diff --git a/lua/fzf-lua/core.lua b/lua/fzf-lua/core.lua
index cc8db30a..9901b961 100644
--- a/lua/fzf-lua/core.lua
+++ b/lua/fzf-lua/core.lua
@@ -749,6 +749,12 @@ M.convert_reload_actions = function(reload_cmd, opts)
   if opts._is_skim or not opts.reload_actions then
     return opts
   end
+  -- Does not work with fzf version < 0.36, fzf fails with
+  -- "error 2: bind action not specified:" (#735)
+  local version = utils.fzf_version(opts)
+  if version < 0.36 then
+    return opts
+  end
   for k, v in pairs(opts.actions) do
     local action = type(v) == "function" and v or type(v) == "table" and v[1]
     if type(action) == "function" and opts.reload_actions[action] then
diff --git a/lua/fzf-lua/utils.lua b/lua/fzf-lua/utils.lua
index 9e8f9a50..befb0559 100644
--- a/lua/fzf-lua/utils.lua
+++ b/lua/fzf-lua/utils.lua
@@ -806,6 +806,11 @@ function M.neovim_bind_to_fzf(key)
   return key
 end
 
+function M.fzf_version(opts)
+  local out = M.io_system({ opts.fzf_bin or "fzf", "--version" })
+  return tonumber(out:match("(%d+.%d+)."))
+end
+
 function M.git_version()
   local out = M.io_system({ "git", "--version" })
   return tonumber(out:match("(%d+.%d+)."))