diff --git a/spec/atom/key-event-handler-spec.coffee b/spec/atom/key-event-handler-spec.coffee
index a56923dcf..b09223dae 100644
--- a/spec/atom/key-event-handler-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/atom/key-event-handler-spec.coffee
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe "KeyEventHandler", ->
   beforeEach ->
     handler = new KeyEventHandler
 
-  describe "handleKeypress", ->
+  fdescribe "handleKeypress", ->
     fragment = null
     deleteCharHandler = null
     insertCharHandler = null
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ describe "KeyEventHandler", ->
 
       fragment = $ """
         <div class="command-mode">
-          <div class="descendant-node"/>
+          <div class="child-node">
+            <div class="grandchild-node"/>
+          </div>
         </div>
       """
 
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ describe "KeyEventHandler", ->
 
     describe "when the event's target node *descends* from a selector with a matching binding", ->
       it "triggers the command event associated with that binding on the target node", ->
-        target = fragment.find('.descendant-node')[0]
+        target = fragment.find('.child-node')[0]
         handler.handleKeypress(keypressEvent('x', target: target))
         expect(deleteCharHandler).toHaveBeenCalled()
         expect(insertCharHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
@@ -54,3 +56,15 @@ describe "KeyEventHandler", ->
         expect(deleteCharHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
         expect(insertCharHandler).toHaveBeenCalled()
 
+    describe "when the event's target node descends from *multiple* selectors with a matching binding", ->
+      it "only triggers bindings on selectors associated with the closest ancestor node", ->
+        handler.bindKeys '.child-node', 'x': 'foo'
+        fooHandler = jasmine.createSpy 'fooHandler'
+        fragment.on 'foo', fooHandler
+
+        target = fragment.find('.grandchild-node')[0]
+        handler.handleKeypress(keypressEvent('x', target: target))
+        expect(fooHandler).toHaveBeenCalled()
+        expect(deleteCharHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+        expect(insertCharHandler).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
diff --git a/src/atom/binding-set.coffee b/src/atom/binding-set.coffee
index 796fc68fd..08584506a 100644
--- a/src/atom/binding-set.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/binding-set.coffee
@@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ class BindingSet
   constructor: (@selector, @bindings) ->
 
   commandForEvent: (event) ->
-    if @selectorMatchesEvent(event)
-      for pattern, command of @bindings
-        return command if @eventMatchesPattern(event, pattern)
+    for pattern, command of @bindings
+      return command if @eventMatchesPattern(event, pattern)
     null
 
   eventMatchesPattern: (event, pattern) ->
@@ -44,10 +43,3 @@ class BindingSet
     which: charCode
     key: key
 
-  selectorMatchesEvent: (event) ->
-    currentNode = event.target
-    while currentNode
-      return true if $(currentNode).is(@selector)
-      currentNode = currentNode.parentNode
-    false
-
diff --git a/src/atom/key-event-handler.coffee b/src/atom/key-event-handler.coffee
index 4ae8fb5ec..786cf26b0 100644
--- a/src/atom/key-event-handler.coffee
+++ b/src/atom/key-event-handler.coffee
@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ class KeyEventHandler
     @bindingSets.push(new BindingSet(selector, bindings))
 
   handleKeypress: (event) ->
-    for bindingSet in @bindingSets
-      if command = bindingSet.commandForEvent(event)
-        $(event.target).trigger(command)
-        return
+    currentNode = event.target
+    while currentNode
+      for bindingSet in @bindingSets
+        if $(currentNode).is(bindingSet.selector)
+          if command = bindingSet.commandForEvent(event)
+            $(event.target).trigger(command)
+            return
+      currentNode = currentNode.parentNode