diff --git a/qutebrowser/commands/command.py b/qutebrowser/commands/command.py
index 41d97481c..034039479 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/commands/command.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/commands/command.py
@@ -502,3 +502,12 @@ class Command:
         log.commands.debug('Calling {}'.format(
             debug_utils.format_call(self.handler, posargs, kwargs)))
         self.handler(*posargs, **kwargs)
+
+    def mode_allowed(self, mode):
+        """Check if the command can be run in the given mode.
+
+        Args:
+            mode: The mode to check.
+        """
+        return ((self._modes is None or mode in self._modes) and
+                (self._not_modes is None or mode not in self._not_modes))
diff --git a/qutebrowser/commands/runners.py b/qutebrowser/commands/runners.py
index 22a715d15..78f691191 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/commands/runners.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/commands/runners.py
@@ -287,10 +287,7 @@ class CommandRunner(QObject):
                 result.cmd.run(self._win_id, args)
 
             if (result.cmdline[0] != 'repeat-command' and
-                (result.cmd._modes is None or
-                 usertypes.KeyMode.normal in result.cmd._modes) and
-                (result.cmd._not_modes is None or
-                 usertypes.KeyMode.normal not in result.cmd._not_modes)):
+                result.cmd.mode_allowed(usertypes.KeyMode.normal)):
                 global last_command
                 last_command = (self._parse_count(text)[1],
                                 count if count is not None else result.count)