diff --git a/src/actions/commands/actions.ts b/src/actions/commands/actions.ts
index 1c98aed28fa..3dd463026c5 100644
--- a/src/actions/commands/actions.ts
+++ b/src/actions/commands/actions.ts
@@ -1853,6 +1853,7 @@ class CommandInsertInCommandline extends BaseCommand {
     // handle special keys first
     if (key === '<BS>' || key === '<shift+BS>' || key === '<C-h>') {
       if (vimState.statusBarCursorCharacterPos === 0) {
+        await vimState.setCurrentMode(ModeName.Normal);
         return vimState;
       }