1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/api/vim.c b/src/nvim/api/vim.c
index bba7d7b9c2..b1572037cb 100644
--- a/src/nvim/api/vim.c
+++ b/src/nvim/api/vim.c
@@ -59,10 +59,6 @@ void nvim_feedkeys(String keys, String mode, Boolean escape_csi)
   bool typed = false;
   bool execute = false;
 
-  if (keys.size == 0) {
-    return;
-  }
-
   for (size_t i = 0; i < mode.size; ++i) {
     switch (mode.data[i]) {
     case 'n': remap = false; break;
@@ -73,6 +69,10 @@ void nvim_feedkeys(String keys, String mode, Boolean escape_csi)
     }
   }
 
+  if (keys.size == 0 && !execute) {
+    return;
+  }
+
   char *keys_esc;
   if (escape_csi) {
       // Need to escape K_SPECIAL and CSI before putting the string in the