1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/edit.c b/src/nvim/edit.c
index 6bcf5e804a..427623e052 100644
--- a/src/nvim/edit.c
+++ b/src/nvim/edit.c
@@ -254,7 +254,16 @@ edit (
 )
 {
   if (curbuf->terminal) {
-    terminal_enter();
+    if (ex_normal_busy) {
+      // don't enter terminal mode from `ex_normal`, which can result in all
+      // kinds of havoc(such as terminal mode recursiveness). Instead, set a
+      // flag that allow us to force-set the value of `restart_edit` before
+      // `ex_normal` returns
+      restart_edit = 'i';
+      force_restart_edit = true;
+    } else {
+      terminal_enter();
+    }
     return false;
   }