diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 10c8a1c..19d62a0 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ require("oil").setup({
   -- Selecting a new/moved/renamed file or directory will prompt you to save changes first
   prompt_save_on_select_new_entry = true,
   -- Keymaps in oil buffer. Can be any value that `vim.keymap.set` accepts OR a table of keymap
-  -- options with a `callback` (e.g. { callback = function() ... end, desc = "", nowait = true })
+  -- options with a `callback` (e.g. { callback = function() ... end, desc = "", mode = "n" })
   -- Additionally, if it is a string that matches "actions.<name>",
   -- it will use the mapping at require("oil.actions").<name>
   -- Set to `false` to remove a keymap
diff --git a/doc/oil.txt b/doc/oil.txt
index 17071e8..4414ea4 100644
--- a/doc/oil.txt
+++ b/doc/oil.txt
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ OPTIONS                                                              *oil-option
       -- Selecting a new/moved/renamed file or directory will prompt you to save changes first
       prompt_save_on_select_new_entry = true,
       -- Keymaps in oil buffer. Can be any value that `vim.keymap.set` accepts OR a table of keymap
-      -- options with a `callback` (e.g. { callback = function() ... end, desc = "", nowait = true })
+      -- options with a `callback` (e.g. { callback = function() ... end, desc = "", mode = "n" })
       -- Additionally, if it is a string that matches "actions.<name>",
       -- it will use the mapping at require("oil.actions").<name>
       -- Set to `false` to remove a keymap
diff --git a/lua/oil/config.lua b/lua/oil/config.lua
index 60fc1b8..61fd4be 100644
--- a/lua/oil/config.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/config.lua
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ local default_config = {
   -- Selecting a new/moved/renamed file or directory will prompt you to save changes first
   prompt_save_on_select_new_entry = true,
   -- Keymaps in oil buffer. Can be any value that `vim.keymap.set` accepts OR a table of keymap
-  -- options with a `callback` (e.g. { callback = function() ... end, desc = "", nowait = true })
+  -- options with a `callback` (e.g. { callback = function() ... end, desc = "", mode = "n" })
   -- Additionally, if it is a string that matches "actions.<name>",
   -- it will use the mapping at require("oil.actions").<name>
   -- Set to `false` to remove a keymap
diff --git a/lua/oil/init.lua b/lua/oil/init.lua
index 9ce7c12..6975b87 100644
--- a/lua/oil/init.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/init.lua
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ local function load_oil_buffer(bufnr)
     -- (e.g. ssh) because it will set up the filetype keybinds at the *beginning* of the loading
     -- process.
     vim.bo[bufnr].filetype = "oil"
-    keymap_util.set_keymaps("", config.keymaps, bufnr)
+    keymap_util.set_keymaps(config.keymaps, bufnr)
   end
   loading.set_loading(bufnr, true)
   local winid = vim.api.nvim_get_current_win()
diff --git a/lua/oil/keymap_util.lua b/lua/oil/keymap_util.lua
index 42d09d7..5f8f321 100644
--- a/lua/oil/keymap_util.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/keymap_util.lua
@@ -3,26 +3,43 @@ local layout = require("oil.layout")
 local util = require("oil.util")
 local M = {}
 
+---@param rhs string|table|fun()
+---@return string|fun() rhs
+---@return table opts
+---@return string|nil mode
 local function resolve(rhs)
   if type(rhs) == "string" and vim.startswith(rhs, "actions.") then
     return resolve(actions[vim.split(rhs, ".", { plain = true })[2]])
   elseif type(rhs) == "table" then
     local opts = vim.deepcopy(rhs)
+    local callback = opts.callback
+    local mode = opts.mode
+    if type(rhs.callback) == "string" then
+      local action_opts, action_mode
+      callback, action_opts, action_mode = resolve(rhs.callback)
+      opts = vim.tbl_extend("keep", opts, action_opts)
+      mode = mode or action_mode
+    end
     opts.callback = nil
-    return rhs.callback, opts
+    opts.mode = nil
+    return callback, opts, mode
+  else
+    return rhs, {}
   end
-  return rhs, {}
 end
 
-M.set_keymaps = function(mode, keymaps, bufnr)
+---@param keymaps table<string, string|table|fun()>
+---@param bufnr integer
+M.set_keymaps = function(keymaps, bufnr)
   for k, v in pairs(keymaps) do
-    local rhs, opts = resolve(v)
+    local rhs, opts, mode = resolve(v)
     if rhs then
-      vim.keymap.set(mode, k, rhs, vim.tbl_extend("keep", { buffer = bufnr }, opts))
+      vim.keymap.set(mode or "", k, rhs, vim.tbl_extend("keep", { buffer = bufnr }, opts))
     end
   end
 end
 
+---@param keymaps table<string, string|table|fun()>
 M.show_help = function(keymaps)
   local rhs_to_lhs = {}
   local lhs_to_all_lhs = {}
diff --git a/lua/oil/view.lua b/lua/oil/view.lua
index 751fc60..150bd64 100644
--- a/lua/oil/view.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/view.lua
@@ -357,7 +357,7 @@ M.initialize = function(bufnr)
       )
     end
   end)
-  keymap_util.set_keymaps("", config.keymaps, bufnr)
+  keymap_util.set_keymaps(config.keymaps, bufnr)
 end
 
 ---@param adapter oil.Adapter