diff --git a/modules/plugins/completion/blink-cmp/blink-cmp.nix b/modules/plugins/completion/blink-cmp/blink-cmp.nix
index 65b88815..27a026ad 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/completion/blink-cmp/blink-cmp.nix
+++ b/modules/plugins/completion/blink-cmp/blink-cmp.nix
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ in {
       cmdline = {
         sources = mkOption {
           type = nullOr (listOf str);
-          default = [];
+          default = null;
           description = "List of sources to enable for cmdline. Null means use default source list.";
         };
 
diff --git a/modules/plugins/completion/blink-cmp/config.nix b/modules/plugins/completion/blink-cmp/config.nix
index 9302332e..2efd8d79 100644
--- a/modules/plugins/completion/blink-cmp/config.nix
+++ b/modules/plugins/completion/blink-cmp/config.nix
@@ -122,6 +122,21 @@ in {
             "fallback"
           ];
         };
+
+        # cmdline is not enabled by default, we're just providing keymaps in
+        # case the user enables them
+        cmdline.keymap = {
+          ${mappings.complete} = ["show" "fallback"];
+          ${mappings.close} = ["hide" "fallback"];
+          ${mappings.scrollDocsUp} = ["scroll_documentation_up" "fallback"];
+          ${mappings.scrollDocsDown} = ["scroll_documentation_down" "fallback"];
+          # NOTE: mappings.confirm is skipped because our default, <CR> would
+          # lead to accidental triggers of blink.accept instead of executing
+          # the cmd
+
+          ${mappings.next} = ["select_next" "show" "fallback"];
+          ${mappings.previous} = ["select_prev" "fallback"];
+        };
       };
     };
   };