diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index 75cadae7ab..5168f7410d 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -4402,6 +4402,21 @@ job_stop_on_exit()
 	    mch_stop_job(job, job->jv_stoponexit);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Return TRUE when there is any job that might exit, which means
+ * job_check_ended() should be called once in a while.
+ */
+    int
+has_pending_job()
+{
+    job_T	    *job;
+
+    for (job = first_job; job != NULL; job = job->jv_next)
+	if (job->jv_status == JOB_STARTED && job_still_useful(job))
+	    return TRUE;
+    return FALSE;
+}
+
 /*
  * Called once in a while: check if any jobs that seem useful have ended.
  */
@@ -4425,6 +4440,11 @@ job_check_ended(void)
 		job_status(job); /* may free "job" */
 	}
     }
+    if (channel_need_redraw)
+    {
+	channel_need_redraw = FALSE;
+	redraw_after_callback();
+    }
 }
 
 /*
@@ -4658,6 +4678,7 @@ job_status(job_T *job)
 			   job->jv_exit_partial, NULL);
 	    clear_tv(&rettv);
 	    --job->jv_refcount;
+	    channel_need_redraw = TRUE;
 	}
 	if (job->jv_status == JOB_ENDED && job->jv_refcount == 0)
 	{
diff --git a/src/os_unix.c b/src/os_unix.c
index f7b5ae4b11..b4808b5fe8 100644
--- a/src/os_unix.c
+++ b/src/os_unix.c
@@ -438,17 +438,31 @@ mch_inchar(
 
     for (;;)	/* repeat until we got a character */
     {
+	long	wtime_now = -1L;
+
 	while (do_resize)    /* window changed size */
 	    handle_resize();
 
 #ifdef MESSAGE_QUEUE
 	parse_queued_messages();
+
+# ifdef FEAT_JOB_CHANNEL
+	if (has_pending_job())
+	{
+	    /* Don't wait longer than a few seconds, checking for a finished
+	     * job requires polling. */
+	    if (p_ut > 9000L)
+		wtime_now = 1000L;
+	    else
+		wtime_now = 10000L - p_ut;
+	}
+# endif
 #endif
 	/*
 	 * We want to be interrupted by the winch signal
 	 * or by an event on the monitored file descriptors.
 	 */
-	if (!WaitForChar(-1L))
+	if (!WaitForChar(wtime_now))
 	{
 	    if (do_resize)	    /* interrupted by SIGWINCH signal */
 		handle_resize();
diff --git a/src/proto/channel.pro b/src/proto/channel.pro
index 60b68f0133..2f2deb4bc8 100644
--- a/src/proto/channel.pro
+++ b/src/proto/channel.pro
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ int free_unused_jobs_contents(int copyID, int mask);
 void free_unused_jobs(int copyID, int mask);
 void job_set_options(job_T *job, jobopt_T *opt);
 void job_stop_on_exit(void);
+int has_pending_job(void);
 void job_check_ended(void);
 job_T *job_start(typval_T *argvars);
 char *job_status(job_T *job);
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index aeed591801..f450ba8bbb 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -753,6 +753,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    1878,
 /**/
     1877,
 /**/