diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
index 27d2b3a..53d964f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 source check.vim
 source vim9.vim
+source view_util.vim
 
 def Test_edit_wildcards()
   let filename = 'Xtest'
@@ -207,5 +208,38 @@
   CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
 enddef
 
+def Test_bar_after_command()
+  def RedrawAndEcho()
+    let x = 'did redraw'
+    redraw | echo x
+  enddef
+  RedrawAndEcho()
+  assert_match('did redraw', Screenline(&lines))
+
+  if has('unix')
+    # bar in filter write command does not start new command
+    def WriteToShell()
+      new
+      setline(1, 'some text')
+      w !cat | cat > Xoutfile
+      bwipe!
+    enddef
+    WriteToShell()
+    assert_equal(['some text'], readfile('Xoutfile'))
+    delete('Xoutfile')
+
+    # bar in filter read command does not start new command
+    def ReadFromShell()
+      new
+      r! echo hello there | cat > Xoutfile
+      r !echo again | cat >> Xoutfile
+      bwipe!
+    enddef
+    ReadFromShell()
+    assert_equal(['hello there', 'again'], readfile('Xoutfile'))
+    delete('Xoutfile')
+  endif
+enddef
+
 
 " vim: ts=8 sw=2 sts=2 expandtab tw=80 fdm=marker
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 880051e..d079d29 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1129,
+/**/
     1128,
 /**/
     1127,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 9c2eaf4..5c3d08d 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -6562,12 +6562,33 @@
 {
     char_u  *p;
     int	    has_expr = FALSE;
+    char_u  *nextcmd = (char_u *)"";
 
     if (cctx->ctx_skip == SKIP_YES)
 	goto theend;
 
     if (eap->cmdidx >= 0 && eap->cmdidx < CMD_SIZE)
-	has_expr = (excmd_get_argt(eap->cmdidx) & (EX_XFILE | EX_EXPAND));
+    {
+	long	argt = excmd_get_argt(eap->cmdidx);
+	int	usefilter = FALSE;
+
+	has_expr = argt & (EX_XFILE | EX_EXPAND);
+
+	// If the command can be followed by a bar, find the bar and truncate
+	// it, so that the following command can be compiled.
+	// The '|' is overwritten with a NUL, it is put back below.
+	if ((eap->cmdidx == CMD_write || eap->cmdidx == CMD_read)
+							   && *eap->arg == '!')
+	    // :w !filter or :r !filter or :r! filter
+	    usefilter = TRUE;
+	if ((argt & EX_TRLBAR) && !usefilter)
+	{
+	    separate_nextcmd(eap);
+	    if (eap->nextcmd != NULL)
+		nextcmd = eap->nextcmd;
+	}
+    }
+
     if (eap->cmdidx == CMD_syntax && STRNCMP(eap->arg, "include ", 8) == 0)
     {
 	// expand filename in "syntax include [@group] filename"
@@ -6626,7 +6647,14 @@
 	generate_EXEC(cctx, line);
 
 theend:
-    return (char_u *)"";
+    if (*nextcmd != NUL)
+    {
+	// the parser expects a pointer to the bar, put it back
+	--nextcmd;
+	*nextcmd = '|';
+    }
+
+    return nextcmd;
 }
 
 /*