3 files changed, 10 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/ex_getln.c b/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
index dd23f6ece9..b2acc561be 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
+++ b/src/nvim/ex_getln.c
@@ -1597,7 +1597,7 @@ static int command_line_insert_reg(CommandLineState *s)
 
   bool literally = false;
   if (s->c != ESC) {               // use ESC to cancel inserting register
-    literally = i == Ctrl_R;
+    literally = i == Ctrl_R || is_literal_register(s->c);
     cmdline_paste(s->c, literally, false);
 
     // When there was a serious error abort getting the
diff --git a/src/nvim/ops.c b/src/nvim/ops.c
index de77cdd238..c39a3273da 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ops.c
+++ b/src/nvim/ops.c
@@ -854,15 +854,6 @@ static bool is_append_register(int regname)
   return ASCII_ISUPPER(regname);
 }
 
-/// @see get_yank_register
-/// @returns true when register should be inserted literally
-/// (selection or clipboard)
-static inline bool is_literal_register(int regname)
-  FUNC_ATTR_CONST
-{
-  return regname == '*' || regname == '+';
-}
-
 /// @return  a copy of contents in register `name` for use in do_put. Should be
 ///          freed by caller.
 yankreg_T *copy_register(int name)
diff --git a/src/nvim/ops.h b/src/nvim/ops.h
index 81e006be27..e378d2f7b5 100644
--- a/src/nvim/ops.h
+++ b/src/nvim/ops.h
@@ -123,6 +123,15 @@ static inline int op_reg_index(const int regname)
   }
 }
 
+/// @see get_yank_register
+/// @return  true when register should be inserted literally
+/// (selection or clipboard)
+static inline bool is_literal_register(const int regname)
+  FUNC_ATTR_CONST
+{
+  return regname == '*' || regname == '+';
+}
+
 #ifdef INCLUDE_GENERATED_DECLARATIONS
 # include "ops.h.generated.h"
 #endif