diff --git a/core/internal/keybinds/providers/hyprland.go b/core/internal/keybinds/providers/hyprland.go
index be6319e24..addce5632 100644
--- a/core/internal/keybinds/providers/hyprland.go
+++ b/core/internal/keybinds/providers/hyprland.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -224,6 +225,44 @@ func (h *HyprlandProvider) validateAction(action string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+var luaExprActionPattern = regexp.MustCompile(`^(function\s*\(|hl\.)`)
+
+// isRawLuaActionText reports that action is a Lua expression to re-emit
+// verbatim rather than freeform dispatcher text to wrap for hyprctl. The
+// balance check keeps malformed input from corrupting the generated file.
+func isRawLuaActionText(action string) bool {
+	if !luaExprActionPattern.MatchString(action) {
+		return false
+	}
+	depth := 0
+	var quote byte
+	escaped := false
+	for i := 0; i < len(action); i++ {
+		c := action[i]
+		switch {
+		case escaped:
+			escaped = false
+		case quote != 0:
+			switch c {
+			case '\\':
+				escaped = true
+			case quote:
+				quote = 0
+			}
+		case c == '"' || c == '\'':
+			quote = c
+		case c == '(':
+			depth++
+		case c == ')':
+			depth--
+			if depth < 0 {
+				return false
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return depth == 0 && quote == 0 && !escaped
+}
+
 func (h *HyprlandProvider) SetBind(key, action, description string, options map[string]any) error {
 	if err := h.ensureWritableConfig(); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -254,11 +293,12 @@ func (h *HyprlandProvider) SetBind(key, action, description string, options map[
 	canonicalKey := canonicalHyprlandOverrideKey(key)
 	normalizedKey := hyprlandOverrideMapKey(canonicalKey)
 	existingBinds[normalizedKey] = &hyprlandOverrideBind{
-		Key:         canonicalKey,
-		Action:      action,
-		Description: description,
-		Flags:       flags,
-		Options:     options,
+		Key:          canonicalKey,
+		Action:       action,
+		Description:  description,
+		Flags:        flags,
+		Options:      options,
+		RawLuaAction: isRawLuaActionText(action),
 	}
 
 	return h.writeOverrideBinds(existingBinds)
diff --git a/core/internal/keybinds/providers/hyprland_parser_test.go b/core/internal/keybinds/providers/hyprland_parser_test.go
index 27c0c0edf..51be6968f 100644
--- a/core/internal/keybinds/providers/hyprland_parser_test.go
+++ b/core/internal/keybinds/providers/hyprland_parser_test.go
@@ -463,6 +463,56 @@ func TestHyprlandSetBindLeavesConfOnlyInstallReadOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestIsRawLuaActionText(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		action string
+		want   bool
+	}{
+		{`function() hl.plugin.scrolloverview.overview("toggle") end`, true},
+		{`hl.dsp.exec_cmd("foo")`, true},
+		{`hl.dsp.no_op()`, true},
+		{"workspace 3", false},
+		{"exec zeditor", false},
+		{`function() hl.foo( end`, false},
+		{`function() hl.foo("a) end`, false},
+		{`hl.foo()) hl.bar((`, false},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		if got := isRawLuaActionText(tc.action); got != tc.want {
+			t.Errorf("isRawLuaActionText(%q) = %v, want %v", tc.action, got, tc.want)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHyprlandSetBindPreservesRawLuaAction(t *testing.T) {
+	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+	dmsDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "dms")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(dmsDir, 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(dmsDir, "binds-user.lua"), []byte("-- DMS user keybind overrides\n"), 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	provider := NewHyprlandProvider(tmpDir)
+	rawAction := `function() hl.plugin.scrolloverview.overview("toggle") end`
+	if err := provider.SetBind("SUPER + G", rawAction, "Toggle overview", nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(filepath.Join(dmsDir, "binds-user.lua"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	got := string(data)
+	if !strings.Contains(got, `hl.bind("SUPER + G", `+rawAction) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected raw Lua action to be written verbatim, got:\n%s", got)
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(got, "hyprctl dispatch function") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected raw Lua action to not be wrapped in hyprctl dispatch, got:\n%s", got)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHyprlandSetBindUpdatesSpacedLuaOverrideWithoutDuplicates(t *testing.T) {
 	tmpDir := t.TempDir()
 	dmsDir := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "dms")