diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/handler/init.lua b/lua/lazy/core/handler/init.lua
index 67ad44c..5e9074b 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/handler/init.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/handler/init.lua
@@ -62,28 +62,28 @@ function M.new(type)
   return self
 end
 
----@param value string
+---@param _value string
 ---@protected
-function M:_add(value) end
+function M:_add(_value) end
 
----@param value string
+---@param _value string
 ---@protected
-function M:_del(value) end
+function M:_del(_value) end
 
----@return string
-function M:key(value)
-  return value
+---@param plugin LazyPlugin
+function M:values(plugin)
+  ---@type table<string,any>
+  local values = {}
+  ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: no-unknown
+  for _, value in ipairs(plugin[self.type] or {}) do
+    values[value] = value
+  end
+  return values
 end
 
 ---@param plugin LazyPlugin
 function M:add(plugin)
-  local values = {}
-  for _, value in ipairs(plugin[self.type] or {}) do
-    local key = self:key(value)
-    values[key] = value
-  end
-
-  for key, value in pairs(values) do
+  for key, value in pairs(self:values(plugin)) do
     if not self.active[key] then
       self.active[key] = {}
       self:_add(value)
@@ -94,14 +94,7 @@ end
 
 ---@param plugin LazyPlugin
 function M:del(plugin)
-  local values = {}
-  for _, value in ipairs(plugin[self.type] or {}) do
-    local key = self:key(value)
-    values[key] = value
-  end
-
-  for key, value in pairs(values) do
-    local key = self:key(value)
+  for key, value in pairs(self:values(plugin)) do
     if self.active[key] and self.active[key][plugin.name] then
       self.active[key][plugin.name] = nil
       if vim.tbl_isempty(self.active[key]) then
diff --git a/lua/lazy/core/handler/keys.lua b/lua/lazy/core/handler/keys.lua
index dd55cef..ddd97ef 100644
--- a/lua/lazy/core/handler/keys.lua
+++ b/lua/lazy/core/handler/keys.lua
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ local Loader = require("lazy.core.loader")
 ---@field noremap? boolean
 ---@field remap? boolean
 ---@field expr? boolean
+---@field id string
 
 ---@class LazyKeysHandler:LazyHandler
 local M = {}
@@ -54,48 +55,56 @@ function M.parse(value)
   local ret = vim.deepcopy(value)
   ret = type(ret) == "string" and { ret } or ret --[[@as LazyKeys]]
   ret.mode = ret.mode or "n"
+  ret.id = (ret[1] or "")
+  if ret.mode then
+    local mode = ret.mode
+    if type(mode) == "table" then
+      ---@cast mode string[]
+      table.sort(mode)
+      ret.id = ret.id .. " (" .. table.concat(mode, ", ") .. ")"
+    elseif mode ~= "n" then
+      ret.id = ret.id .. " (" .. mode .. ")"
+    end
+  end
   return ret
 end
 
+---@param plugin LazyPlugin
+function M:values(plugin)
+  ---@type table<string,any>
+  local values = {}
+  ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: no-unknown
+  for _, value in ipairs(plugin[self.type] or {}) do
+    local keys = M.parse(value)
+    if keys[2] == vim.NIL then
+      values[keys.id] = nil
+    else
+      values[keys.id] = keys
+    end
+  end
+  return values
+end
+
 function M.opts(keys)
   local opts = {}
   for k, v in pairs(keys) do
-    if type(k) ~= "number" and k ~= "mode" then
+    if type(k) ~= "number" and k ~= "mode" and k ~= "id" then
       opts[k] = v
     end
   end
   return opts
 end
 
----@return string
-function M:key(value)
-  if type(value) == "string" then
-    return value
-  end
-  local mode = value.mode or { "n" }
-  if type(mode) == "string" then
-    mode = { mode }
-  end
-  ---@type string
-  local ret = value[1]
-  if #mode > 0 then
-    ret = table.concat(mode, ",") .. ": " .. ret
-  end
-  return ret
-end
-
----@param value string|LazyKeys
-function M:_add(value)
-  local keys = M.parse(value)
+---@param keys LazyKeys
+function M:_add(keys)
   local lhs = keys[1]
   local opts = M.opts(keys)
   vim.keymap.set(keys.mode, lhs, function()
-    local key = self:key(value)
-    local plugins = self.active[key]
+    local plugins = self.active[keys.id]
 
     -- always delete the mapping immediately to prevent recursive mappings
-    self:_del(value)
-    self.active[key] = nil
+    self:_del(keys)
+    self.active[keys.id] = nil
 
     Util.track({ keys = lhs })
     Loader.load(plugins, { keys = lhs })
@@ -104,9 +113,8 @@ function M:_add(value)
   end, opts)
 end
 
----@param value string|LazyKeys
-function M:_del(value)
-  local keys = M.parse(value)
+---@param keys LazyKeys
+function M:_del(keys)
   pcall(vim.keymap.del, keys.mode, keys[1])
   if keys[2] then
     vim.keymap.set(keys.mode, keys[1], keys[2], M.opts(keys))