diff --git a/pkg/gui/gui.go b/pkg/gui/gui.go
index f527e8c5d..8a2aaea81 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/gui.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/gui.go
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ type guiState struct {
 	EditHistory       *stack.Stack
 	Platform          commands.Platform
 	Updating          bool
-	Keys              []*Binding
 }
 
 // NewGui builds a new gui handler
diff --git a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
index e05caaec7..72a187472 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/keybindings.go
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetKeybindings() []*Binding {
 			ViewName: "",
 			Key:      'x',
 			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
-			Handler:  gui.handleMenu,
+			Handler:  gui.handleCreateOptionsMenu,
 		}, {
 			ViewName:    "status",
 			Key:         'e',
@@ -369,11 +369,6 @@ func (gui *Gui) GetKeybindings() []*Binding {
 			Key:      'q',
 			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
 			Handler:  gui.handleMenuClose,
-		}, {
-			ViewName: "menu",
-			Key:      gocui.KeySpace,
-			Modifier: gocui.ModNone,
-			Handler:  gui.handleMenuPress,
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go b/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go
index 945d0020a..753e8f84d 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/menu_panel.go
@@ -8,21 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit/pkg/utils"
 )
 
-func (gui *Gui) handleMenuPress(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	lineNumber := gui.getItemPosition(v)
-	if gui.State.Keys[lineNumber].Key == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if len(gui.State.Keys) > lineNumber {
-		err := gui.handleMenuClose(g, v)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		return gui.State.Keys[lineNumber].Handler(g, v)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 func (gui *Gui) handleMenuSelect(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	// doing nothing for now
 	// but it is needed for switch in newLineFocused
@@ -39,9 +24,9 @@ func (gui *Gui) renderMenuOptions(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) handleMenuClose(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	// better to delete because for example after closing update confirmation panel,
-	// the focus isn't set back to any of panels and one is unable to even quit
-	//_, err := g.SetViewOnBottom(v.Name())
+	if err := g.DeleteKeybinding("menu", gocui.KeySpace, gocui.ModNone); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	err := g.DeleteView("menu")
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -49,55 +34,38 @@ func (gui *Gui) handleMenuClose(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
 	return gui.returnFocus(g, v)
 }
 
-func (gui *Gui) getBindings(v *gocui.View) []*Binding {
-	var (
-		bindingsGlobal, bindingsPanel []*Binding
-	)
-
-	bindings := gui.GetKeybindings()
-
-	for _, binding := range bindings {
-		if binding.GetKey() != "" && binding.Description != "" {
-			switch binding.ViewName {
-			case "":
-				bindingsGlobal = append(bindingsGlobal, binding)
-			case v.Name():
-				bindingsPanel = append(bindingsPanel, binding)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// append dummy element to have a separator between
-	// panel and global keybindings
-	bindingsPanel = append(bindingsPanel, &Binding{})
-	return append(bindingsPanel, bindingsGlobal...)
-}
-
-func (gui *Gui) handleMenu(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
-	gui.State.Keys = gui.getBindings(v)
-
-	list, err := utils.RenderList(gui.State.Keys)
+func (gui *Gui) createMenu(items interface{}, handlePress func(int) error) error {
+	list, err := utils.RenderList(items)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	x0, y0, x1, y1 := gui.getConfirmationPanelDimensions(g, list)
-	menuView, _ := g.SetView("menu", x0, y0, x1, y1, 0)
+	x0, y0, x1, y1 := gui.getConfirmationPanelDimensions(gui.g, list)
+	menuView, _ := gui.g.SetView("menu", x0, y0, x1, y1, 0)
 	menuView.Title = strings.Title(gui.Tr.SLocalize("menu"))
 	menuView.FgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
 	menuView.Clear()
 	fmt.Fprint(menuView, list)
 
-	if err := gui.renderMenuOptions(g); err != nil {
+	if err := gui.renderMenuOptions(gui.g); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
-		_, err := g.SetViewOnTop("menu")
-		if err != nil {
+	wrappedHandlePress := func(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+		lineNumber := gui.getItemPosition(v)
+		return handlePress(lineNumber)
+	}
+
+	if err := gui.g.SetKeybinding("menu", gocui.KeySpace, gocui.ModNone, wrappedHandlePress); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	gui.g.Update(func(g *gocui.Gui) error {
+		if _, err := g.SetViewOnTop("menu"); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		return gui.switchFocus(g, v, menuView)
+		currentView := gui.g.CurrentView()
+		return gui.switchFocus(gui.g, currentView, menuView)
 	})
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/gui/options_menu_panel.go b/pkg/gui/options_menu_panel.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2da002b43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/gui/options_menu_panel.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package gui
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/jesseduffield/gocui"
+)
+
+func (gui *Gui) getBindings(v *gocui.View) []*Binding {
+	var (
+		bindingsGlobal, bindingsPanel []*Binding
+	)
+
+	bindings := gui.GetKeybindings()
+
+	for _, binding := range bindings {
+		if binding.GetKey() != "" && binding.Description != "" {
+			switch binding.ViewName {
+			case "":
+				bindingsGlobal = append(bindingsGlobal, binding)
+			case v.Name():
+				bindingsPanel = append(bindingsPanel, binding)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// append dummy element to have a separator between
+	// panel and global keybindings
+	bindingsPanel = append(bindingsPanel, &Binding{})
+	return append(bindingsPanel, bindingsGlobal...)
+}
+
+func (gui *Gui) handleCreateOptionsMenu(g *gocui.Gui, v *gocui.View) error {
+	bindings := gui.getBindings(v)
+
+	handleOptionsMenuPress := func(index int) error {
+		if bindings[index].Key == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+		if index <= len(bindings) {
+			return errors.New("Index is greater than size of bindings")
+		}
+		err := gui.handleMenuClose(g, v)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		return bindings[index].Handler(g, v)
+	}
+
+	return gui.createMenu(bindings, handleOptionsMenuPress)
+}