diff --git a/lib/key-bindings.zsh b/lib/key-bindings.zsh
index bf5d4ba30..0d2cecb6a 100644
--- a/lib/key-bindings.zsh
+++ b/lib/key-bindings.zsh
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ bindkey -M vicmd '^[[1;5D' backward-word
 
 
 bindkey '\ew' kill-region                             # [Esc-w] - Kill from the cursor to the mark
-bindkey -s '\el' 'ls\n'                               # [Esc-l] - run command: ls
+bindkey -s '\el' '^q ls\n'                            # [Esc-l] - run command: ls
 bindkey '^r' history-incremental-search-backward      # [Ctrl-r] - Search backward incrementally for a specified string. The string may begin with ^ to anchor the search to the beginning of the line.
 bindkey ' ' magic-space                               # [Space] - don't do history expansion