diff --git a/changes/honor-configured-controller-shortcuts-and-modal-routing.md b/changes/honor-configured-controller-shortcuts-and-modal-routing.md
index 3e4d8afd..4e5d98d7 100644
--- a/changes/honor-configured-controller-shortcuts-and-modal-routing.md
+++ b/changes/honor-configured-controller-shortcuts-and-modal-routing.md
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ area: overlay
 - Added configurable overlay shortcuts for session help, controller select, and controller debug actions.
 - Added mpv/plugin and CLI routing for session help, controller utilities, and subtitle sidebar toggling through the shared session-action path.
 - Improved dedicated overlay modal retry and focus handling for runtime options, Jimaku, session help, controller tools, and the playlist browser.
+- Fixed controller configuration and controller debug shortcut opens so configured bindings bring up their modals again instead of tripping renderer recovery.
diff --git a/src/renderer/handlers/keyboard.test.ts b/src/renderer/handlers/keyboard.test.ts
index 59f86aae..73d43d1c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/handlers/keyboard.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/handlers/keyboard.test.ts
@@ -326,6 +326,8 @@ function createKeyboardHandlerHarness() {
   const testGlobals = installKeyboardTestGlobals();
   const subtitleRootClassList = createClassList();
   let controllerSelectKeydownCount = 0;
+  let openControllerSelectCount = 0;
+  let openControllerDebugCount = 0;
   let playlistBrowserKeydownCount = 0;
 
   const createWordNode = (left: number) => ({
@@ -373,6 +375,12 @@ function createKeyboardHandlerHarness() {
     },
     handleSessionHelpKeydown: () => false,
     openSessionHelpModal: () => {},
+    openControllerSelectModal: () => {
+      openControllerSelectCount += 1;
+    },
+    openControllerDebugModal: () => {
+      openControllerDebugCount += 1;
+    },
     appendClipboardVideoToQueue: () => {},
     getPlaybackPaused: () => testGlobals.getPlaybackPaused(),
   });
@@ -382,6 +390,8 @@ function createKeyboardHandlerHarness() {
     handlers,
     testGlobals,
     controllerSelectKeydownCount: () => controllerSelectKeydownCount,
+    openControllerSelectCount: () => openControllerSelectCount,
+    openControllerDebugCount: () => openControllerDebugCount,
     playlistBrowserKeydownCount: () => playlistBrowserKeydownCount,
     setWordCount: (count: number) => {
       wordNodes = Array.from({ length: count }, (_, index) => createWordNode(10 + index * 70));
@@ -735,8 +745,36 @@ test('keyboard mode: controller helpers dispatch popup audio play/cycle and scro
   }
 });
 
-test('keyboard mode: configured controller debug binding dispatches session action', async () => {
-  const { testGlobals, handlers } = createKeyboardHandlerHarness();
+test('keyboard mode: configured controller select binding opens locally without dispatching a session action', async () => {
+  const { testGlobals, handlers, openControllerSelectCount } = createKeyboardHandlerHarness();
+
+  try {
+    await handlers.setupMpvInputForwarding();
+    handlers.updateSessionBindings([
+      {
+        sourcePath: 'shortcuts.openControllerSelect',
+        originalKey: 'Alt+D',
+        key: { code: 'KeyD', modifiers: ['alt'] },
+        actionType: 'session-action',
+        actionId: 'openControllerSelect',
+      },
+    ] as never);
+
+    testGlobals.dispatchKeydown({
+      key: 'd',
+      code: 'KeyD',
+      altKey: true,
+    });
+
+    assert.equal(openControllerSelectCount(), 1);
+    assert.deepEqual(testGlobals.sessionActions, []);
+  } finally {
+    testGlobals.restore();
+  }
+});
+
+test('keyboard mode: configured controller debug binding opens locally without dispatching a session action', async () => {
+  const { testGlobals, handlers, openControllerDebugCount } = createKeyboardHandlerHarness();
 
   try {
     await handlers.setupMpvInputForwarding();
@@ -757,14 +795,15 @@ test('keyboard mode: configured controller debug binding dispatches session acti
       shiftKey: true,
     });
 
-    assert.deepEqual(testGlobals.sessionActions, [{ actionId: 'openControllerDebug', payload: undefined }]);
+    assert.equal(openControllerDebugCount(), 1);
+    assert.deepEqual(testGlobals.sessionActions, []);
   } finally {
     testGlobals.restore();
   }
 });
 
 test('keyboard mode: configured controller debug binding is not swallowed while popup is visible', async () => {
-  const { ctx, testGlobals, handlers } = createKeyboardHandlerHarness();
+  const { ctx, testGlobals, handlers, openControllerDebugCount } = createKeyboardHandlerHarness();
 
   try {
     await handlers.setupMpvInputForwarding();
@@ -787,7 +826,8 @@ test('keyboard mode: configured controller debug binding is not swallowed while
       shiftKey: true,
     });
 
-    assert.deepEqual(testGlobals.sessionActions, [{ actionId: 'openControllerDebug', payload: undefined }]);
+    assert.equal(openControllerDebugCount(), 1);
+    assert.deepEqual(testGlobals.sessionActions, []);
   } finally {
     testGlobals.restore();
   }
diff --git a/src/renderer/handlers/keyboard.ts b/src/renderer/handlers/keyboard.ts
index 93e735b9..1a858b2c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/handlers/keyboard.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/handlers/keyboard.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ export function createKeyboardHandlers(
       fallbackUsed: boolean;
       fallbackUnavailable: boolean;
     }) => void;
+    openControllerSelectModal?: () => void;
+    openControllerDebugModal?: () => void;
     appendClipboardVideoToQueue: () => void;
     getPlaybackPaused: () => Promise<boolean | null>;
     toggleSubtitleSidebarModal?: () => void;
@@ -182,6 +184,16 @@ export function createKeyboardHandlers(
       return;
     }
 
+    if (binding.actionType === 'session-action' && binding.actionId === 'openControllerSelect') {
+      options.openControllerSelectModal?.();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (binding.actionType === 'session-action' && binding.actionId === 'openControllerDebug') {
+      options.openControllerDebugModal?.();
+      return;
+    }
+
     if (binding.actionType === 'mpv-command') {
       dispatchConfiguredMpvCommand(binding.command);
       return;
diff --git a/src/renderer/renderer.ts b/src/renderer/renderer.ts
index 9b01546e..699ddd72 100644
--- a/src/renderer/renderer.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/renderer.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ const keyboardHandlers = createKeyboardHandlers(ctx, {
   handleControllerDebugKeydown: controllerDebugModal.handleControllerDebugKeydown,
   handleSessionHelpKeydown: sessionHelpModal.handleSessionHelpKeydown,
   openSessionHelpModal: sessionHelpModal.openSessionHelpModal,
+  openControllerSelectModal: () => {
+    controllerSelectModal.openControllerSelectModal();
+  },
+  openControllerDebugModal: () => {
+    controllerDebugModal.openControllerDebugModal();
+  },
   appendClipboardVideoToQueue: () => {
     void window.electronAPI.appendClipboardVideoToQueue();
   },