diff --git a/doc.h b/doc.h
index 8799a2a4..8664550f 100644
--- a/doc.h
+++ b/doc.h
@@ -1373,6 +1373,7 @@ class CMUSHclientDoc : public CDocument
 
   list<CPaneStyle> m_OutstandingLines;
   bool m_bNotesNotWantedNow;
+  bool m_bDoingSimulate;
 
   BOOL m_bScrollBarWanted;      // true if we want to see scroll bars
 
diff --git a/doc_construct.cpp b/doc_construct.cpp
index b147be09..9477c2ed 100644
--- a/doc_construct.cpp
+++ b/doc_construct.cpp
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@ int i;
 
   m_bVariablesChanged = false;
   m_bNotesNotWantedNow = false;
-
+  m_bDoingSimulate = false;
+  
   m_view_number = 0;
   m_LastFlushTime = CTime::GetCurrentTime();
 
diff --git a/scripting/methods/methods_info.cpp b/scripting/methods/methods_info.cpp
index 071732e1..7b42f533 100644
--- a/scripting/methods/methods_info.cpp
+++ b/scripting/methods/methods_info.cpp
@@ -579,6 +579,7 @@ VARIANT CMUSHclientDoc::GetInfo(long InfoType)
     case  120: SetUpVariantBool (vaResult, m_bScrollBarWanted); break;
     case  121: SetUpVariantBool (vaResult, App.m_iCounterFrequency != 0); break;
     case  122: SetUpVariantBool (vaResult, sqlite3_threadsafe() != 0); break;
+    case  123: SetUpVariantBool (vaResult, m_bDoingSimulate); break;
 
     case  201: SetUpVariantLong (vaResult, m_total_lines); break;
     case  202: SetUpVariantLong (vaResult, m_new_lines); break;
diff --git a/scripting/methods/methods_utilities.cpp b/scripting/methods/methods_utilities.cpp
index acc0cd3d..2555d955 100644
--- a/scripting/methods/methods_utilities.cpp
+++ b/scripting/methods/methods_utilities.cpp
@@ -427,7 +427,9 @@ SetModifiedFlag (ChangedFlag);
 
 void CMUSHclientDoc::Simulate(LPCTSTR Text) 
 {
-   DisplayMsg(Text, strlen (Text), 0);
+  m_bDoingSimulate = true;
+  DisplayMsg(Text, strlen (Text), 0);
+  m_bDoingSimulate = false;
 }   // end of CMUSHclientDoc::Simulate