diff --git a/include/ghostty.h b/include/ghostty.h
index 072a8536a..676cbd5e0 100644
--- a/include/ghostty.h
+++ b/include/ghostty.h
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ void ghostty_app_keyboard_changed(ghostty_app_t);
 void ghostty_app_open_config(ghostty_app_t);
 void ghostty_app_reload_config(ghostty_app_t);
 bool ghostty_app_needs_confirm_quit(ghostty_app_t);
+bool ghostty_app_has_global_keybinds(ghostty_app_t);
 
 ghostty_surface_config_s ghostty_surface_config_new();
 
diff --git a/src/apprt/embedded.zig b/src/apprt/embedded.zig
index b59ab1c9d..be3df896a 100644
--- a/src/apprt/embedded.zig
+++ b/src/apprt/embedded.zig
@@ -161,6 +161,19 @@ pub const App = struct {
         self.keymap.deinit();
     }
 
+    /// Returns true if there are any global keybinds in the configuration.
+    pub fn hasGlobalKeybinds(self: *const App) bool {
+        var it = self.config.keybind.set.bindings.iterator();
+        while (it.next()) |entry| {
+            switch (entry.value_ptr.*) {
+                .leader => {},
+                .leaf => |leaf| if (leaf.flags.global) return true,
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /// This should be called whenever the keyboard layout was changed.
     pub fn reloadKeymap(self: *App) !void {
         // Reload the keymap
@@ -1514,6 +1527,11 @@ pub const CAPI = struct {
         return v.core_app.needsConfirmQuit();
     }
 
+    /// Returns true if the app has global keybinds.
+    export fn ghostty_app_has_global_keybinds(v: *App) bool {
+        return v.hasGlobalKeybinds();
+    }
+
     /// Returns initial surface options.
     export fn ghostty_surface_config_new() apprt.Surface.Options {
         return .{};