diff --git a/src/bin/psql/command.c b/src/bin/psql/command.c
index 4f87fe45f73a903fa1e80eef566c8abf15e75767..91de2412b7a9b9e17235fb62e4ca90e4cf278c93 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/command.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/command.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright (c) 2000-2006, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
  *
- * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/psql/command.c,v 1.175 2006/12/16 00:38:43 adunstan Exp $
+ * $PostgreSQL: pgsql/src/bin/psql/command.c,v 1.176 2006/12/28 00:29:13 tgl Exp $
  */
 #include "postgres_fe.h"
 #include "command.h"
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ static bool do_shell(const char *command);
 /*----------
  * HandleSlashCmds:
  *
- * Handles all the different commands that start with '\',
- * ordinarily called by MainLoop().
+ * Handles all the different commands that start with '\'.
+ * Ordinarily called by MainLoop().
  *
  * scan_state is a lexer working state that is set to continue scanning
  * just after the '\'.  The lexer is advanced past the command and all
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@ HandleSlashCmds(PsqlScanState scan_state,
 
 	free(cmd);
 
+	/* some commands write to queryFout, so make sure output is sent */
+	fflush(pset.queryFout);
+
 	return status;
 }