diff --git a/src/message.c b/src/message.c
index 985161d..44c4f85 100644
--- a/src/message.c
+++ b/src/message.c
@@ -1641,6 +1641,14 @@
 	attr &= ~MSG_HIST;
     }
 
+    // When drawing over the command line no need to clear it later or remove
+    // the mode message.
+    if (msg_row == cmdline_row && msg_col == 0)
+    {
+	clear_cmdline = FALSE;
+	mode_displayed = FALSE;
+    }
+
     // If the string starts with a composing character first draw a space on
     // which the composing char can be drawn.
     if (enc_utf8 && utf_iscomposing(utf_ptr2char(msgstr)))
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_message_not_cleared_after_mode_1.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_message_not_cleared_after_mode_1.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9e8d20a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_message_not_cleared_after_mode_1.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+>o+0&#ffffff0|n|e| @71
+|t|w|o| @71
+|t|h|r|e@1| @69
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|f+0#0000000&|r|o|m| |D|e|b|u|g|S|i|l|e|n|t| |n|o|r|m|a|l| @33|1|,|1| @10|A|l@1| 
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_message_not_cleared_after_mode_2.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_message_not_cleared_after_mode_2.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49dabef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_message_not_cleared_after_mode_2.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+>o+0&#ffffff0|n|e| @71
+|t|w|o| @71
+|t|h|r|e@1| @69
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|f+0#0000000&|r|o|m| |D|e|b|u|g|S|i|l|e|n|t| |v|i|s|u|a|l| @33|1|,|1| @10|A|l@1| 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_messages.vim b/src/testdir/test_messages.vim
index ff705fe..0647afd 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_messages.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_messages.vim
@@ -336,6 +336,34 @@
   call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
 endfunc
 
+func Test_message_not_cleared_after_mode()
+  CheckRunVimInTerminal
+
+  let lines =<< trim END
+      nmap <silent> gx :call DebugSilent('normal')<CR>
+      vmap <silent> gx :call DebugSilent('visual')<CR>
+      function DebugSilent(arg)
+          echomsg "from DebugSilent" a:arg
+      endfunction
+      set showmode
+      set cmdheight=1
+      call setline(1, ['one', 'two', 'three'])
+  END
+  call writefile(lines, 'XmessageMode', 'D')
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S XmessageMode', {'rows': 10})
+
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, 'gx')
+  call TermWait(buf)
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_message_not_cleared_after_mode_1', {})
+
+  " removing the mode message used to also clear the intended message
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, 'vEgx')
+  call TermWait(buf)
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_message_not_cleared_after_mode_2', {})
+
+  call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+endfunc
+
 " Test verbose message before echo command
 func Test_echo_verbose_system()
   CheckRunVimInTerminal
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 7a1c730..8f382e1 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -696,6 +696,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1634,
+/**/
     1633,
 /**/
     1632,