diff --git a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
index 3af20c49f5e..ed320dd5829 100755
--- a/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/fakevim/fakevimhandler.cpp
@@ -1251,6 +1251,7 @@ EventResult FakeVimHandler::Private::handleCommandMode(int key, int unmodified,
         moveToEndOfLine();
         setDotCommand("A");
         m_lastInsertion.clear();
+        updateMiniBuffer();
     } else if (key == control('a')) {
         // FIXME: eat it to prevent the global "select all" shortcut to trigger
     } else if (key == 'b') {