diff --git a/Src/Zle/zle_refresh.c b/Src/Zle/zle_refresh.c
index 6facff429..21e79ccb5 100644
--- a/Src/Zle/zle_refresh.c
+++ b/Src/Zle/zle_refresh.c
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ zrefresh(void)
     int remetafy;		/* flag that zle line is metafied	     */
     int txtchange;		/* attributes set after prompts              */
     int rprompt_off = 1;	/* Offset of rprompt from right of screen    */
+    int old_incompfunc = incompfunc;
     struct rparams rpms;
 #ifdef MULTIBYTE_SUPPORT
     int width;			/* width of wide character		     */
@@ -1039,6 +1040,23 @@ zrefresh(void)
 	tmpalloced = 0;
     }
 
+    if ((initthingy = rthingy_nocreate("zle-line-pre-redraw"))) {
+	char *args[2];
+	Thingy lbindk_save = lbindk, bindk_save = bindk;
+	refthingy(lbindk_save);
+	refthingy(bindk_save);
+	args[0] = initthingy->nam;
+	args[1] = NULL;
+	incompfunc = 0;
+	execzlefunc(initthingy, args, 0);
+	incompfunc = old_incompfunc;
+	unrefthingy(initthingy);
+	unrefthingy(lbindk);
+	unrefthingy(bindk);
+	lbindk = lbindk_save;
+	bindk = bindk_save;
+    }
+
     /* this will create region_highlights if it's still NULL */
     zle_set_highlight();