1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/normal.c b/src/nvim/normal.c
index 1f7cc6c4f6..7979d2502e 100644
--- a/src/nvim/normal.c
+++ b/src/nvim/normal.c
@@ -1990,6 +1990,9 @@ static void display_showcmd(void)
     return;
   }
   // 'showcmdloc' is "last" or empty
+  if (p_ch == 0 && !ui_has(kUIMessages)) {
+    return;
+  }
 
   if (ui_has(kUIMessages)) {
     MAXSIZE_TEMP_ARRAY(content, 1);