diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 151136b1c..420ef3727 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
 
 - Fix a regression in the previous release that caused `kitten @ send-text` with a match tab parameter to send text twice to the active window (:iss:`7027`)
 
+- Fix a regression in the previous release that caused overriding of existing multi-key mappings to fail (:iss:`7044`)
+
 - Wayland+NVIDIA: Do not request an sRGB output buffer as a bug in Wayland causes kitty to not start (:iss:`7021`)
 
 0.32.0 [2024-01-19]
diff --git a/kitty/config.py b/kitty/config.py
index 67ad73f5a..ba531baa8 100644
--- a/kitty/config.py
+++ b/kitty/config.py
@@ -118,7 +118,10 @@ def finalize_keys(opts: Options, accumulate_bad_lines: Optional[List[BadLine]] =
                 dl = defn.definition_location
                 accumulate_bad_lines.append(BadLine(dl.number, dl.line, KeyError(kerr), dl.file))
             continue
-        m.keymap[defn.trigger].append(defn)
+        items = m.keymap[defn.trigger]
+        if defn.is_sequence:
+            items = m.keymap[defn.trigger] = [kd for kd in items if defn.rest != kd.rest or defn.options.when_focus_on != kd.options.when_focus_on]
+        items.append(defn)
     opts.keyboard_modes = modes