diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index b76ab9659..2abbdcc42 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ void CConfigManager::handleAnimation(const std::string& command, const std::stri
     configSetValueSafe("animations:" + ANIMNAME + "_style", curitem);
 }
 
-void CConfigManager::handleBind(const std::string& command, const std::string& value) {
+void CConfigManager::handleBind(const std::string& command, const std::string& value, bool locked) {
     // example:
     // bind=SUPER,G,exec,dmenu_run <args>
 
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ void CConfigManager::handleBind(const std::string& command, const std::string& v
     }
 
     if (KEY != "")
-        g_pKeybindManager->addKeybind(SKeybind{KEY, MOD, HANDLER, COMMAND});
+        g_pKeybindManager->addKeybind(SKeybind{KEY, MOD, HANDLER, COMMAND, locked});
 }
 
 void CConfigManager::handleUnbind(const std::string& command, const std::string& value) {
@@ -578,6 +578,7 @@ std::string CConfigManager::parseKeyword(const std::string& COMMAND, const std::
     }
     else if (COMMAND == "monitor") handleMonitor(COMMAND, VALUE);
     else if (COMMAND == "bind") handleBind(COMMAND, VALUE);
+    else if (COMMAND == "bindl") handleBind(COMMAND, VALUE, true);
     else if (COMMAND == "unbind") handleUnbind(COMMAND, VALUE);
     else if (COMMAND == "workspace") handleDefaultWorkspace(COMMAND, VALUE);
     else if (COMMAND == "windowrule") handleWindowRule(COMMAND, VALUE);
diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
index 0d4386c17..407ccce4c 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ private:
     void                configSetValueSafe(const std::string&, const std::string&);
     void                handleRawExec(const std::string&, const std::string&);
     void                handleMonitor(const std::string&, const std::string&);
-    void                handleBind(const std::string&, const std::string&);
+    void                handleBind(const std::string&, const std::string&, bool locked = false);
     void                handleUnbind(const std::string&, const std::string&);
     void                handleWindowRule(const std::string&, const std::string&);
     void                handleDefaultWorkspace(const std::string&, const std::string&);
diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
index 96d8ce601..17c606b97 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.cpp
@@ -72,13 +72,11 @@ bool CKeybindManager::handleKeybinds(const uint32_t& modmask, const xkb_keysym_t
     if (handleInternalKeybinds(key))
         return true;
 
-    if (g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.exclusiveClient){
-        Debug::log(LOG, "Not handling keybinds due to there being an exclusive inhibited client.");
-        return false;
-    }
+    if (g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.exclusiveClient)
+        Debug::log(LOG, "Keybind handling only locked (inhibitor)");
 
     for (auto& k : m_lKeybinds) {
-        if (modmask != k.modmask) 
+        if (modmask != k.modmask || (g_pCompositor->m_sSeat.exclusiveClient && !k.locked))
             continue;
 
         // oMg such performance hit!!11!
diff --git a/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp b/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp
index cb99aa416..a3dbb8dd9 100644
--- a/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp
+++ b/src/managers/KeybindManager.hpp
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ struct SKeybind {
     uint32_t          modmask = 0;
     std::string       handler = "";
     std::string       arg = "";
+    bool              locked = false;
 };
 
 class CKeybindManager {