diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index a4dd0389..846a0744 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <pre>
 2008-06-xx:
     * version 1.2
+    * IMPORTANT: changed the default keybinding to temporarily disable all
+      Vimperator keybindings from <C-Q> to <C-Z>
     * IMPORTANT: removed old :buffers! buffer window, as it was ugly and slightly broken
       use "B" or :buffers instead
     * IMPORTANT: input fields are not blured anymore by default after a page has loaded
diff --git a/content/events.js b/content/events.js
index 370ef8dc..c6ffa370 100644
--- a/content/events.js
+++ b/content/events.js
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ liberator.Events = function () //{{{
         function () { document.commandDispatcher.rewindFocus(); });
 
     liberator.mappings.add(liberator.modes.all,
-        ["<C-q>"], "Temporarily ignore all " + liberator.config.name + " key bindings",
+        ["<C-z>"], "Temporarily ignore all " + liberator.config.name + " key bindings",
         function () { liberator.modes.passAllKeys = true; });
 
     liberator.mappings.add(liberator.modes.all,
diff --git a/locale/en-US/browsing.txt b/locale/en-US/browsing.txt
index 0807feb7..447d72e8 100644
--- a/locale/en-US/browsing.txt
+++ b/locale/en-US/browsing.txt
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ pleasant for Vim users. In the rare occurrences where you want to pass a
 keystroke to the web page or to Firefox to retain its original meaning you
 have 2 possibilities:
 
-|pass-through| |<C-q>| |CTRL-Q| +
-||CTRL-Q||
+|pass-through| |<C-z>| |CTRL-Z| +
+||CTRL-Z||
 ________________________________________________________________________________
 Disable all Vimperator keys except <Esc> and pass them to the next event handler.
 This is especially useful, if JavaScript controlled forms like the RichEdit