diff --git a/src/getchar.c b/src/getchar.c
index 52b1853..9fcc62b 100644
--- a/src/getchar.c
+++ b/src/getchar.c
@@ -1919,7 +1919,7 @@
  *	This may do a blocking wait if "advance" is TRUE.
  *
  * if "advance" is TRUE (vgetc()):
- *	really get the character.
+ *	Really get the character.
  *	KeyTyped is set to TRUE in the case the user typed the key.
  *	KeyStuffed is TRUE if the character comes from the stuff buffer.
  * if "advance" is FALSE (vpeekc()):
@@ -3987,6 +3987,9 @@
     int		len = 1;
     char_u	*mapchars;
 
+    if (message_filtered(mp->m_keys) && message_filtered(mp->m_str))
+	return;
+
     if (msg_didout || msg_silent != 0)
     {
 	msg_putchar('\n');