diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index eee3c45..556c327 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@
   :commands (hydra-toggle/body
              hydra-zoom/body
              hydra-rectangle/body
+             db/define-feature-shortcuts-hydra
              hydra-feature-shortcuts/body))
 
 (use-package exec-path-from-shell
diff --git a/site-lisp/db-customize.el b/site-lisp/db-customize.el
index ca85974..310f522 100644
--- a/site-lisp/db-customize.el
+++ b/site-lisp/db-customize.el
@@ -155,7 +155,12 @@ short description, a shortcut character, and the function to
 call.  Customizing this variable redefines the global
 `hydra-shortcuts' mapping."
   :group 'personal-settings
-  :type  '(repeat (list string character function)))
+  :type  '(repeat (list string character function))
+  :set #'(lambda (symbol value)
+           (set-default symbol value)
+           ;; Update hydra when already possible available
+           (when (fboundp 'db/define-feature-shortcuts-hydra)
+             (db/define-feature-shortcuts-hydra))))
 
 
 
diff --git a/site-lisp/db-hydras.el b/site-lisp/db-hydras.el
index 3856ac8..57bd963 100644
--- a/site-lisp/db-hydras.el
+++ b/site-lisp/db-hydras.el
@@ -53,13 +53,23 @@ _h_   _l_   _o_k        _y_ank
   ("e" rectangle-exchange-point-and-mark nil)
   ("o" nil nil))
 
-(eval
- `(defhydra hydra-feature-shortcuts (:color blue)
-    ""
-    ,@(mapcar (lambda (entry)
-                (pcase-let ((`(,description ,shortcut ,function) entry))
-                  (list (string shortcut) function description)))
-              db/frequently-used-features)))
+;; The hydra for our frequently used features should be defined here, but should
+;; also be redefined every time `db/frequently-used-features' is redefined via
+;; customize.  To this end, we provide a special function here that defines this
+;; hydra, that can also be called in the setter of
+;; `db/frequently-used-features'.
+
+(defun db/define-feature-shortcuts-hydra ()
+  "Globally define `hydra-feature-shortcuts' for feature shortcuts."
+  (eval
+   `(defhydra hydra-feature-shortcuts (:color blue)
+      ""
+      ,@(mapcar (lambda (entry)
+                  (pcase-let ((`(,description ,shortcut ,function) entry))
+                    (list (string shortcut) function description)))
+                db/frequently-used-features))))
+
+(db/define-feature-shortcuts-hydra)
 
 (provide 'db-hydras)
 ;; db-hydras.el ends here