diff --git a/cmd-send-keys.c b/cmd-send-keys.c
index e54574fe..5c6db347 100644
--- a/cmd-send-keys.c
+++ b/cmd-send-keys.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ cmd_send_keys_inject(struct client *c, struct cmdq_item *item, key_code key)
 	bd = RB_FIND(key_bindings, &table->key_bindings, &bd_find);
 	if (bd != NULL) {
 		table->references++;
-		key_bindings_dispatch(bd, c, NULL, &item->target);
+		key_bindings_dispatch(bd, item, c, NULL, &item->target);
 		key_bindings_unref_table(table);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/key-bindings.c b/key-bindings.c
index 9e327655..8f56cbee 100644
--- a/key-bindings.c
+++ b/key-bindings.c
@@ -400,11 +400,11 @@ key_bindings_read_only(struct cmdq_item *item, __unused void *data)
 }
 
 void
-key_bindings_dispatch(struct key_binding *bd, struct client *c,
-    struct mouse_event *m, struct cmd_find_state *fs)
+key_bindings_dispatch(struct key_binding *bd, struct cmdq_item *item,
+    struct client *c, struct mouse_event *m, struct cmd_find_state *fs)
 {
 	struct cmd		*cmd;
-	struct cmdq_item	*item;
+	struct cmdq_item	*new_item;
 	int			 readonly;
 
 	readonly = 1;
@@ -413,11 +413,14 @@ key_bindings_dispatch(struct key_binding *bd, struct client *c,
 			readonly = 0;
 	}
 	if (!readonly && (c->flags & CLIENT_READONLY))
-		cmdq_append(c, cmdq_get_callback(key_bindings_read_only, NULL));
+		new_item = cmdq_get_callback(key_bindings_read_only, NULL);
 	else {
-		item = cmdq_get_command(bd->cmdlist, fs, m, 0);
+		new_item = cmdq_get_command(bd->cmdlist, fs, m, 0);
 		if (bd->flags & KEY_BINDING_REPEAT)
-			item->shared->flags |= CMDQ_SHARED_REPEAT;
-		cmdq_append(c, item);
+			new_item->shared->flags |= CMDQ_SHARED_REPEAT;
 	}
+	if (item != NULL)
+		cmdq_insert_after(item, new_item);
+	else
+		cmdq_append(c, new_item);
 }
diff --git a/server-client.c b/server-client.c
index ae8e0d6e..0ac38175 100644
--- a/server-client.c
+++ b/server-client.c
@@ -947,7 +947,7 @@ retry:
 		server_status_client(c);
 
 		/* Execute the key binding. */
-		key_bindings_dispatch(bd, c, m, &fs);
+		key_bindings_dispatch(bd, NULL, c, m, &fs);
 		key_bindings_unref_table(table);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index ea02cebf..9d0cd960 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -1801,8 +1801,8 @@ void	 key_bindings_add(const char *, key_code, int, struct cmd_list *);
 void	 key_bindings_remove(const char *, key_code);
 void	 key_bindings_remove_table(const char *);
 void	 key_bindings_init(void);
-void	 key_bindings_dispatch(struct key_binding *, struct client *,
-	     struct mouse_event *, struct cmd_find_state *);
+void	 key_bindings_dispatch(struct key_binding *, struct cmdq_item *,
+	     struct client *, struct mouse_event *, struct cmd_find_state *);
 
 /* key-string.c */
 key_code	 key_string_lookup_string(const char *);