diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/actions.ts b/apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/actions.ts
index 527b3e89fcf..c3ff32fc250 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/actions.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/lib/keybinds/actions.ts
@@ -28,9 +28,10 @@ export interface KeybindActionMeta {
   defaults: readonly string[]
 }
 
-// Positional switch slots for *named* profiles. The default profile lives on ⌘`
-// (see `profile.default`), freeing ⌘1…⌘9 for profiles 1-9, then ⌘⌥1…⌘⌥9 for
-// 10-18 — 18 native slots, none touching ⌘0 (reset zoom).
+// Positional switch slots for *named* profiles. The default profile lives on ⌥⌘0
+// (see `profile.default`) — the "0 slot" of the ⌘⌥-digit range — freeing ⌘1…⌘9
+// for profiles 1-9 and ⌘⌥1…⌘⌥9 for 10-18. ⌘` is unusable (macOS reserves it for
+// window cycling) and ⌘0 is reset-zoom, so both are avoided.
 export const PROFILE_SLOT_COUNT = 18
 
 function comboForSlot(slot: number): string {
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ export const KEYBIND_ACTIONS: readonly KeybindActionMeta[] = [
   { id: 'composer.modelPicker', category: 'composer', defaults: [] },
 
   // ── Profiles ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-  { id: 'profile.default', category: 'profiles', defaults: ['mod+`'] },
+  { id: 'profile.default', category: 'profiles', defaults: ['mod+alt+0'] },
   ...PROFILE_SWITCH_ACTIONS,
   { id: 'profile.next', category: 'profiles', defaults: ['mod+shift+]'] },
   { id: 'profile.prev', category: 'profiles', defaults: ['mod+shift+['] },