1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/nvim/main.c b/src/nvim/main.c
index 377b804661..d9ca82784f 100644
--- a/src/nvim/main.c
+++ b/src/nvim/main.c
@@ -921,6 +921,11 @@ static void remote_request(mparm_T *params, int remote_args, char *server_addr,
       os_errmsg(connect_error);
       os_errmsg("\n");
       os_exit(1);
+    } else if (strequal(server_addr, os_getenv("NVIM"))) {
+      os_errmsg("Cannot attach UI of :terminal child to its parent. ");
+      os_errmsg("(Unset $NVIM to skip this check)");
+      os_errmsg("\n");
+      os_exit(1);
     }
 
     ui_client_channel_id = chan;