diff --git a/collects/framework/framework.ss b/collects/framework/framework.ss
index 335e1583..89096b48 100644
--- a/collects/framework/framework.ss
+++ b/collects/framework/framework.ss
@@ -934,6 +934,19 @@
     "@link bitmap ok?"
     "method.")
 
+   (keymap:remove-user-keybindings-file
+    (-> path? any)
+    (user-keybindings-path)
+    "Removes the keymap previously added by"
+    "@flink keymap:add-user-keybindings-file %"
+    ".")
+   (keymap:add-user-keybindings-file
+    (-> path? any)
+    (user-keybindings-path)
+    "Chains the keymap defined by \\var{user-keybindings-path} to "
+    "the global keymap, returned by "
+    "@flink keymap:get-global %"
+    ".")
    (keymap:add-to-right-button-menu
     (case->
      (((is-a?/c popup-menu%) (is-a?/c editor<%>) (is-a?/c event%) . -> . void?) . -> . void?)
diff --git a/collects/framework/private/keymap.ss b/collects/framework/private/keymap.ss
index b2c0ba2e..66c33142 100644
--- a/collects/framework/private/keymap.ss
+++ b/collects/framework/private/keymap.ss
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 	   (lib "class.ss")
 	   (lib "list.ss")
 	   (lib "mred-sig.ss" "mred")
+           (lib "match.ss")
            "sig.ss")
   
   (provide keymap@)
@@ -21,6 +22,30 @@
       
       (rename [-get-file get-file])
 
+      (define user-keybindings-files (make-hash-table 'equal))
+      
+      (define (add-user-keybindings-file path)
+        (hash-table-get 
+         user-keybindings-files
+         path
+         (lambda ()
+           (let ([sexp (and (file-exists? path)
+                            (call-with-input-file path read))])
+             (match sexp
+               [`(module ,name (lib "keybinding-lang.ss" "framework") ,@(x ...)) 
+                 (let ([km (dynamic-require path '#%keymap)])
+                   (hash-table-put! user-keybindings-files path km)
+                   (send global chain-to-keymap km #t))]
+               [else (error 'add-user-keybindings-file 
+                            (string-constant user-defined-keybinding-malformed-file)
+                            (path->string path))])))))
+      
+      (define (remove-user-keybindings-file path)
+        (let/ec k
+          (let ([km (hash-table-get user-keybindings-files path (lambda () (k (void))))])
+            (send global remove-chained-keymap km)
+            (hash-table-remove! user-keybindings-files path))))
+      
       (define (remove-chained-keymap ed keymap-to-remove)
         (let ([ed-keymap (send ed get-keymap)])
           (when (eq? keymap-to-remove ed-keymap)
@@ -1275,8 +1300,10 @@
 	(add-text-keymap-functions keymap))
       
       (define global (make-object aug-keymap%))
-      (setup-global global)
-      (generic-setup global)
+      (define global-main (make-object aug-keymap%))
+      (send global chain-to-keymap global-main #t)
+      (setup-global global-main)
+      (generic-setup global-main)
       (define (get-global) global)
       
       (define file (make-object aug-keymap%))
diff --git a/collects/framework/private/sig.ss b/collects/framework/private/sig.ss
index e6d4a790..2316a631 100644
--- a/collects/framework/private/sig.ss
+++ b/collects/framework/private/sig.ss
@@ -489,7 +489,10 @@
      set-chained-keymaps
      remove-chained-keymap
      
-     call/text-keymap-initializer))
+     call/text-keymap-initializer
+     
+     add-user-keybindings-file
+     remove-user-keybindings-file))
   (define-signature framework:keymap^
     ((open framework:keymap-class^)
      (open framework:keymap-fun^)))