diff --git a/qutebrowser/app.py b/qutebrowser/app.py
index 234d2dd7a..359f7cd3d 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/app.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/app.py
@@ -758,7 +758,8 @@ class Application(QApplication):
         else:
             return True
 
-    @cmdutils.register(instance='app', maxsplit=0, debug=True)
+    @cmdutils.register(instance='app', maxsplit=0, debug=True,
+                       no_cmd_split=True)
     def debug_pyeval(self, s):
         """Evaluate a python string and display the results as a web page.
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/commands/cmdutils.py b/qutebrowser/commands/cmdutils.py
index 5a5b5db0c..8fc29a0dc 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/commands/cmdutils.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/commands/cmdutils.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class register:  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
     def __init__(self, instance=None, name=None, maxsplit=None, hide=False,
                  completion=None, modes=None, not_modes=None, needs_js=False,
                  debug=False, ignore_args=False, deprecated=False,
-                 scope='global'):
+                 no_cmd_split=False, scope='global'):
         """Save decorator arguments.
 
         Gets called on parse-time with the decorator arguments.
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ class register:  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
         self._deprecated = deprecated
         self._debug = debug
         self._ignore_args = ignore_args
+        self._no_cmd_split = no_cmd_split
         if modes is not None:
             for m in modes:
                 if not isinstance(m, usertypes.KeyMode):
@@ -196,7 +197,8 @@ class register:  # pylint: disable=invalid-name
             completion=self._completion, modes=self._modes,
             not_modes=self._not_modes, needs_js=self._needs_js,
             is_debug=self._debug, ignore_args=self._ignore_args,
-            deprecated=self._deprecated, handler=func)
+            deprecated=self._deprecated, no_cmd_split=self._no_cmd_split,
+            handler=func)
         for name in names:
             cmd_dict[name] = cmd
         aliases += names[1:]
diff --git a/qutebrowser/commands/command.py b/qutebrowser/commands/command.py
index 1781f25a5..87d09627d 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/commands/command.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/commands/command.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ class Command:
         special_params: A dict with the names of the special parameters as
                         values.
         flags_with_args: A list of flags which take an argument.
+        no_cmd_split: If true, ';;' to split sub-commands is ignored.
         _type_conv: A mapping of conversion functions for arguments.
         _name_conv: A mapping of argument names to parameter names.
         _needs_js: Whether the command needs javascript enabled
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ class Command:
 
     def __init__(self, name, maxsplit, hide, instance, completion, modes,
                  not_modes, needs_js, is_debug, ignore_args, deprecated,
-                 handler, scope):
+                 no_cmd_split, handler, scope):
         # I really don't know how to solve this in a better way, I tried.
         # pylint: disable=too-many-arguments,too-many-locals
         self.name = name
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ class Command:
         self.debug = is_debug
         self.ignore_args = ignore_args
         self.handler = handler
+        self.no_cmd_split = no_cmd_split
         self.docparser = docutils.DocstringParser(handler)
         self.parser = argparser.ArgumentParser(
             name, description=self.docparser.short_desc,
diff --git a/qutebrowser/commands/runners.py b/qutebrowser/commands/runners.py
index 478bf87df..a0cde9992 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/commands/runners.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/commands/runners.py
@@ -279,11 +279,14 @@ class CommandRunner(QObject):
             text: The text to parse.
             count: The count to pass to the command.
         """
-        if ';;' in text:
-            for sub in text.split(';;'):
-                self.run(sub, count)
-            return
         self.parse(text)
+        if ';;' in text:
+            # Get the first command and check if it doesn't want to have ;;
+            # split.
+            if not self._cmd.no_cmd_split:
+                for sub in text.split(';;'):
+                    self.run(sub, count)
+                return
         args = replace_variables(self._win_id, self._args)
         if count is not None:
             self._cmd.run(self._win_id, args, count=count)
diff --git a/qutebrowser/config/parsers/keyconf.py b/qutebrowser/config/parsers/keyconf.py
index 5487afb11..5d94a26fc 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/config/parsers/keyconf.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/config/parsers/keyconf.py
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ class KeyConfigParser(QObject):
             data = str(self)
             f.write(data)
 
-    @cmdutils.register(instance='key-config', maxsplit=1)
+    @cmdutils.register(instance='key-config', maxsplit=1, no_cmd_split=True)
     def bind(self, key, command, *, mode=None, force=False):
         """Bind a key to a command.
 
diff --git a/qutebrowser/misc/utilcmds.py b/qutebrowser/misc/utilcmds.py
index 5d34af984..9d4295da2 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/misc/utilcmds.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/misc/utilcmds.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ from qutebrowser.config import style
 from qutebrowser.misc import consolewidget
 
 
-@cmdutils.register(scope='window', maxsplit=1)
+@cmdutils.register(scope='window', maxsplit=1, no_cmd_split=True)
 def later(ms: {'type': int}, command, win_id: {'special': 'win_id'}):
     """Execute a command after some time.
 
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def later(ms: {'type': int}, command, win_id: {'special': 'win_id'}):
         raise
 
 
-@cmdutils.register(scope='window', maxsplit=1)
+@cmdutils.register(scope='window', maxsplit=1, no_cmd_split=True)
 def repeat(times: {'type': int}, command, win_id: {'special': 'win_id'}):
     """Repeat a given command.
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def debug_console():
     con_widget.show()
 
 
-@cmdutils.register(debug=True, maxsplit=0)
+@cmdutils.register(debug=True, maxsplit=0, no_cmd_split=True)
 def debug_trace(expr=""):
     """Trace executed code via hunter.