diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index 26f4219..e5de379 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -10040,6 +10040,7 @@
 {
     restart_edit = 0;
     stop_insert_mode = TRUE;
+    clearmode();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/proto/screen.pro b/src/proto/screen.pro
index aad8187..f8b14c4 100644
--- a/src/proto/screen.pro
+++ b/src/proto/screen.pro
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 int screen_del_lines(int off, int row, int line_count, int end, int force, win_T *wp);
 int showmode(void);
 void unshowmode(int force);
+void clearmode(void);
 void get_trans_bufname(buf_T *buf);
 int redrawing(void);
 int messaging(void);
diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index 9d854a2..77fb3b9 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -10184,12 +10184,19 @@
     if (!redrawing() || (!force && char_avail() && !KeyTyped))
 	redraw_cmdline = TRUE;		/* delete mode later */
     else
-    {
-	msg_pos_mode();
-	if (Recording)
-	    recording_mode(hl_attr(HLF_CM));
-	msg_clr_eos();
-    }
+	clearmode();
+}
+
+/*
+ * Clear the mode message.
+ */
+    void
+clearmode()
+{
+    msg_pos_mode();
+    if (Recording)
+	recording_mode(hl_attr(HLF_CM));
+    msg_clr_eos();
 }
 
     static void
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e7235c1..ab2cc39 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -749,6 +749,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1696,
+/**/
     1695,
 /**/
     1694,