diff --git a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
index e2dc36a21fe061e72bb849677e42e0d693934afa..07260735022fd607a2ea3f6e99396761b60fd592 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
@@ -823,8 +823,13 @@ pub fn handle_keymap_file_changes(
     })
     .detach();
 
-    cx.on_keyboard_layout_change(move |_| {
-        keyboard_layout_tx.unbounded_send(()).ok();
+    let mut current_mapping = settings::get_key_equivalents(cx.keyboard_layout());
+    cx.on_keyboard_layout_change(move |cx| {
+        let next_mapping = settings::get_key_equivalents(cx.keyboard_layout());
+        if next_mapping != current_mapping {
+            current_mapping = next_mapping;
+            keyboard_layout_tx.unbounded_send(()).ok();
+        }
     })
     .detach();