diff --git a/common/chat-parser.cpp b/common/chat-parser.cpp
index 96ba8f533ef1b..e72efa249df12 100644
--- a/common/chat-parser.cpp
+++ b/common/chat-parser.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,13 @@ bool common_chat_msg_parser::try_consume_literal(const std::string & literal) {
     auto pos = pos_;
     for (auto i = 0u; i < literal.size(); ++i) {
         if (pos >= input_.size()) {
+            if (is_partial() && i > 0) {
+                // For partial message, whose suffix matches the literal, report
+                // that it can be consumed. We need more content to be able to
+                // tell otherwise.
+                pos_ = pos;
+                return true;
+            }
             return false;
         }
         if (input_[pos] != literal[i]) {
diff --git a/tests/test-chat-parser.cpp b/tests/test-chat-parser.cpp
index 59e44e07d25ed..4c059e0623363 100644
--- a/tests/test-chat-parser.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-chat-parser.cpp
@@ -150,6 +150,14 @@ static void test_regex() {
     common_chat_msg_parser builder("Hello,", is_partial, {});
     assert_equals(false, builder.try_consume_literal("Oh"));
   }
+  {
+    common_chat_msg_parser builder("<some>", false, {});
+    assert_equals(false, builder.try_consume_literal("<some><suffix>"));
+  }
+  {
+    common_chat_msg_parser builder("<some>", true, {});
+    assert_equals(true, builder.try_consume_literal("<some><suffix>"));
+  }
 }
 
 const std::vector<std::string> barely_healable_jsons = {