diff --git a/mitmproxy/tools/console/keymap.py b/mitmproxy/tools/console/keymap.py
index 5f7cdb115..6a900527e 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/tools/console/keymap.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/tools/console/keymap.py
@@ -163,16 +163,25 @@ requiredKeyAttrs = set(["key", "cmd"])
 
 
 class KeymapConfig:
+    defaultFile = "keys.yaml"
+
     @command.command("console.keymap.load")
     def keymap_load_path(self, path: mitmproxy.types.Path) -> None:
         try:
-            master = ctx.master  # type: mitmproxy.tools.console.master.ConsoleMaster
-            self.load_path(master.keymap, path)
+            self.load_path(ctx.master.keymap, path)  # type: ignore
         except (OSError, KeyBindingError) as e:
             raise exceptions.CommandError(
                 "Could not load key bindings - %s" % e
             ) from e
 
+    def running(self):
+        p = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser(ctx.options.confdir), self.defaultFile)
+        if os.path.exists(p):
+            try:
+                self.load_path(ctx.master.keymap, p)
+            except KeyBindingError as e:
+                ctx.log.error(e)
+
     def load_path(self, km, p):
         if os.path.exists(p) and os.path.isfile(p):
             with open(p, "rt", encoding="utf8") as f:
@@ -193,7 +202,7 @@ class KeymapConfig:
                     km.add(
                         key = v["key"],
                         command = v["cmd"],
-                        contexts = v.get("ctx", None),
+                        contexts = v.get("ctx", ["global"]),
                         help = v.get("help", None),
                     )
                 except ValueError as e:
diff --git a/mitmproxy/tools/console/master.py b/mitmproxy/tools/console/master.py
index c13bff270..1bc79e5cc 100644
--- a/mitmproxy/tools/console/master.py
+++ b/mitmproxy/tools/console/master.py
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ class ConsoleMaster(master.Master):
             consoleaddons.UnsupportedLog(),
             readfile.ReadFile(),
             consoleaddons.ConsoleAddon(self),
+            keymap.KeymapConfig(),
         )
 
         def sigint_handler(*args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/test/mitmproxy/tools/console/test_keymap.py b/test/mitmproxy/tools/console/test_keymap.py
index 901cd7954..3e6f7c2ee 100644
--- a/test/mitmproxy/tools/console/test_keymap.py
+++ b/test/mitmproxy/tools/console/test_keymap.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ def test_load_path(tmpdir):
     kmc = keymap.KeymapConfig()
     with taddons.context(kmc) as tctx:
         km = keymap.Keymap(tctx.master)
+        tctx.master.keymap = km
 
         with open(dst, 'wb') as f:
             f.write(b"\xff\xff\xff")
diff --git a/test/mitmproxy/utils/test_arg_check.py b/test/mitmproxy/utils/test_arg_check.py
index 0a5edd51b..8ab140770 100644
--- a/test/mitmproxy/utils/test_arg_check.py
+++ b/test/mitmproxy/utils/test_arg_check.py
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ from mitmproxy.utils import arg_check
     (["-T"], "-T is deprecated, please use --mode transparent instead"),
     (["-U"], "-U is deprecated, please use --mode upstream:SPEC instead"),
     (["--confdir"], "--confdir is deprecated.\n"
-                  "Please use `--set confdir=value` instead.\n"
-                  "To show all options and their default values use --options"),
+                    "Please use `--set confdir=value` instead.\n"
+                    "To show all options and their default values use --options"),
     (["--palette"], "--palette is deprecated.\n"
                     "Please use `--set console_palette=value` instead.\n"
                     "To show all options and their default values use --options"),