diff --git a/qutebrowser/app.py b/qutebrowser/app.py
index 292890f37..d8c197dab 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/app.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/app.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ import qutebrowser.keyinput.modes as modes
 import qutebrowser.utils.message as message
 from qutebrowser.widgets.mainwindow import MainWindow
 from qutebrowser.widgets.crash import CrashDialog
-from qutebrowser.keyinput.normalmode import CommandKeyParser
+from qutebrowser.keyinput.normalmode import NormalKeyParser
 from qutebrowser.keyinput.insertmode import InsertKeyParser
 from qutebrowser.keyinput.hintmode import HintKeyParser
 from qutebrowser.commands.parsers import CommandParser, SearchParser
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ class QuteBrowser(QApplication):
         self.commandparser = CommandParser()
         self.searchparser = SearchParser()
         self._keyparsers = {
-            'normal': CommandKeyParser(self),
+            'normal': NormalKeyParser(self),
             'hint': HintKeyParser(self),
             'insert': InsertKeyParser(self),
         }
diff --git a/qutebrowser/keyinput/keyparser.py b/qutebrowser/keyinput/keyparser.py
index 9c1b0181f..a70d39a68 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/keyinput/keyparser.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/keyinput/keyparser.py
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, pyqtSlot, Qt, QObject, QTimer
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QKeySequence
 
 import qutebrowser.config.config as config
+import qutebrowser.utils.message as message
+from qutebrowser.commands.parsers import (CommandParser, ArgumentCountError,
+                                          NoSuchCommandError)
 
 
 class KeyParser(QObject):
@@ -333,3 +336,39 @@ class KeyParser(QObject):
                                  "defined!")
         if section == self._confsectname:
             self.read_config()
+
+
+class CommandKeyParser(KeyParser):
+
+    """KeyChainParser for command bindings.
+
+    Attributes:
+        commandparser: Commandparser instance.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None, supports_count=None,
+                 supports_chains=False):
+        super().__init__(parent, supports_count=supports_count,
+                         supports_chains=supports_chains)
+        self.commandparser = CommandParser()
+
+    def _run_or_fill(self, cmdstr, count=None, ignore_exc=True):
+        """Run the command in cmdstr or fill the statusbar if args missing.
+
+        Args:
+            cmdstr: The command string.
+            count: Optional command count.
+            ignore_exc: Ignore exceptions.
+        """
+        try:
+            self.commandparser.run(cmdstr, count=count, ignore_exc=ignore_exc)
+        except NoSuchCommandError:
+            pass
+        except ArgumentCountError:
+            logging.debug('Filling statusbar with partial command {}'.format(
+                cmdstr))
+            message.set_cmd_text(':{} '.format(cmdstr))
+
+    def execute(self, cmdstr, count=None):
+        """Handle a completed keychain."""
+        self._run_or_fill(cmdstr, count, ignore_exc=False)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/keyinput/normalmode.py b/qutebrowser/keyinput/normalmode.py
index bf6207b4f..456d3b488 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/keyinput/normalmode.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/keyinput/normalmode.py
@@ -24,43 +24,17 @@ Module attributes:
 import logging
 
 import qutebrowser.utils.message as message
-from qutebrowser.keyinput.keyparser import KeyParser
-from qutebrowser.commands.parsers import (CommandParser, ArgumentCountError,
-                                          NoSuchCommandError)
+from qutebrowser.keyinput.keyparser import CommandKeyParser
 
 STARTCHARS = ":/?"
 
 
-class CommandKeyParser(KeyParser):
-
-    """KeyChainParser for command bindings.
-
-    Attributes:
-        commandparser: Commandparser instance.
-    """
+class NormalKeyParser(CommandKeyParser):
 
     def __init__(self, parent=None):
         super().__init__(parent, supports_count=True, supports_chains=True)
-        self.commandparser = CommandParser()
         self.read_config('keybind')
 
-    def _run_or_fill(self, cmdstr, count=None, ignore_exc=True):
-        """Run the command in cmdstr or fill the statusbar if args missing.
-
-        Args:
-            cmdstr: The command string.
-            count: Optional command count.
-            ignore_exc: Ignore exceptions.
-        """
-        try:
-            self.commandparser.run(cmdstr, count=count, ignore_exc=ignore_exc)
-        except NoSuchCommandError:
-            pass
-        except ArgumentCountError:
-            logging.debug('Filling statusbar with partial command {}'.format(
-                cmdstr))
-            message.set_cmd_text(':{} '.format(cmdstr))
-
     def _handle_single_key(self, e):
         """Override _handle_single_key to abort if the key is a startchar.
 
@@ -75,7 +49,3 @@ class CommandKeyParser(KeyParser):
             message.set_cmd_text(txt)
             return True
         return super()._handle_single_key(e)
-
-    def execute(self, cmdstr, count=None):
-        """Handle a completed keychain."""
-        self._run_or_fill(cmdstr, count, ignore_exc=False)