diff --git a/docs/release-notes/rl-0.7.md b/docs/release-notes/rl-0.7.md
index f8cec50..87861e2 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/rl-0.7.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/rl-0.7.md
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ everyone.
   ccc
 - Add LSP, diagnostics, formatter and Treesitter support for Kotlin under
   `vim.languages.kotlin`
+- changed default keybinds for leap.nvim to avoid altering expected behavior
 
 [Bloxx12](https://github.com/Bloxx12)
 
diff --git a/modules/plugins/utility/motion/leap/config.nix b/modules/plugins/utility/motion/leap/config.nix
index 9ede98f..687ed24 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/utility/motion/leap/config.nix
+++ b/modules/plugins/utility/motion/leap/config.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   lib,
   ...
 }: let
-  inherit (lib.modules) mkIf mkMerge;
+  inherit (lib.modules) mkIf mkMerge mkDefault;
   inherit (lib.nvim.binds) mkBinding;
   inherit (lib.nvim.dag) entryAnywhere;
 
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ in {
       (mkBinding cfg.mappings.leapFromWindow "<Plug>(leap-from-window)" "Leap from window")
     ];
 
+    vim.binds.whichKey.register."<leader>s" = mkDefault "+Leap";
+
     vim.pluginRC.leap-nvim = entryAnywhere ''
       require('leap').opts = {
         max_phase_one_targets = nil,
diff --git a/modules/plugins/utility/motion/leap/leap.nix b/modules/plugins/utility/motion/leap/leap.nix
index a5d7243..4e98f20 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/utility/motion/leap/leap.nix
+++ b/modules/plugins/utility/motion/leap/leap.nix
@@ -9,22 +9,22 @@ in {
       leapForwardTo = mkOption {
         type = nullOr str;
         description = "Leap forward to";
-        default = "s";
+        default = "<leader>ss";
       };
       leapBackwardTo = mkOption {
         type = nullOr str;
         description = "Leap backward to";
-        default = "S";
+        default = "<leader>sS";
       };
       leapForwardTill = mkOption {
         type = nullOr str;
         description = "Leap forward till";
-        default = "x";
+        default = "<leader>sx";
       };
       leapBackwardTill = mkOption {
         type = nullOr str;
         description = "Leap backward till";
-        default = "X";
+        default = "<leader>sX";
       };
       leapFromWindow = mkOption {
         type = nullOr str;