diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index de727c9b6..4279a181f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ New or improved bindings
   - Multiline commands are indented before being sent to the editor, which matches the rendering in fish.
 - ``backward-kill-path-component`` and friends now treat ``#`` as part of a path component (:issue:`10271`).
 - Bindings like :kbd:`alt-l` that print output in between prompts now work correctly with multiline commandlines.
+- ``alt-d`` on an empty command line lists the directory history again. This restores the behavior of version 2.1.
 - `history-prefix-search-{backward,forward}` now maintain the cursor position instead of moving the cursor to the end of the command line (:issue:`10430`).
 - The ``E`` binding in vi mode now correctly handles the last character of the word, by jumping to the next word (:issue:`9700`).
 - If the terminal supports shifted key codes from the [kitty keyboard protocol](https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/keyboard-protocol/), ``shift-enter`` now inserts a newline instead of executing the command line.
diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_shared_key_bindings.fish b/share/functions/__fish_shared_key_bindings.fish
index e6042253c..9c33c061c 100644
--- a/share/functions/__fish_shared_key_bindings.fish
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_shared_key_bindings.fish
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ function __fish_shared_key_bindings -d "Bindings shared between emacs and vi mod
     bind --preset $argv end end-of-line
     bind --preset $argv home beginning-of-line
 
-    bind --preset $argv alt-d 'set -l cmd (commandline); if test -z "$cmd"; echo; dirh; commandline -f repaint; else; commandline -f kill-word; end'
+    bind --preset $argv alt-d 'if test "$(commandline)." = .; __fish_echo dirh; else; commandline -f kill-word; end'
     bind --preset $argv ctrl-d delete-or-exit
 
     bind --preset $argv alt-s 'for cmd in sudo doas please; if command -q $cmd; fish_commandline_prepend $cmd; break; end; end'
diff --git a/share/functions/fish_default_key_bindings.fish b/share/functions/fish_default_key_bindings.fish
index d3a6ca962..67aea33ab 100644
--- a/share/functions/fish_default_key_bindings.fish
+++ b/share/functions/fish_default_key_bindings.fish
@@ -77,8 +77,6 @@ function fish_default_key_bindings -d "emacs-like key binds"
     bind --preset $argv alt-\< beginning-of-buffer
     bind --preset $argv alt-\> end-of-buffer
 
-    bind --preset $argv alt-d kill-word
-
     bind --preset $argv ctrl-r history-pager
 
     # term-specific special bindings