diff --git a/spyder_kernels/customize/spydercustomize.py b/spyder_kernels/customize/spydercustomize.py
index 6f369238..1e3a480b 100644
--- a/spyder_kernels/customize/spydercustomize.py
+++ b/spyder_kernels/customize/spydercustomize.py
@@ -711,6 +711,11 @@ def runcell(cellname, filename):
                "Please use only through Spyder's Editor; "
                "shouldn't be called manually from the console")
         return
+
+    # Trigger `post_execute` to exit the additional pre-execution.
+    # See Spyder PR #7310.
+    ipython_shell.events.trigger('post_execute')
+
     ipython_shell.run_cell(cell_code)
     del ipython_shell.cell_code