diff --git a/eval.go b/eval.go
index e40d37c1..65078e93 100644
--- a/eval.go
+++ b/eval.go
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ func (e *callExpr) eval(app *app, args []string) {
 			log.Printf("entering unknown execution prefix: %q", app.ui.cmdPrefix)
 		}
 	case "cmd-history-next":
-		if app.ui.cmdPrefix == "" {
+		if app.ui.cmdPrefix == "" || app.ui.cmdPrefix == ">" {
 			return
 		}
 		if app.cmdHistoryInd > 0 {
@@ -556,6 +556,9 @@ func (e *callExpr) eval(app *app, args []string) {
 		app.ui.cmdAccRight = nil
 		app.ui.menuBuf = nil
 	case "cmd-history-prev":
+		if app.ui.cmdPrefix == ">" {
+			return
+		}
 		if app.ui.cmdPrefix == "" {
 			app.cmdHistoryInd = 0
 		}