diff --git a/lua/noice/ui/init.lua b/lua/noice/ui/init.lua
index 0150353..3922768 100644
--- a/lua/noice/ui/init.lua
+++ b/lua/noice/ui/init.lua
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ function M.enable()
 
     -- check if we need to update the ui
     if Manager.tick() > tick then
-      -- Util.debug(vim.inspect({ event, tick, kind, ... }))
+      -- Util.debug(vim.inspect({ event, Util.is_blocking(), tick, kind, ... }))
       if Util.is_blocking() then
         -- if event ~= "msg_show" then
         Util.try(Router.update)
diff --git a/lua/noice/util/init.lua b/lua/noice/util/init.lua
index 496b019..f912708 100644
--- a/lua/noice/util/init.lua
+++ b/lua/noice/util/init.lua
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ function M.is_blocking(opts)
     or opts.mode and blocking_mode and ("mode:" .. mode.mode)
     or opts.input and Hacks.before_input and "input"
     or opts.redraw and Hacks.inside_redraw and "redraw"
+    or #require("noice.ui.cmdline").cmdlines > 0 and "cmdline"
     or nil
   return reason ~= nil, reason
 end