diff --git a/eval.go b/eval.go
index 83ebf8c..027b576 100644
--- a/eval.go
+++ b/eval.go
@@ -491,7 +491,10 @@ func insert(app *app, arg string) {
 }
 
 func (e *callExpr) eval(app *app, args []string) {
-	if app.ui.cmdPrefix != "" && e.name != "redraw" && !strings.HasPrefix(e.name, "cmd-") {
+	if app.ui.cmdPrefix != "" &&
+		app.ui.cmdPrefix != ">" &&
+		e.name != "redraw" &&
+		!strings.HasPrefix(e.name, "cmd-") {
 		app.ui.menuBuf = nil
 		app.ui.cmdAccLeft = nil
 		app.ui.cmdAccRight = nil