diff --git a/src/qt/forms/debugwindow.ui b/src/qt/forms/debugwindow.ui
index adc057e2a0e68..1972e3e4632f8 100644
--- a/src/qt/forms/debugwindow.ui
+++ b/src/qt/forms/debugwindow.ui
@@ -660,6 +660,9 @@
+
+ false
+
diff --git a/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp b/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
index 7effabae623ca..ad8e4636dbdae 100644
--- a/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp
@@ -715,6 +715,9 @@ void RPCConsole::setClientModel(ClientModel *model)
autoCompleter->popup()->setItemDelegate(new QStyledItemDelegate(this));
autoCompleter->popup()->setObjectName("rpcAutoCompleter");
autoCompleter->setModelSorting(QCompleter::CaseSensitivelySortedModel);
+ // ui->lineEdit is initially disabled because running commands is only
+ // possible from now on.
+ ui->lineEdit->setEnabled(true);
ui->lineEdit->setCompleter(autoCompleter);
autoCompleter->popup()->installEventFilter(this);
// Start thread to execute RPC commands.