diff --git a/docs/examples/guide/command_palette/command01.py b/docs/examples/guide/command_palette/command01.py
index dfe3b2c62c..fe7b64d836 100644
--- a/docs/examples/guide/command_palette/command01.py
+++ b/docs/examples/guide/command_palette/command01.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 from textual.app import App, SystemCommandsResult
+from textual.screen import Screen
 
 
 class BellCommandApp(App):
     """An app with a 'bell' command."""
 
-    def get_system_commands(self) -> SystemCommandsResult:
-        yield from super().get_system_commands()  # (1)!
+    def get_system_commands(self, screen: Screen) -> SystemCommandsResult:
+        yield from super().get_system_commands(screen)  # (1)!
         yield ("Bell", "Ring the bell", self.bell)  # (2)!
 
 
diff --git a/docs/guide/command_palette.md b/docs/guide/command_palette.md
index d7bc88cfff..b327ddeeec 100644
--- a/docs/guide/command_palette.md
+++ b/docs/guide/command_palette.md
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ Textual apps have a number of *system* commands enabled by default.
 These are declared in the [`App.get_system_commands`][textual.app.App.get_system_commands] method.
 You can implement this method in your App class to add more commands.
 
-To declare a command `yield` a tuple of `(TITLE, HELP TEXT, CALLABLE)`.
+To declare a command, define a `get_system_commands` method, which will receive the screen that was active when the user summoned the command palette. 
+You can add a command by yielding a tuple of `(TITLE, HELP TEXT, CALLABLE)`.
 The `TITLE` and `HELP TEXT` values are shown in the command palette.
 If the user selects that command, then Textual will invoke `CALLABLE`.
 
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ Here's how we would add a command to ring the terminal bell (a super useful piec
     ```python title="command01.py" hl_lines="18-24 29"
     --8<-- "docs/examples/guide/command_palette/command01.py"
     ```
-    
+
     1. Adds the default commands from the base class.
     2. Adds a new command.
 
diff --git a/docs/widgets/footer.md b/docs/widgets/footer.md
index 3d9b0b47de..1227791b8d 100644
--- a/docs/widgets/footer.md
+++ b/docs/widgets/footer.md
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ widget. Notice how the `Footer` automatically displays the keybinding.
 
 | Name                   | Type   | Default | Description                                                                                |
 | ---------------------- | ------ | ------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
-| `upper_case_keys`      | `bool` | `False` | Display the keys in upper case.                                                            |
-| `ctrl_to_caret`        | `bool` | `True`  | Replace "ctrl+" with "^" to denote a key that requires holding ++CTRL++                    |
 | `compact`              | `bool` | `False` | Display a more compact footer.                                                             |
 | `show_command_palette` | `bool` | `True`  | Display the key to invoke the command palette (show on the right hand side of the footer). |
 
diff --git a/src/textual/app.py b/src/textual/app.py
index 384f07785f..531a7f82b0 100644
--- a/src/textual/app.py
+++ b/src/textual/app.py
@@ -928,11 +928,12 @@ def active_bindings(self) -> dict[str, ActiveBinding]:
         """
         return self.screen.active_bindings
 
-    def get_system_commands(
-        self,
-    ) -> SystemCommandsResult:
+    def get_system_commands(self, screen: Screen) -> SystemCommandsResult:
         """A generator of system commands used in the command palette.
 
+        Args:
+            screen: The screen where the command palette was invoked from.
+
         Implement this method in your App subclass if you want to add custom commands.
         Here is an example:
 
@@ -967,7 +968,7 @@ def get_system_commands(self):
             self.action_quit,
         )
 
-        if self.screen.query("HelpPanel"):
+        if screen.query("HelpPanel"):
             yield (
                 "Hide keys and help panel",
                 "Hide the keys and widget help panel",
diff --git a/src/textual/system_commands.py b/src/textual/system_commands.py
index fa1e8d7884..b01d97cf2c 100644
--- a/src/textual/system_commands.py
+++ b/src/textual/system_commands.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class SystemCommandsProvider(Provider):
     @property
     def _system_commands(self) -> Iterable[tuple[str, str, IgnoreReturnCallbackType]]:
         """The system commands to reveal to the command palette."""
-        yield from self.app.get_system_commands()
+        yield from self.app.get_system_commands(self.screen)
 
     async def discover(self) -> Hits:
         """Handle a request for the discovery commands for this provider.