diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a2f5c5b3..e5ad11d7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 byobu (2.11) unreleased; urgency=low
 
-  * UNRELEASED
+  * debian/install, keybindings/common.disable, profiles/common: add support
+    for enabling/disabling the byobu keybindings, with ctrl-a-( and
+    ctrl-a-), LP: #386363
 
- -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:30:01 -0500
+
+ -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:13:47 -0500
 
 byobu (2.10-0ubuntu1) karmic; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/debian/install b/debian/install
index 4a9e6cc1..a36c2801 100644
--- a/debian/install
+++ b/debian/install
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ profiles/NONE usr/share/byobu/profiles
 profiles/black usr/share/byobu/profiles
 profiles/dark usr/share/byobu/profiles
 profiles/light usr/share/byobu/profiles
-keybindings/common usr/share/byobu/keybindings
-keybindings/none usr/share/byobu/keybindings
+keybindings/* usr/share/byobu/keybindings
 windows/common usr/share/byobu/windows
 select-screen-profile usr/bin
 byobu usr/bin
diff --git a/keybindings/common.disable b/keybindings/common.disable
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d9bf6eaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/keybindings/common.disable
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+###############################################################################
+#    Disable Byobu's common keybindings
+#      This configuration profile is intended to be a common header of useful
+#      keybindings, included by other profiles.
+#
+#    Copyright (C) 2008  Nick Barcet <nick.barcet@canonical.com>
+#
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+###############################################################################
+
+# This file disables the common key bindings
+
+bindkey -k k2
+bindkey -k k3
+bindkey -k k4
+bindkey -k k5
+bindkey -k k6
+bindkey -k k7
+bindkey -k k8
+bindkey -k k9
+bindkey -k F2
+bind $
+bind @
+bind R
diff --git a/profiles/common b/profiles/common
index 8b421ff6..bff5359f 100644
--- a/profiles/common
+++ b/profiles/common
@@ -65,4 +65,11 @@ altscreen on
 # Log 10000 lines
 defscrollback 10000
 
+# ctrl-a-( enables common keybindings
+register e "^a:source /usr/share/byobu/keybindings/common^M"
+bind ( process e
+# ctrl-a-) disables common keybindings
+register d "^a:source /usr/share/byobu/keybindings/common.disable^M"
+bind ) process d
+
 source $HOME/.byobu/keybindings