diff --git a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view/plugin.properties b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view/plugin.properties
index 884d85ac213..9825ab03e35 100644
--- a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view/plugin.properties
+++ b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view/plugin.properties
@@ -20,7 +20,3 @@ terminal.views.category.name = Terminal
 terminal.views.view.name = Terminal
 terminal.views.view.font.description = The font for the terminal console.
 terminal.views.view.font.label = Terminal Console Font
-
-terminal.view.insertion.description=Terminal view insertion
-terminal.view.insertion.name=Terminal view insert
-terminal.view.insertion.category.name=Terminal view commands
diff --git a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view/plugin.xml b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view/plugin.xml
index 3a26546d85a..dbb050174da 100644
--- a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view/plugin.xml
+++ b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal.view/plugin.xml
@@ -62,17 +62,6 @@
          </description>
       </fontDefinition>
    </extension>
-   <extension
-         point="org.eclipse.ui.commands">
-      <command
-            categoryId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.category1"
-            id="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.command1"
-            name="%terminal.view.insertion.name"/>
-      <category
-            description="%terminal.view.insertion.description"
-            id="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.category1"
-            name="%terminal.view.insertion.category.name"/>
-   </extension>
    <extension
          point="org.eclipse.core.runtime.preferences">
       <initializer class="org.eclipse.tm.internal.terminal.view.TerminalPreferenceInitializer"/>
diff --git a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/plugin.properties b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/plugin.properties
index f5c474e9c62..eb9ea59cb4b 100644
--- a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/plugin.properties
+++ b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/plugin.properties
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ providerName = Eclipse.org
 terminal.context.name=Terminal widget context
 terminal.context.description=Override ALT+x menu access keys
 
+terminal.insertion.description=Terminal view insertion
+terminal.insertion.name=Terminal view insert
+terminal.insertion.category.name=Terminal view commands
diff --git a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/plugin.xml b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/plugin.xml
index ce1bd3b4f33..1a1a59cedad 100644
--- a/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/plugin.xml
+++ b/terminal/org.eclipse.tm.terminal/plugin.xml
@@ -24,4 +24,86 @@
 	<extension point="org.eclipse.help.contexts">
   		<contexts file="HelpContexts.xml"/>
 	</extension>
+   <extension
+         point="org.eclipse.ui.commands">
+      <!-- Dummy commands for bindings, see below -->
+      <command
+            categoryId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.category1"
+            id="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.command1"
+            name="%terminal.insertion.name"/>
+      <category
+            description="%terminal.view.insertion.description"
+            id="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.category1"
+            name="%terminal.insertion.category.name"/>
+   </extension>
+   <extension
+         point="org.eclipse.ui.bindings">
+      <!--
+      These keybindings are needed to disable the menu-activation keys (e.g.,
+      Alt-F for the File menu, etc.).  The code in method
+      TerminalControl.TerminalFocusListener.focusGained() disables the Eclipse key
+      binding service, but it doesn't disable the global menu-activation
+      keys.
+      -->
+      <key
+            commandId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.command1"
+            contextId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.TerminalContext"
+            schemeId="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration"
+            sequence="Alt+A"/> <!-- Search -->
+      <key
+            commandId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.command1"
+            contextId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.TerminalContext"
+            schemeId="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration"
+            sequence="Alt+E"/> <!-- Edit -->
+      <key
+            commandId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.command1"
+            contextId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.TerminalContext"
+            schemeId="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration"
+            sequence="Alt+F"/> <!-- File -->
+      <key
+            commandId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.command1"
+            contextId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.TerminalContext"
+            schemeId="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration"
+            sequence="Alt+G"/> 
+      <key
+            commandId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.command1"
+            contextId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.TerminalContext"
+            schemeId="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration"
+            sequence="Alt+H"/> <!-- Help -->
+      <key
+            commandId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.command1"
+            contextId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.TerminalContext"
+            schemeId="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration"
+            sequence="Alt+N"/> <!-- Navigate -->
+      <key
+            commandId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.command1"
+            contextId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.TerminalContext"
+            schemeId="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration"
+            sequence="Alt+P"/> <!-- Project -->
+      <key
+            commandId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.command1"
+            contextId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.TerminalContext"
+            schemeId="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration"
+            sequence="Alt+R"/> <!-- Run -->
+      <key
+            commandId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.command1"
+            contextId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.TerminalContext"
+            schemeId="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration"
+            sequence="Alt+S"/> <!-- Source -->
+      <key
+            commandId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.command1"
+            contextId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.TerminalContext"
+            schemeId="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration"
+            sequence="Alt+T"/> <!-- Refactor -->
+      <key
+            commandId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.command1"
+            contextId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.TerminalContext"
+            schemeId="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration"
+            sequence="Alt+V"/> <!-- CVS -->
+      <key
+            commandId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.command1"
+            contextId="org.eclipse.tm.terminal.TerminalContext"
+            schemeId="org.eclipse.ui.defaultAcceleratorConfiguration"
+            sequence="Alt+W"/> <!-- Window -->
+   </extension>
 </plugin>