diff --git a/src/rendering/performance_hud.cpp b/src/rendering/performance_hud.cpp
index a5a76ab2..d6119e74 100644
--- a/src/rendering/performance_hud.cpp
+++ b/src/rendering/performance_hud.cpp
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ void PerformanceHUD::render(const Renderer* renderer, const Camera* camera) {
 
         ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(0.8f, 0.8f, 0.5f, 1.0f), "Movement");
         ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f, 1.0f), "WASD: Move/Strafe");
-        ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f, 1.0f), "Q/E: Turn left/right");
+        ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f, 1.0f), "Q/E: Strafe left/right");
         ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f, 1.0f), "Space: Jump");
         ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f, 1.0f), "X: Sit/Stand");
         ImGui::TextColored(ImVec4(0.6f, 0.6f, 0.6f, 1.0f), "~: Auto-run");
diff --git a/src/ui/keybinding_manager.cpp b/src/ui/keybinding_manager.cpp
index fbe70e33..cb7093b0 100644
--- a/src/ui/keybinding_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/keybinding_manager.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ ImGuiKey KeybindingManager::getKeyForAction(Action action) const {
 }
 
 void KeybindingManager::setKeyForAction(Action action, ImGuiKey key) {
+    // Q is reserved for movement (strafe-left) and must never open quest log.
+    if (action == Action::TOGGLE_QUEST_LOG && key == ImGuiKey_Q) {
+        key = ImGuiKey_None;
+    }
     bindings_[static_cast<int>(action)] = key;
 }
 
@@ -175,9 +179,14 @@ void KeybindingManager::loadFromConfigFile(const std::string& filePath) {
             }
         }
 
-        if (key != ImGuiKey_None) {
-            bindings_[actionIdx] = key;
+        if (key == ImGuiKey_None) continue;
+
+        // Q is reserved for movement (strafe-left) and must never open quest log.
+        if (actionIdx == static_cast<int>(Action::TOGGLE_QUEST_LOG) && key == ImGuiKey_Q) {
+            continue;
         }
+
+        bindings_[actionIdx] = key;
     }
 
     file.close();