diff --git a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
index 9d474fcc..fa9a1334 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.cpp
@@ -506,9 +506,21 @@ 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, bool locked) {
+void CConfigManager::handleBind(const std::string& command, const std::string& value) {
     // example:
-    // bind=SUPER,G,exec,dmenu_run <args>
+    // bind[fl]=SUPER,G,exec,dmenu_run <args>
+
+    // flags
+    bool locked = false;
+    const auto ARGS = command.substr(4);
+    for (auto& arg : ARGS) {
+        if (arg == 'l') {
+            locked = true;
+        } else {
+            parseError = "bind: invalid flag";
+            return;
+        }
+    }
 
     auto valueCopy = value;
 
@@ -710,8 +722,7 @@ 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.find("bind") == 0) handleBind(COMMAND, VALUE);
     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 1d281c40..7f51f7e7 100644
--- a/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
+++ b/src/config/ConfigManager.hpp
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ private:
     void                handleDeviceConfig(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&, bool locked = false);
+    void                handleBind(const std::string&, const std::string&);
     void                handleUnbind(const std::string&, const std::string&);
     void                handleWindowRule(const std::string&, const std::string&);
     void                handleDefaultWorkspace(const std::string&, const std::string&);