1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/getchar.c b/src/nvim/getchar.c
index 7c5d39bd70..5f3b143998 100644
--- a/src/nvim/getchar.c
+++ b/src/nvim/getchar.c
@@ -2861,8 +2861,10 @@ int inchar(uint8_t *buf, int maxlen, long wait_time)
     }
 
     // Always flush the output characters when getting input characters
-    // from the user.
-    ui_flush();
+    // from the user and not just peeking.
+    if (wait_time == -1L || wait_time > 10L) {
+      ui_flush();
+    }
 
     // Fill up to a third of the buffer, because each character may be
     // tripled below.