diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 57e0272ce..1ae4b522e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ New or improved bindings
   - The editor's cursor position is copied back to fish. This is currently supported for Vim and Kakoune.
   - Cursor position synchronization is only supported for a set of known editors. This has been extended by also resolving aliases. For example use ``complete --wraps my-vim vim`` to synchronize cursors when `EDITOR=my-vim`.
 - ``backward-kill-path-component`` and friends now treat ``#`` as part of a path component (:issue:`10271`).
+- Bindings like :kbd:`alt-l` that print output in between prompts now work correctly with multiline commandlines.
 - The ``E`` binding in vi mode now correctly handles the last character of the word, by jumping to the next word (:issue:`9700`).
 - If the terminal supports shifted key codes from the [kitty keyboard protocol](https://sw.kovidgoyal.net/kitty/keyboard-protocol/), ``shift-enter`` now inserts a newline instead of executing the command line.
 - Vi mode has seen some improvements but continues to suffer from the lack of people working on it.
diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_anyeditor.fish b/share/functions/__fish_anyeditor.fish
index 2f80fe256..2385d800e 100644
--- a/share/functions/__fish_anyeditor.fish
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_anyeditor.fish
@@ -5,10 +5,9 @@ function __fish_anyeditor --description "Print a editor to use, or an error mess
     else if set -q EDITOR
         echo $EDITOR | read -at editor
     else
-        echo >&2
-        echo >&2 (_ 'External editor requested but $VISUAL or $EDITOR not set.')
-        echo >&2 (_ 'Please set VISUAL or EDITOR to your preferred editor.')
-        commandline -f repaint
+        __fish_echo string join \n -- \
+            (_ 'External editor requested but $VISUAL or $EDITOR not set.') \
+            (_ 'Please set VISUAL or EDITOR to your preferred editor.')
         return 1
     end
     string join \n $editor
diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_echo.fish b/share/functions/__fish_echo.fish
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94768fbdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_echo.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+function __fish_echo --description 'run the given command after the current commandline and redraw the prompt'
+    set -l line (commandline --line)
+    string >&2 repeat -N \n --count=(math (commandline | count) - $line + 1)
+    $argv >&2
+    string >&2 repeat -N \n --count=(math (count (fish_prompt)) - 1)
+    string >&2 repeat -N \n --count=(math $line - 1)
+    commandline -f repaint
+end
diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_list_current_token.fish b/share/functions/__fish_list_current_token.fish
index 59db6697f..5ecac9fec 100644
--- a/share/functions/__fish_list_current_token.fish
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_list_current_token.fish
@@ -3,19 +3,16 @@
 
 function __fish_list_current_token -d "List contents of token under the cursor if it is a directory, otherwise list the contents of the current directory"
     set -l val (commandline -t | string replace -r '^~' "$HOME")
-    printf "\n"
+    set -l cmd
     if test -d $val
-        ls $val
+        set cmd ls $val
     else
         set -l dir (dirname -- $val)
         if test $dir != . -a -d $dir
-            ls $dir
+            set cmd ls $dir
         else
-            ls
+            set cmd ls
         end
     end
-
-    string repeat -N \n --count=(math (count (fish_prompt)) - 1)
-
-    commandline -f repaint
+    __fish_echo $cmd
 end
diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_whatis_current_token.fish b/share/functions/__fish_whatis_current_token.fish
index 62cf09fbb..7034c791c 100644
--- a/share/functions/__fish_whatis_current_token.fish
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_whatis_current_token.fish
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ function __fish_whatis_current_token -d "Show man page entries or function descr
     test -n "$token"
     or return
 
-    printf "\n"
     set -l desc "$token: nothing appropriate."
 
     set -l tokentype (type --type $token 2>/dev/null)
@@ -26,9 +25,5 @@ function __fish_whatis_current_token -d "Show man page entries or function descr
             and set desc $tmpdesc
     end
 
-    printf "%s\n" $desc
-
-    string repeat -N \n --count=(math (count (fish_prompt)) - 1)
-
-    commandline -f repaint
+    __fish_echo string join \n -- $desc
 end
diff --git a/share/functions/fish_job_summary.fish b/share/functions/fish_job_summary.fish
index fbff670de..9a8bdffa6 100644
--- a/share/functions/fish_job_summary.fish
+++ b/share/functions/fish_job_summary.fish
@@ -27,30 +27,25 @@ function fish_job_summary -a job_id is_foreground cmd_line signal_or_end_name si
     set -l max_cmd_len 32
     set cmd_line (string shorten -m$max_cmd_len -- $cmd_line)
 
-    if test $is_foreground -eq 0; and test $signal_or_end_name != STOPPED
-        # Add a newline *before* our message so we get the message after the commandline.
-        echo >&2
-    end
-
+    set -l message
     switch $signal_or_end_name
         case STOPPED
-            printf ( _ "fish: Job %s, '%s' has stopped\n" ) $job_id $cmd_line
+            set message (printf ( _ "fish: Job %s, '%s' has stopped\n" ) $job_id $cmd_line)
         case ENDED
-            printf ( _ "fish: Job %s, '%s' has ended\n" ) $job_id $cmd_line
+            set message (printf ( _ "fish: Job %s, '%s' has ended\n" ) $job_id $cmd_line)
         case 'SIG*'
             if test -n "$proc_pid"
-                printf ( _ "fish: Process %s, '%s' from job %s, '%s' terminated by signal %s (%s)\n" ) \
-                    $proc_pid $proc_name $job_id $cmd_line $signal_or_end_name $signal_desc
+                set message (printf ( _ "fish: Process %s, '%s' from job %s, '%s' terminated by signal %s (%s)\n" ) \
+                    $proc_pid $proc_name $job_id $cmd_line $signal_or_end_name $signal_desc)
             else
-                printf ( _ "fish: Job %s, '%s' terminated by signal %s (%s)\n" ) \
-                    $job_id $cmd_line $signal_or_end_name $signal_desc
+                set message (printf ( _ "fish: Job %s, '%s' terminated by signal %s (%s)\n" ) \
+                    $job_id $cmd_line $signal_or_end_name $signal_desc)
             end
-    end >&2
+    end
 
     if test $is_foreground -eq 0; and test $signal_or_end_name != STOPPED
-        # We want one newline per line in the prompt after the first.
-        # To ensure that, don't let `string repeat` add a newline. See #9044.
-        string repeat -N \n --count=(math (count (fish_prompt)) - 1) >&2
-        commandline -f repaint
+        __fish_echo string join \n -- $message
+    else
+        string join >&2 \n -- $message
     end
 end