1 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/eval.c b/src/nvim/eval.c
index 3c9614dfcd..d5ff01e922 100644
--- a/src/nvim/eval.c
+++ b/src/nvim/eval.c
@@ -19816,6 +19816,10 @@ void ex_function(exarg_T *eap)
     goto errret_2;
   }
 
+  if (ui_is_external(kUICmdline)) {
+    ui_call_cmdline_function_show();
+  }
+
   // find extra arguments "range", "dict", "abort" and "closure"
   for (;; ) {
     p = skipwhite(p);
@@ -19868,7 +19872,9 @@ void ex_function(exarg_T *eap)
     if (!eap->skip && did_emsg)
       goto erret;
 
-    msg_putchar('\n');              /* don't overwrite the function name */
+    if (!ui_is_external(kUICmdline)) {
+      msg_putchar('\n');              /* don't overwrite the function name */
+    }
     cmdline_row = msg_row;
   }
 
@@ -20194,6 +20200,9 @@ ret_free:
   xfree(name);
   did_emsg |= saved_did_emsg;
   need_wait_return |= saved_wait_return;
+  if (ui_is_external(kUICmdline)) {
+    ui_call_cmdline_function_hide();
+  }
 }
 
 /// Get a function name, translating "<SID>" and "<SNR>".