1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/crawl-ref/source/message.cc b/crawl-ref/source/message.cc
index 9da82cd6a6..838683b776 100644
--- a/crawl-ref/source/message.cc
+++ b/crawl-ref/source/message.cc
@@ -709,7 +709,12 @@ static void mpr_store_messages(const std::string& message,
         }
     }
 
-    New_Message_Count++;
+    // Prompt lines are presumably shown to / seen by the player accompanied
+    // by a request for input, which should do the equivalent of a more(); to
+    // save annoyance, don't bump New_Message_Count for prompts.
+    if (channel != MSGCH_PROMPT)
+        New_Message_Count++;
+
     Message_Line++;
 
     // Reset colour.