diff --git a/crates/welcome/src/base_keymap_setting.rs b/crates/welcome/src/base_keymap_setting.rs
index 54af63007a..d10e424eb6 100644
--- a/crates/welcome/src/base_keymap_setting.rs
+++ b/crates/welcome/src/base_keymap_setting.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub enum BaseKeymap {
     SublimeText,
     Atom,
     TextMate,
+    None,
 }
 
 impl Display for BaseKeymap {
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ impl Display for BaseKeymap {
             BaseKeymap::SublimeText => write!(f, "Sublime Text"),
             BaseKeymap::Atom => write!(f, "Atom"),
             BaseKeymap::TextMate => write!(f, "TextMate"),
+            BaseKeymap::None => write!(f, "None"),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ impl BaseKeymap {
             BaseKeymap::Atom => Some("keymaps/atom.json"),
             BaseKeymap::TextMate => Some("keymaps/textmate.json"),
             BaseKeymap::VSCode => None,
+            BaseKeymap::None => None,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
index 19dbbe9913..9eb221e450 100644
--- a/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
+++ b/crates/zed/src/zed.rs
@@ -641,12 +641,17 @@ fn reload_keymaps(cx: &mut AppContext, keymap_content: &KeymapFile) {
 }
 
 pub fn load_default_keymap(cx: &mut AppContext) {
+    let base_keymap = *BaseKeymap::get_global(cx);
+    if base_keymap == BaseKeymap::None {
+        return;
+    }
+
     KeymapFile::load_asset(DEFAULT_KEYMAP_PATH, cx).unwrap();
     if VimModeSetting::get_global(cx).0 {
         KeymapFile::load_asset("keymaps/vim.json", cx).unwrap();
     }
 
-    if let Some(asset_path) = BaseKeymap::get_global(cx).asset_path() {
+    if let Some(asset_path) = base_keymap.asset_path() {
         KeymapFile::load_asset(asset_path, cx).unwrap();
     }
 }