diff --git a/newedit/lastcmd/lastcmd.go b/newedit/lastcmd/lastcmd.go
index e835731a..c7d9e246 100644
--- a/newedit/lastcmd/lastcmd.go
+++ b/newedit/lastcmd/lastcmd.go
@@ -9,7 +9,24 @@ import (
 	"github.com/elves/elvish/styled"
 )
 
-func StartConfig(line string, words []string) listing.StartConfig {
+// Mode represents the lastcmd mode. It implements the types.Mode interface by
+// embedding a *listing.Mode.
+type Mode struct {
+	*listing.Mode
+}
+
+// Start starts the lastcmd mode.
+func (m *Mode) Start(line string, words []string) {
+	m.Mode.Start(listing.StartConfig{
+		Name:        "LASTCMD",
+		ItemsGetter: itemsGetter(line, words),
+		// TODO: Uncomment
+		// AutoAccept: true,
+		// StartFiltering: true,
+	})
+}
+
+func itemsGetter(line string, words []string) func(string) listing.Items {
 	// Build the list of all entries from the line and words. Entries have
 	// positive and negative indicies, except for the first entry, which
 	// represents the entire line and has no indicies.
@@ -23,14 +40,8 @@ func StartConfig(line string, words []string) listing.StartConfig {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return listing.StartConfig{
-		Name: "LASTCMD",
-		ItemsGetter: func(p string) listing.Items {
-			return filter(entries, p)
-		},
-		// TODO: Uncomment
-		// AutoAccept: true,
-		// StartFiltering: true,
+	return func(p string) listing.Items {
+		return filter(entries, p)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/newedit/lastcmd/lastcmd_test.go b/newedit/lastcmd/lastcmd_test.go
index 8245595c..86351830 100644
--- a/newedit/lastcmd/lastcmd_test.go
+++ b/newedit/lastcmd/lastcmd_test.go
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 var Args = tt.Args
 
 func TestLastCmdItemsGetter_ShowAll(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg := StartConfig("put hello elvish", []string{"put", "hello", "elvish"})
+	g := itemsGetter("put hello elvish", []string{"put", "hello", "elvish"})
 
-	tt.Test(t, tt.Fn("cfg.ItemsGetter", cfg.ItemsGetter), tt.Table{
+	tt.Test(t, tt.Fn("itemsGetter", g), tt.Table{
 		// Empty filter; show everything
 		Args("").Rets(listing.MatchItems(
 			styled.Unstyled("    put hello elvish"),
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ func TestLastCmdItemsGetter_ShowAll(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestLastCmdItemsGetter_PrefixMatchIndex(t *testing.T) {
-	cfg := StartConfig("put 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12", []string{
+	g := itemsGetter("put 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12", []string{
 		"put", "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "11", "12"})
 
-	tt.Test(t, tt.Fn("cfg.ItemsGetter", cfg.ItemsGetter), tt.Table{
+	tt.Test(t, tt.Fn("itemsGetter", g), tt.Table{
 		Args("1").Rets(listing.MatchItems(
 			styled.Unstyled("  1 1"),
 			styled.Unstyled(" 10 10"),
diff --git a/newedit/lastcmd_api.go b/newedit/lastcmd_api.go
index 54127a45..c4955137 100644
--- a/newedit/lastcmd_api.go
+++ b/newedit/lastcmd_api.go
@@ -8,10 +8,12 @@ import (
 
 // Initializes states for the lastcmd mode and its API.
 func initLastcmd(ed editor, ev *eval.Evaler, lsMode *listing.Mode) eval.Ns {
+	m := lastcmd.Mode{Mode: lsMode}
 	ns := eval.Ns{}.
-		AddBuiltinFn("edit:listing", "start", func() {
-			lsMode.Start(lastcmd.StartConfig("echo hello world", []string{"echo", "hello", "world"}))
-			ed.State().SetMode(lsMode)
+		AddBuiltinFn("<edit:lastcmd>:", "start", func() {
+			// TODO: Actually get the last line instead of using a fake one.
+			m.Start("echo hello world", []string{"echo", "hello", "world"})
+			ed.State().SetMode(m)
 		})
 	return ns
 }