
+{"Key":"g"}
+{"Get":{"state":"🐶ˇ","mode":"Insert"}}
+{"Put":{"state":"ˇ"}}
+{"Key":"i"}
+{"Key":"d"}
+{"Key":"o"}
+{"Key":"d"}
+{"Key":"o"}
+{"Key":"g"}
+{"Get":{"state":"do🐶ˇ","mode":"Insert"}}
+{"Put":{"state":"ˇ"}}
+{"Key":"i"}
+{"Key":"d"}
+{"Key":"o"}
+{"Key":"c"}
+{"Key":"a"}
+{"Key":"t"}
+{"Get":{"state":"do🐱ˇ","mode":"Insert"}}
diff --git a/crates/vim/test_data/test_remap_nested_pineapple.json b/crates/vim/test_data/test_remap_nested_pineapple.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4a4acdd2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/vim/test_data/test_remap_nested_pineapple.json
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{"Exec":{"command":"imap pin 📌"}}
+{"Exec":{"command":"imap pine 🌲"}}
+{"Exec":{"command":"imap pineapple 🍍"}}
+{"Put":{"state":"ˇ"}}
+{"Key":"i"}
+{"Key":"p"}
+{"Key":"i"}
+{"Key":"n"}
+{"Get":{"state":"📌ˇ","mode":"Insert"}}
+{"Put":{"state":"ˇ"}}
+{"Key":"i"}
+{"Key":"p"}
+{"Key":"i"}
+{"Key":"n"}
+{"Key":"e"}
+{"Get":{"state":"🌲ˇ","mode":"Insert"}}
+{"Put":{"state":"ˇ"}}
+{"Key":"i"}
+{"Key":"p"}
+{"Key":"i"}
+{"Key":"n"}
+{"Key":"e"}
+{"Key":"a"}
+{"Key":"p"}
+{"Key":"p"}
+{"Key":"l"}
+{"Key":"e"}
+{"Get":{"state":"🍍ˇ","mode":"Insert"}}