diff --git a/src/reader.cpp b/src/reader.cpp
index 239320c29..a236ef480 100644
--- a/src/reader.cpp
+++ b/src/reader.cpp
@@ -1578,7 +1578,6 @@ void reader_data_t::delete_char(bool backward) {
 void reader_data_t::insert_string(editable_line_t *el, const wcstring &str) {
     if (str.empty()) return;
 
-    command_line_has_transient_edit = false;
     if (!history_search.active() && want_to_coalesce_insertion_of(*el, str)) {
         el->insert_coalesce(str);
         assert(el->undo_history.may_coalesce);
@@ -1587,7 +1586,10 @@ void reader_data_t::insert_string(editable_line_t *el, const wcstring &str) {
         el->undo_history.may_coalesce = el->undo_history.try_coalesce || (str.size() == 1);
     }
 
-    if (el == &command_line) suppress_autosuggestion = false;
+    if (el == &command_line) {
+        command_line_has_transient_edit = false;
+        suppress_autosuggestion = false;
+    }
     // The pager needs to be refiltered.
     if (el == &this->pager.search_field_line) {
         command_line_changed(el);
diff --git a/tests/checks/tmux-complete.fish b/tests/checks/tmux-complete.fish
index 3c12a02ac..f29a1e98c 100644
--- a/tests/checks/tmux-complete.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/tmux-complete.fish
@@ -39,3 +39,12 @@ isolated-tmux capture-pane -p | sed -n '1p;$p'
 # CHECK: prompt 3> begin
 # Also ensure that the pager is actually fully disclosed.
 # CHECK: rows 1 to {{\d+}} of {{\d+}}
+
+# Canceling the pager removes the inserted completion, no mater what happens in the search field.
+# The common prefix remains because it is inserted before the pager is shown.
+isolated-tmux send-keys C-c
+tmux-sleep
+isolated-tmux send-keys C-l foo2 Space BTab b BSpace b Escape
+tmux-sleep
+isolated-tmux capture-pane -p
+# CHECK: prompt 3> foo2 aa