diff --git a/elisp/org-mu4e-compose.el b/elisp/org-mu4e-compose.el
index 1922992..9aff8dc 100644
--- a/elisp/org-mu4e-compose.el
+++ b/elisp/org-mu4e-compose.el
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ does.")
   (symbol-function 'mu4e-compose-mode)
   "The `message-mode' (or derived mode) used by `org-mu4e-compose-mode'.")
 
+(defvar org-mu4e--old-mail-user-agent nil
+  "Previous value of `mail-user-agent'.
+Set by `org-mu4e-mode'.")
+
 (defvar-local org-mu4e--preview-message-buffer nil
   "The message buffer that backs this preview buffer.")
 
@@ -432,6 +436,12 @@ WIDE is the same as `mu4e-compose-reply'."
   (interactive "P")
   (org-mu4e-compose-reply-to nil wide))
 
+;;;###autoload
+(defun org-mu4e-compose-wide-reply ()
+  "`org-mu4e-compose-mode' version of `mu4e-compose-wide-reply'."
+  (interactive)
+  (org-mu4e-compose-reply-to nil t))
+
 ;;;###autoload
 (defun org-mu4e-compose-edit ()
   "This is like `mu4e-compose-edit', but utilizes `org-mu4e-compose-mode'."
@@ -439,6 +449,13 @@ WIDE is the same as `mu4e-compose-reply'."
   (org-mu4e--with-replaced-compse-func
    (mu4e-compose-edit)))
 
+;;;###autoload
+(defun org-mu4e-compose-forward ()
+  "`org-mu4e-compose-mode' version of `mu4e-compose-forward'."
+  (interactive)
+  (org-mu4e--with-replaced-compse-func
+   (mu4e-compose-forward)))
+
 ;;;###autoload
 (defvar-keymap org-mu4e-compose-mode-map
   :parent org-mode-map
@@ -558,5 +575,91 @@ This is derived from `org-mode', but it also essentially runs
   "Return `org-mu4e-user-agent'."
   'org-mu4e-user-agent)
 
+;; ########################
+;; # Global override mode #
+;; ########################
+(defun org-mu4e--make-override-keymap (parent)
+  "Create and return new override keymap for PARENT.
+An override keymap is the same as PARENT except that it remaps certain mu4e
+functions to their org-mu4e equivalents."
+  (let ((map (make-sparse-keymap)))
+    (set-keymap-parent map parent)
+    (define-key map [remap mu4e-compose-new] #'org-mu4e-compose-new)
+    (define-key map [remap mu4e-compose-forward] #'org-mu4e-compose-forward)
+    (define-key map [remap mu4e-compose-reply] #'org-mu4e-compose-reply)
+    (define-key map [remap mu4e-compose-reply-to] #'org-mu4e-compose-reply-to)
+    (define-key map [remap mu4e-compose-wide-reply]
+                #'org-mu4e-compose-wide-reply)
+    (define-key map [remap mu4e-compose-edit] #'org-mu4e-compose-edit)
+    map))
+
+(define-minor-mode org-mu4e--main-override-mode
+  "Minor mode to replace key bindings in `mu4e-headers-mode'."
+  :interactive nil
+  :keymap (org-mu4e--make-override-keymap mu4e-main-mode-map))
+
+(define-minor-mode org-mu4e--headers-override-mode
+  "Minor mode to replace key bindings in `mu4e-headers-mode'."
+  :interactive nil
+  :keymap (org-mu4e--make-override-keymap mu4e-headers-mode-map))
+
+(define-minor-mode org-mu4e--view-override-mode
+  "Minor mode to replace key bindings in `mu4e-headers-mode'."
+  :interactive nil
+  :keymap (org-mu4e--make-override-keymap mu4e-view-mode-map))
+
+(defun org-mu4e--enable-override-mode ()
+  "Enable `org-mu4e-override-mode'."
+  (setq org-mu4e--old-mail-user-agent mail-user-agent)
+  (setopt mail-user-agent 'org-mu4e-user-agent)
+  (add-hook 'mu4e-main-mode-hook #'org-mu4e--main-override-mode)
+  (add-hook 'mu4e-headers-mode-hook #'org-mu4e--headers-override-mode)
+  (add-hook 'mu4e-view-mode-hook #'org-mu4e--view-override-mode)
+  (dolist (buffer (buffer-list))
+    (with-current-buffer buffer
+      (cond
+       ((derived-mode-p 'mu4e-main-mode)
+        (org-mu4e--main-override-mode))
+       ((derived-mode-p 'mu4e-headers-mode)
+        (org-mu4e--headers-override-mode))
+       ((derived-mode-p 'mu4e-view-mode)
+        (org-mu4e--view-override-mode))))))
+
+(defun org-mu4e--disable-override-mode ()
+  "Disable `org-mu4e-override-mode'."
+  (setopt mail-user-agent org-mu4e--old-mail-user-agent)
+  (remove-hook 'mu4e-main-mode-hook #'org-mu4e--main-override-mode)
+  (remove-hook 'mu4e-headers-mode-hook #'org-mu4e--headers-override-mode)
+  (remove-hook 'mu4e-view-mode-hoook #'org-mu4e--view-override-mode)
+  (dolist (buffer (buffer-list))
+    (with-current-buffer buffer
+      (org-mu4e--main-override-mode -1)
+      (org-mu4e--headers-override-mode -1)
+      (org-mu4e--view-override-mode -1))))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(define-minor-mode org-mu4e-override-mode
+  "Minor mode to replace all mu4e commands with their org-mu4e variant.
+This also sets `mail-user-agent'."
+  :global t
+  :group 'org-mu4e
+  (if org-mu4e-override-mode
+      (org-mu4e--enable-override-mode)
+    (org-mu4e--disable-override-mode)))
+
+;;;###autoload
+(defun org-mu4e-install-evil-bindings ()
+  "Convenience function to install useful evil keybindings for org-mu4e.
+Note that this mutates some org-mu4e keymaps (but not any mu4e keymaps)."
+  (require 'evil)
+  (evil-define-key '(normal visual) org-mu4e-compose-mode-map
+    "G" #'mu4e-compose-goto-bottom
+    "gg" #'mu4e-compose-goto-top)
+  (evil-define-key 'normal org-mu4e-compose-mode-map
+    "ZZ" #'message-send-and-exit
+    "ZD" #'message-dont-send
+    "ZQ" #'message-kill-buffer
+    "ZF" #'mml-attach-file))
+
 (provide 'org-mu4e-compose)
 ;;; org-mu4e-compose.el ends here
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 2b13c7a..6401647 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -3414,38 +3414,35 @@ This is the same as `evil-ret' except that it works for links in
 ;; mu4e compose HTML messages
 (use-package org-mime)
 (require 'org-mu4e-compose)
-(setq mail-user-agent 'org-mu4e-user-agent
-      org-mime-org-html-with-latex-default 'dvisvgm
-      org-mime-export-options '(:with-latex dvisvgm :with-footnotes t))
-(evil-define-key '(normal visual) org-mu4e-compose-mode-map
-  "G" #'mu4e-compose-goto-bottom
-  "gg" #'mu4e-compose-goto-top)
-(evil-define-key 'normal org-mu4e-compose-mode-map
-  "ZZ" #'message-send-and-exit
-  "ZD" #'message-dont-send
-  "ZQ" #'message-kill-buffer
-  "ZF" #'mml-attach-file)
-(evil-define-key 'normal mu4e-view-mode-map
-  "R" #'org-mu4e-compose-reply
-  "cr" #'org-mu4e-compose-reply
-  "ce" #'org-mu4e-compose-edit
-  "C" #'org-mu4e-compose-new)
-(evil-define-key 'normal mu4e-headers-mode-map
-  "R" #'org-mu4e-compose-reply
-  "cr" #'org-mu4e-compose-reply
-  "E" #'org-mu4e-compose-edit
-  "ce" #'org-mu4e-compose-edit
-  "C" #'org-mu4e-compose-new)
-(evil-define-key 'normal mu4e-main-mode-map
-  "C" #'compose-mail
-  "cc" #'compose-mail)
-(defun my/-setup-org-mu4e-compose-mode ()
-  "Setup up stuff in `org-mu4e-compose' buffers."
-  (setq-local ltex-eglot-variable-save-method 'file)
-  ;; this should come last so it can pick up the above
-  ;; (my/eglot-if-trusted)
-  )
-(add-hook 'org-mu4e-compose-mode-hook #'my/-setup-org-mu4e-compose-mode)
+(with-eval-after-load 'org-mu4e-compose
+  (org-mu4e-override-mode))
+(setq ;; mail-user-agent 'org-mu4e-user-agent
+ org-mime-org-html-with-latex-default 'dvisvgm
+ org-mime-export-options '(:with-latex dvisvgm :with-footnotes t))
+;; (evil-define-key '(normal visual) org-mu4e-compose-mode-map
+;;   "G" #'mu4e-compose-goto-bottom
+;;   "gg" #'mu4e-compose-goto-top)
+;; (evil-define-key 'normal org-mu4e-compose-mode-map
+;;   "ZZ" #'message-send-and-exit
+;;   "ZD" #'message-dont-send
+;;   "ZQ" #'message-kill-buffer
+;;   "ZF" #'mml-attach-file)
+;; (evil-define-key 'normal mu4e-view-mode-map
+;;   "R" #'org-mu4e-compose-reply
+;;   "cr" #'org-mu4e-compose-reply
+;;   "ce" #'org-mu4e-compose-edit
+;;   "C" #'org-mu4e-compose-new
+;;   "cc" #'org-mu4e-compose-new
+;;   "cw" #'org-mu4e-compose-wide-reply)
+;; (evil-define-key 'normal mu4e-headers-mode-map
+;;   "R" #'org-mu4e-compose-reply
+;;   "cr" #'org-mu4e-compose-reply
+;;   "E" #'org-mu4e-compose-edit
+;;   "ce" #'org-mu4e-compose-edit
+;;   "C" #'org-mu4e-compose-new)
+;; (evil-define-key 'normal mu4e-main-mode-map
+;;   "C" #'compose-mail
+;;   "cc" #'compose-mail)
 (setopt mu4e-compose-switch 'display-buffer)
 (defun my/-match-mu4e-message-buffer (buffer _action)
   "Matcher for mu4e message buffers for `display-buffer-alist'.