diff --git a/cliedit/listing_custom.go b/cliedit/listing_custom.go
index 2ef7ea11..258339f9 100644
--- a/cliedit/listing_custom.go
+++ b/cliedit/listing_custom.go
@@ -98,7 +98,9 @@ func listingStartCustom(app cli.App, fm *eval.Frame, opts customListingOpts, ite
 			return items, selected
 		},
 		Accept: func(s string) bool {
-			callWithNotifyPorts(app, fm.Evaler, opts.Accept, s)
+			if opts.Accept != nil {
+				callWithNotifyPorts(app, fm.Evaler, opts.Accept, s)
+			}
 			return false
 		},
 		AutoAccept: opts.AutoAccept,
diff --git a/cliedit/listing_test.go b/cliedit/listing_test.go
index c544421c..5f11e5f2 100644
--- a/cliedit/listing_test.go
+++ b/cliedit/listing_test.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func TestCustomListing_PassingValueCallback(t *testing.T) {
 
 	evals(f.Evaler,
 		`f = [q]{ put [&to-accept='q '$q &to-show=(styled 'q '$q blue)] }`,
-		`edit:listing:start-custom $f &accept=$edit:insert-at-dot~ &caption=A`)
+		`edit:listing:start-custom $f &caption=A`)
 	// Query.
 	f.TTYCtrl.Inject(term.K('x'))
 	f.TestTTY(t,
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ func TestCustomListing_PassingValueCallback(t *testing.T) {
 		"q x                                               ", Styles,
 		"##################################################",
 	)
+	// No-op accept.
+	f.TTYCtrl.Inject(term.K('\n'))
+	f.TestTTY(t, "~> ", term.DotHere)
 }
 
 func TestCustomListing_PassingBytesCallback(t *testing.T) {