diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index fd97e566..b4abee94 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ byobu (5.38) unreleased; urgency=low
   * usr/share/man/man1/byobu.1: LP: #1121414
     - document PuTTY UTF-8 configuration
       + thanks to Chris Holmes
+  * usr/bin/byobu-keybindings, usr/bin/Makefile.am,
+    usr/share/man/man1/byobu-keybindings.1,
+    usr/share/man/man1/Makefile.am: LP: #1118755
+    - added a new executable and manpage: byobu-keybindings
+    - this is a command line utility for toggling Byobu's keybindings
+      on an off
+    - useful when Shift-F12 is not usable (Linux console tty), and
+      when ctrl-a-! is not usable (tmux)
 
   [ Reinhard Tartler ]
   * usr/bin/byobu-reconnect-sockets, usr/lib/byobu/include/shutil: LP: #1162432
diff --git a/usr/bin/Makefile.am b/usr/bin/Makefile.am
index 107ef7a7..287d3736 100644
--- a/usr/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/usr/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-bin_SCRIPTS = byobu  byobu-config  byobu-ctrl-a  byobu-disable  byobu-enable  byobu-export  byobu-janitor  byobu-launch  byobu-launcher  byobu-launcher-install  byobu-launcher-uninstall  byobu-layout  byobu-quiet  byobu-reconnect-sockets  byobu-select-backend  byobu-select-profile  byobu-select-session  byobu-silent  byobu-status  byobu-status-detail  byobu-shell
+bin_SCRIPTS = byobu  byobu-config  byobu-ctrl-a  byobu-disable  byobu-enable  byobu-export  byobu-janitor  byobu-keybindings  byobu-launch  byobu-launcher  byobu-launcher-install  byobu-launcher-uninstall  byobu-layout  byobu-quiet  byobu-reconnect-sockets  byobu-select-backend  byobu-select-profile  byobu-select-session  byobu-silent  byobu-status  byobu-status-detail  byobu-shell
 
 install-exec-hook:
 	cd $(DESTDIR)$(bindir) && rm -f byobu-screen && $(LN_S) byobu byobu-screen
diff --git a/usr/bin/byobu-keybindings b/usr/bin/byobu-keybindings
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..bea2b9ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/bin/byobu-keybindings
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+#    byobu-keybindings - toggle on/off the Byobu f-key shortcuts
+#    Copyright (C) 2013 Dustin Kirkland
+#
+#    Authors: Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@byobu.co>
+#
+#    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#    the Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
+#
+#    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#    GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#    along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+
+case "$BYOBU_BACKEND" in
+	"tmux")
+		enabled=$(tmux list-keys | grep "f-keys.tmux.disable$")
+		if [ -n "$enabled" ]; then
+			tmux source "$BYOBU_PREFIX/share/byobu/keybindings/f-keys.tmux.disable"
+			echo "Byobu keybindings: [OFF]"
+		else
+			tmux source "$BYOBU_PREFIX/share/byobu/keybindings/f-keys.tmux"
+			echo "Byobu keybindings: [ON]"
+		fi
+
+	;;
+	"screen")
+		if [ -n "$STY" ]; then
+			flag="$BYOBU_RUN_DIR/.${STY}__f-keys_disabled"
+			if [ -e "$flag" ]; then
+				screen -X -S $STY at "*" eval 'process x' 'process e'
+				rm -f "$flag"
+				echo "Byobu keybindings: [ON]"
+			else
+				screen -X -S $STY at "*" eval 'process x' 'process d'
+				touch "$flag"
+				echo "Byobu keybindings: [OFF]"
+			fi
+		fi
+	;;
+esac
diff --git a/usr/share/man/man1/Makefile.am b/usr/share/man/man1/Makefile.am
index e435f8e6..cf1fc0fe 100644
--- a/usr/share/man/man1/Makefile.am
+++ b/usr/share/man/man1/Makefile.am
@@ -1 +1 @@
-man_MANS = byobu.1 byobu-config.1 byobu-ctrl-a.1 byobu-disable.1 byobu-enable.1 byobu-export.1 byobu-janitor.1 byobu-launch.1 byobu-launcher.1 byobu-launcher-install.1 byobu-launcher-uninstall.1 byobu-layout.1  byobu-quiet.1 byobu-reconnect-sockets.1 byobu-screen.1 byobu-select-backend.1 byobu-select-profile.1 byobu-select-session.1 byobu-shell.1 byobu-silent.1 byobu-status.1 byobu-status-detail.1 byobu-tmux.1
+man_MANS = byobu.1 byobu-config.1 byobu-ctrl-a.1 byobu-disable.1 byobu-enable.1 byobu-export.1 byobu-janitor.1 byobu-keybindings.1 byobu-launch.1 byobu-launcher.1 byobu-launcher-install.1 byobu-launcher-uninstall.1 byobu-layout.1  byobu-quiet.1 byobu-reconnect-sockets.1 byobu-screen.1 byobu-select-backend.1 byobu-select-profile.1 byobu-select-session.1 byobu-shell.1 byobu-silent.1 byobu-status.1 byobu-status-detail.1 byobu-tmux.1
diff --git a/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-keybindings.1 b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-keybindings.1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f9c94e0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usr/share/man/man1/byobu-keybindings.1
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+.TH byobu-keybindings 1 "7 May 2013" byobu "byobu"
+.SH NAME
+byobu-keybindings \- toggle on/off Byobu's keybindings
+
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+\fBbyobu-keybindings\fP
+
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+\fBbyobu-keybindings\fP toggles on and off Byobu's keybindings in the current \fBtmux\fP(1) or \fBscreen\fP(1) session.  It will only operate against the current session.
+
+This executable is provided as an alternative to pressing <Shift>-F12, and is useful in environments where <Shift>-F12 does not work (e.g., on the Linux console TTY).
+
+Some Byobu users toggle these keybindings when they interfere with other programs using the same keybindings (e.g., \fBmc\fP(1)).
+
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.PD 0
+.TP
+\fBscreen\fP(1), \fBtmux\fP(1), \fBbyobu\fP(1), \fBmc\fP(1)
+.TP
+\fBhttp://byobu.co\fP
+.PD
+
+.SH AUTHOR
+This manpage and utility were written by Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@byobu.co> for Ubuntu systems (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU General Public License, Version 3 published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+The complete text of the GNU General Public License can be found in \fI/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL\fP on Debian/Ubuntu systems, or in \fI/usr/share/doc/fedora-release-*/GPL\fP on Fedora systems, or on the web at \fIhttp://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt\fP.