diff --git a/cmd-parse.y b/cmd-parse.y
index 41bcdaa8..2375370b 100644
--- a/cmd-parse.y
+++ b/cmd-parse.y
@@ -341,7 +341,8 @@ commands	: command
 			struct cmd_parse_state	*ps = &parse_state;
 
 			$$ = cmd_parse_new_commands();
-			if (ps->scope == NULL || ps->scope->flag)
+			if ($1->name != NULL &&
+			    (ps->scope == NULL || ps->scope->flag))
 				TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL($$, $1, entry);
 			else
 				cmd_parse_free_command($1);
@@ -360,7 +361,8 @@ commands	: command
 		{
 			struct cmd_parse_state	*ps = &parse_state;
 
-			if (ps->scope == NULL || ps->scope->flag) {
+			if ($3->name != NULL &&
+			    (ps->scope == NULL || ps->scope->flag)) {
 				$$ = $1;
 				TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL($$, $3, entry);
 			} else {
@@ -641,8 +643,6 @@ cmd_parse_build_commands(struct cmd_parse_commands *cmds,
 	 * command list.
 	 */
 	TAILQ_FOREACH_SAFE(cmd, cmds, entry, next) {
-		if (cmd->name == NULL)
-			continue;
 		alias = cmd_get_alias(cmd->name);
 		if (alias == NULL)
 			continue;
@@ -688,8 +688,6 @@ cmd_parse_build_commands(struct cmd_parse_commands *cmds,
 	 */
 	result = cmd_list_new();
 	TAILQ_FOREACH(cmd, cmds, entry) {
-		if (cmd->name == NULL)
-			continue;
 		log_debug("%s: %u %s", __func__, cmd->line, cmd->name);
 		cmd_log_argv(cmd->argc, cmd->argv, __func__);
 
diff --git a/resize.c b/resize.c
index b4142a70..96d733f0 100644
--- a/resize.c
+++ b/resize.c
@@ -66,10 +66,26 @@ resize_window(struct window *w, u_int sx, u_int sy, int xpixel, int ypixel)
 static int
 ignore_client_size(struct client *c)
 {
+	struct client	*loop;
+
 	if (c->session == NULL)
 		return (1);
 	if (c->flags & CLIENT_NOSIZEFLAGS)
 		return (1);
+	if (c->flags & CLIENT_READONLY) {
+		/*
+		 * Ignore readonly clients if there are any attached clients
+		 * that aren't readonly.
+		 */
+		TAILQ_FOREACH (loop, &clients, entry) {
+			if (loop->session == NULL)
+				continue;
+			if (loop->flags & CLIENT_NOSIZEFLAGS)
+				continue;
+			if (~loop->flags & CLIENT_READONLY)
+				return (1);
+		}
+	}
 	if ((c->flags & CLIENT_CONTROL) && (~c->flags & CLIENT_SIZECHANGED))
 		return (1);
 	return (0);
diff --git a/tmux.h b/tmux.h
index 0248110a..bb4850b2 100644
--- a/tmux.h
+++ b/tmux.h
@@ -1592,8 +1592,7 @@ struct client {
 #define CLIENT_NOSIZEFLAGS	\
 	(CLIENT_DEAD|		\
 	 CLIENT_SUSPENDED|	\
-	 CLIENT_DETACHING|	\
-	 CLIENT_READONLY)
+	 CLIENT_DETACHING)
 	int		 flags;
 	struct key_table *keytable;