diff --git a/lua/noice/message/router.lua b/lua/noice/message/router.lua
index c556d03..786f7c8 100644
--- a/lua/noice/message/router.lua
+++ b/lua/noice/message/router.lua
@@ -215,4 +215,22 @@ function M.update()
   M._updating = false
 end
 
+function M.echo_pending()
+  local messages = Manager.get({ event = "msg_show" }, { sort = true })
+  local chunks = {}
+  for _, message in ipairs(messages) do
+    for _, line in ipairs(message._lines) do
+      ---@param t NuiText
+      local chunk = vim.tbl_map(function(t)
+        return { t:content(), t.extmark.hl_group }
+      end, line._texts)
+      vim.list_extend(chunks, chunk)
+    end
+  end
+  chunks[#chunks + 1] = { "foobar", "Normal" }
+  -- vim.opt.cmdheight = 10
+  -- vim.opt.more = false
+  vim.api.nvim_echo(chunks, true, {})
+end
+
 return M
diff --git a/lua/noice/ui/init.lua b/lua/noice/ui/init.lua
index 7bc2c22..81b3d24 100644
--- a/lua/noice/ui/init.lua
+++ b/lua/noice/ui/init.lua
@@ -103,12 +103,17 @@ function M.enable()
     end
     stack_level = stack_level - 1
   end)
+
+function M.redirect()
+  M.disable()
+  Router.echo_pending()
+  vim.schedule(M.enable)
 end
 
 function M.disable()
   if M._attached then
-    vim.ui_detach(Config.ns)
     M._attached = false
+    vim.ui_detach(Config.ns)
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/lua/noice/util/hacks.lua b/lua/noice/util/hacks.lua
index 7741bdb..8acd26d 100644
--- a/lua/noice/util/hacks.lua
+++ b/lua/noice/util/hacks.lua
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ end
 ---@see https://github.com/neovim/neovim/issues/20311
 M.before_input = false
 function M.fix_input()
-  local function wrap(fn, skip)
+  local function wrap(fn, skip, redirect)
     return function(...)
       if skip and skip(...) then
         return fn(...)
@@ -157,10 +157,20 @@ function M.fix_input()
       M.before_input = true
       Router.update()
 
-      M.hide_cursor()
+      if redirect then
+        require("noice.ui").redirect()
+      end
+
+      if not redirect then
+        M.hide_cursor()
+      end
+
       ---@type boolean, any
       local ok, ret = pcall(fn, ...)
-      M.show_cursor()
+
+      if not redirect then
+        M.show_cursor()
+      end
 
       -- clear any message right after input
       Manager.clear({ event = "msg_show", kind = { "echo", "echomsg", "" } })
@@ -179,15 +189,18 @@ function M.fix_input()
   local getchar = vim.fn.getchar
   local getcharstr = vim.fn.getcharstr
   local inputlist = vim.fn.inputlist
+  -- local confirm = vim.fn.confirm
 
   vim.fn.getchar = wrap(vim.fn.getchar, skip)
   vim.fn.getcharstr = wrap(vim.fn.getcharstr, skip)
-  vim.fn.inputlist = wrap(vim.fn.inputlist)
+  vim.fn.inputlist = wrap(vim.fn.inputlist, nil)
+  -- vim.fn.confirm = wrap(vim.fn.confirm, nil)
 
   table.insert(M._disable, function()
     vim.fn.getchar = getchar
     vim.fn.getcharstr = getcharstr
     vim.fn.inputlist = inputlist
+    -- vim.fn.confirm = confirm
   end)
 end