diff --git a/ChangeLog.adoc b/ChangeLog.adoc
index dc5d15c84..c5ff96122 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.adoc
+++ b/ChangeLog.adoc
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ New features::
 
 Bug fixes::
 
+  * core: fix quoted line in cursor mode (issue #1602)
   * core: fix wrong size of the new window after vertical split (issue #1612)
   * core: do not remove quotes in arguments of command /eval as they can be part of the evaluated expression/condition (issue #1601)
   * core: display an error when the buffer is not found with command /command -buffer
diff --git a/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-chat.c b/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-chat.c
index 0db5eec90..64144cc29 100644
--- a/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-chat.c
+++ b/src/gui/curses/gui-curses-chat.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ gui_chat_display_word (struct t_gui_window *window,
                         gui_window_restore_style (GUI_WINDOW_OBJECTS(window)->win_chat);
                 }
             }
-            if (window->win_chat_cursor_y < window->coords_size)
+            if (!simulate && (window->win_chat_cursor_y < window->coords_size))
             {
                 window->coords[window->win_chat_cursor_y].line = line;
                 window->coords[window->win_chat_cursor_y].data = (char *)word + (ptr_data - data);