diff --git a/code/modules/client/preferences/middleware/keybindings.dm b/code/modules/client/preferences/middleware/keybindings.dm
index f4a1c06784e..07ec54d3cbc 100644
--- a/code/modules/client/preferences/middleware/keybindings.dm
+++ b/code/modules/client/preferences/middleware/keybindings.dm
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 	preferences.key_bindings = deep_copy_list(GLOB.default_hotkeys)
 	preferences.key_bindings_by_key = preferences.get_key_bindings_by_key(preferences.key_bindings)
 	preferences.update_static_data(user)
+	user.client.update_special_keybinds()
 
 	return TRUE
 
@@ -41,10 +42,11 @@
 	preferences.key_bindings_by_key = preferences.get_key_bindings_by_key(preferences.key_bindings)
 
 	preferences.update_static_data(user)
+	user.client.update_special_keybinds()
 
 	return TRUE
 
-/datum/preference_middleware/keybindings/proc/set_keybindings(list/params)
+/datum/preference_middleware/keybindings/proc/set_keybindings(list/params, mob/user)
 	var/keybind_name = params["keybind_name"]
 
 	if (isnull(GLOB.keybindings_by_name[keybind_name]))
@@ -73,6 +75,8 @@
 	preferences.key_bindings[keybind_name] = hotkeys
 	preferences.key_bindings_by_key = preferences.get_key_bindings_by_key(preferences.key_bindings)
 
+	user.client.update_special_keybinds()
+
 	return TRUE
 
 /datum/asset/json/keybindings