diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/bindings.h b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/bindings.h
index f92a3a518f..81f372ae31 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/bindings.h
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/gtkmm2ext/bindings.h
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ class LIBGTKMM2EXT_API Bindings {
 	                      std::vector<Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::Action> >& actions);
 
 	/* all bindings currently in existence, as grouped into Bindings */
+	static void reset_bindings () { bindings.clear (); }
 	static std::list<Bindings*> bindings;
 	static Bindings* get_bindings (std::string const& name, ActionMap&);
 	static void associate_all ();
diff --git a/libs/gtkmm2ext/keyboard.cc b/libs/gtkmm2ext/keyboard.cc
index 69f682642c..5280c526f3 100644
--- a/libs/gtkmm2ext/keyboard.cc
+++ b/libs/gtkmm2ext/keyboard.cc
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ Keyboard::reset_bindings ()
 
 	{
 		PBD::Unwinder<bool> uw (can_save_keybindings, false);
+		Bindings::reset_bindings ();
 		setup_keybindings ();
 		Bindings::associate_all ();
 	}