diff --git a/include/sway/config.h b/include/sway/config.h
index 4ee8c3c28..6024f0f60 100644
--- a/include/sway/config.h
+++ b/include/sway/config.h
@@ -31,10 +31,11 @@ enum binding_input_type {
 
 enum binding_flags {
 	BINDING_RELEASE=1,
-	BINDING_LOCKED=2, // keyboard only
-	BINDING_BORDER=4, // mouse only; trigger on container border
-	BINDING_CONTENTS=8, // mouse only; trigger on container contents
-	BINDING_TITLEBAR=16 // mouse only; trigger on container titlebar
+	BINDING_LOCKED=2,    // keyboard only
+	BINDING_BORDER=4,    // mouse only; trigger on container border
+	BINDING_CONTENTS=8,  // mouse only; trigger on container contents
+	BINDING_TITLEBAR=16, // mouse only; trigger on container titlebar
+	BINDING_RELOAD=32,   // the binding runs the reload command
 };
 
 /**
diff --git a/sway/commands/bind.c b/sway/commands/bind.c
index b134c92f9..5b56ba309 100644
--- a/sway/commands/bind.c
+++ b/sway/commands/bind.c
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ static struct cmd_results *cmd_bindsym_or_bindcode(int argc, char **argv,
 	}
 
 	binding->command = join_args(argv + 1, argc - 1);
+	if (strcasestr(binding->command, "reload")) {
+		binding->flags |= BINDING_RELOAD;
+	}
 
 	list_t *split = split_string(argv[0], "+");
 	for (int i = 0; i < split->length; ++i) {
@@ -307,11 +310,9 @@ void seat_execute_command(struct sway_seat *seat, struct sway_binding *binding)
 		binding->command);
 
 	struct sway_binding *binding_copy = binding;
-	bool reload = false;
 	// if this is a reload command we need to make a duplicate of the
 	// binding since it will be gone after the reload has completed.
-	if (strcasestr(binding->command, "reload")) {
-		reload = true;
+	if (binding->flags & BINDING_RELOAD) {
 		binding_copy = sway_binding_dup(binding);
 		if (!binding_copy) {
 			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to duplicate binding during reload");
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ void seat_execute_command(struct sway_seat *seat, struct sway_binding *binding)
 			binding->command, results->error);
 	}
 
-	if (reload) { // free the binding if we made a copy
+	if (binding->flags & BINDING_RELOAD) { // free the binding if we made a copy
 		free_sway_binding(binding_copy);
 	}
 	free_cmd_results(results);
diff --git a/sway/input/keyboard.c b/sway/input/keyboard.c
index 160ef10b9..0d2a62b52 100644
--- a/sway/input/keyboard.c
+++ b/sway/input/keyboard.c
@@ -280,7 +280,10 @@ static void handle_keyboard_key(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 		if (binding_pressed) {
 			seat_execute_command(seat, binding_pressed);
 			handled = true;
-			next_repeat_binding = binding_pressed;
+
+			if ((binding_pressed->flags & BINDING_RELOAD) == 0) {
+				next_repeat_binding = binding_pressed;
+			}
 		}
 	}