diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7fced059..0f3c8682 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,37 +43,6 @@ let g:nvim_tree_show_icons = {
 "1 by default, notice that if 'files' is 1, it will only display
 "if nvim-web-devicons is installed and on your runtimepath
 
-" You can edit keybindings be defining this variable
-" You don't have to define all keys.
-" NOTE: the 'edit' key will wrap/unwrap a folder and open a file
-let g:nvim_tree_bindings = {
-    \ 'edit':            ['<CR>', 'o'],
-    \ 'edit_vsplit':     '<C-v>',
-    \ 'edit_split':      '<C-x>',
-    \ 'edit_tab':        '<C-t>',
-    \ 'close_node':      ['<S-CR>', '<BS>'],
-    \ 'toggle_ignored':  'I',
-    \ 'toggle_dotfiles': 'H',
-    \ 'refresh':         'R',
-    \ 'preview':         '<Tab>',
-    \ 'cd':              '<C-]>',
-    \ 'create':          'a',
-    \ 'remove':          'd',
-    \ 'rename':          'r',
-    \ 'full_rename':     '<C-r>',
-    \ 'cut':             'x',
-    \ 'copy':            'c',
-    \ 'paste':           'p',
-    \ 'prev_git_item':   '[c',
-    \ 'next_git_item':   ']c',
-    \ 'dir_up':          '-',
-    \ 'close':           'q',
-    \ }
-
-" Disable default mappings by plugin
-" Bindings are enable by default, disabled on any non-zero value
-" let nvim_tree_disable_keybindings=1
-
 " default will show icon by default if no icon is provided
 " default shows no icon by default
 let g:nvim_tree_icons = {
@@ -108,8 +77,10 @@ highlight NvimTreeFolderIcon guibg=blue
 
 ## KeyBindings
 
+### Default actions
+
 - move around like in any vim buffer
-- `<CR>` on `..` will cd in the above directory
+- `<CR>` or `o` on `..` will cd in the above directory
 - `<C-]>` will cd in the directory under the cursor
 - `<BS>` will close current opened directory or parent
 - type `a` to add a file. Adding a directory requires leaving a leading `/` at the end of the path.
@@ -135,6 +106,28 @@ highlight NvimTreeFolderIcon guibg=blue
 - Double left click acts like `<CR>`
 - Double right click acts like `<C-]>`
 
+### Setup
+
+You can disable default mappings with
+```vim
+" let nvim_tree_disable_keybindings=1
+```
+But you won't be able to map any keys from the setup with nvim_tree_bindings. Use with caution.
+
+
+Default keybindings can be overriden. You can also define your own keymappings for the tree view:
+```vim
+lua <<EOF
+    vim.g.nvim_tree_bindings = {
+      ["<CR>"] = ":YourVimFunction()<cr>",
+      ["u"] = ":lua require'some_module'.some_function()<cr>",
+    }
+EOF
+```
+You can check the default binding table in `nvim-tree/config.lua`, under the `get_bindings` function.
+This basically maps the default keys to the `on_keypress` function with different string parameters.
+All mappings are set in `normal mode`.
+
 ## Note
 
 This plugin is very fast because it uses the `libuv` `scandir` and `scandir_next` functions instead of spawning an `ls` process which can get slow on large files when combining with `stat` to get file informations.
diff --git a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
index 4e1637b4..0a795844 100644
--- a/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
+++ b/doc/nvim-tree-lua.txt
@@ -236,27 +236,18 @@ INFORMATIONS				        *nvim-tree-info*
 
 |g:nvim_tree_bindings|                             *g:nvim_tree_bindings*
 
-you can change default keybindings by defining this variable.
-default keybindings will be applied to undefined keys.
+Default keybindings can be overriden. You can also define your own keymappings for the tree view:
 >
-    let g:nvim_tree_bindings = {
-        \ edit:          ['<cr>', 'o'], // Multiple keys provided via list
-        \ edit_vsplit:   '<c-v>',
-        \ edit_split:    '<c-x>',
-        \ edit_tab:      '<c-t>',
-        \ close_node:    ['<s-cr>', '<bs>'],
-        \ cd:            '<c-]>',
-        \ preview:       '<Tab>',
-        \ create:        'a',
-        \ remove:        'd',
-        \ rename:        'r',
-        \ cut:           'x',
-        \ copy:          'c',
-        \ paste:         'p',
-        \ prev_git_item: '[c',
-        \ next_git_item: ']c',
-        \ dir_up:        '-',
-	\ }
+  lua <<EOF
+      vim.g.nvim_tree_bindings = {
+	["<CR>"] = ":YourVimFunction()<cr>",
+	["u"] = ":lua require'some_module'.some_function()<cr>",
+      }
+  EOF
+
+You can check the default binding table in `nvim-tree/config.lua`, under the `get_bindings` function.
+This basically maps the default keys to the `on_keypress` function with different string parameters.
+All mappings are set in `normal` `mode`.
 
 |Features|					*nvim-tree-features*
 
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/config.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/config.lua
index bb2ac16a..5a340c15 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/config.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/config.lua
@@ -51,31 +51,39 @@ function M.get_icon_state()
   }
 end
 
+local function get_lua_cb(cb_name)
+  return string.format(":lua require'nvim-tree'.on_keypress('%s')<CR>", cb_name)
+end
+
 function M.get_bindings()
   local keybindings = vim.g.nvim_tree_bindings or {}
-  return {
-    edit            = keybindings.edit or {'<CR>', 'o'},
-    edit_vsplit     = keybindings.edit_vsplit or '<C-v>',
-    edit_split      = keybindings.edit_split or '<C-x>',
-    edit_tab        = keybindings.edit_tab or '<C-t>',
-    close_node      = keybindings.close_node or {'<S-CR>', '<BS>'},
-    preview         = keybindings.preview or '<Tab>',
-    toggle_ignored  = keybindings.toggle_ignored or 'I',
-    toggle_dotfiles = keybindings.toggle_dotfiles or 'H',
-    refresh         = keybindings.refresh or 'R',
-    cd              = keybindings.cd or '<C-]>',
-    create          = keybindings.create or 'a',
-    remove          = keybindings.remove or 'd',
-    rename          = keybindings.rename or 'r',
-    full_rename     = keybindings.full_rename or '<C-r>',
-    cut             = keybindings.cut or 'x',
-    copy            = keybindings.copy or 'c',
-    paste           = keybindings.paste or 'p',
-    prev_git_item   = keybindings.prev_git_item or '[c',
-    next_git_item   = keybindings.next_git_item or ']c',
-    dir_up          = keybindings.dir_up or '-',
-    close           = keybindings.close or 'q',
-  }
+  return vim.tbl_extend('force', {
+    ["<CR>"]           = get_lua_cb("edit"),
+    ["o"]              = get_lua_cb("edit"),
+    ["<2-LeftMouse>"]  = get_lua_cb("edit"),
+    ["<2-RightMouse>"] = get_lua_cb("cd"),
+    ["<C-]>"]          = get_lua_cb("cd"),
+    ["<C-v>"]          = get_lua_cb("vsplit"),
+    ["<C-x>"]          = get_lua_cb("split"),
+    ["<C-t>"]          = get_lua_cb("tabnew"),
+    ["<BS>"]           = get_lua_cb("close_node"),
+    ["<S-CR>"]         = get_lua_cb("close_node"),
+    ["<Tab>"]          = get_lua_cb("preview"),
+    ["I"]              = get_lua_cb("toggle_ignored"),
+    ["H"]              = get_lua_cb("toggle_dotfiles"),
+    ["R"]              = get_lua_cb("refresh"),
+    ["a"]              = get_lua_cb("create"),
+    ["d"]              = get_lua_cb("remove"),
+    ["r"]              = get_lua_cb("rename"),
+    ["<C-r>"]          = get_lua_cb("full_rename"),
+    ["x"]              = get_lua_cb("cut"),
+    ["c"]              = get_lua_cb("copy"),
+    ["p"]              = get_lua_cb("paste"),
+    ["[c"]             = get_lua_cb("prev_git_item"),
+    ["]c"]             = get_lua_cb("next_git_item"),
+    ["-"]              = get_lua_cb("dir_up"),
+    ["q"]              = get_lua_cb("close"),
+  }, keybindings)
 end
 
 function M.window_options()
diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/lib.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/lib.lua
index ce5ce7b1..7030e449 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/lib.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/lib.lua
@@ -211,9 +211,9 @@ function M.open_file(mode, filename)
   end
 
   if type(ecmd) == 'string' then
-      api.nvim_command(string.format('%s %s', ecmd, vim.fn.fnameescape(filename)))
+    api.nvim_command(string.format('%s %s', ecmd, vim.fn.fnameescape(filename)))
   else
-      ecmd()
+    ecmd()
   end
 
   if mode == 'preview' then
@@ -243,54 +243,22 @@ function M.change_dir(foldername)
   M.init(false, M.Tree.bufnr ~= nil)
 end
 
-local function set_mapping(buf, key, fn)
-  api.nvim_buf_set_keymap(buf, 'n', key, ':lua require"nvim-tree".'..fn..'<cr>', {
-      nowait = true, noremap = true, silent = true
-    })
+local function set_mapping(buf, key, cb)
+  api.nvim_buf_set_keymap(buf, 'n', key, cb, {
+    nowait = true, noremap = true, silent = true
+  })
 end
 
 local function set_mappings()
   if vim.g.nvim_tree_disable_keybindings == 1 then
-      return
+    return
   end
 
   local buf = M.Tree.bufnr
   local bindings = config.get_bindings()
 
-  local mappings = {
-    ['<2-LeftMouse>'] = 'on_keypress("edit")';
-    ['<2-RightMouse>'] = 'on_keypress("cd")';
-    [bindings.cd] = 'on_keypress("cd")';
-    [bindings.edit] = 'on_keypress("edit")';
-    [bindings.edit_vsplit] = 'on_keypress("vsplit")';
-    [bindings.edit_split] = 'on_keypress("split")';
-    [bindings.edit_tab] = 'on_keypress("tabnew")';
-    [bindings.close_node] = 'on_keypress("close_node")';
-    [bindings.toggle_ignored] = 'on_keypress("toggle_ignored")';
-    [bindings.toggle_dotfiles] = 'on_keypress("toggle_dotfiles")';
-    [bindings.refresh] = 'on_keypress("refresh")';
-    [bindings.create] = 'on_keypress("create")';
-    [bindings.remove] = 'on_keypress("remove")';
-    [bindings.rename] = 'on_keypress("rename")';
-    [bindings.full_rename] = 'on_keypress("full_rename")';
-    [bindings.preview] = 'on_keypress("preview")';
-    [bindings.cut] = 'on_keypress("cut")';
-    [bindings.copy] = 'on_keypress("copy")';
-    [bindings.paste] = 'on_keypress("paste")';
-    [bindings.prev_git_item] = 'on_keypress("prev_git_item")';
-    [bindings.next_git_item] = 'on_keypress("next_git_item")';
-    [bindings.dir_up] = 'on_keypress("dir_up")';
-    [bindings.close] = 'on_keypress("close")';
-  }
-
-  for k,v in pairs(mappings) do
-    if type(k) == 'table' then
-      for _, key in pairs(k) do
-        set_mapping(buf, key, v)
-      end
-    else
-      set_mapping(buf, k, v)
-    end
+  for key,cb in pairs(bindings) do
+    set_mapping(buf, key, cb)
   end
 end