diff --git a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostUserInterfacePrompt.cs b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostUserInterfacePrompt.cs
index f5c4550b1..9e0368860 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostUserInterfacePrompt.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.PowerShell.ConsoleHost/host/msh/ConsoleHostUserInterfacePrompt.cs
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell
                     break;
                 }
                 else
-                if (rawInputString.StartsWith(PromptCommandPrefix, StringComparison.Ordinal))
+                if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(desc.Label) && rawInputString.StartsWith(PromptCommandPrefix, StringComparison.Ordinal))
                 {
                     processedInputString = PromptCommandMode(rawInputString, desc, out inputDone);
                 }
diff --git a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Read-Host.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Read-Host.Tests.ps1
index e5af81b01..702b6b059 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Read-Host.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Modules/Microsoft.PowerShell.Utility/Read-Host.Tests.ps1
@@ -9,28 +9,44 @@ Describe "Read-Host Test" -tag "CI" {
         $ps.Runspace = $rs
         $ps.Commands.Clear()
     }
+
     AfterEach {
         $ps.Commands.Clear()
     }
+
     AfterAll {
         $rs.Close()
         $rs.Dispose()
         $ps.Dispose()
     }
+
     It "Read-Host returns expected string" {
         $result = $ps.AddCommand("Read-Host").Invoke()
         $result | Should -Be $th.UI.ReadLineData
     }
+
     It "Read-Host sets the prompt correctly" {
         $result = $ps.AddScript("Read-Host -prompt myprompt").Invoke()
         $prompt = $th.ui.streams.prompt[0]
         $prompt | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
         $prompt.split(":")[-1] | Should -Be myprompt
     }
+
     It "Read-Host returns a secure string when using -AsSecureString parameter" {
         $result = $ps.AddScript("Read-Host -AsSecureString").Invoke() | select-object -first 1
         $result | Should -BeOfType SecureString
-        [pscredential]::New("foo",$result).GetNEtworkCredential().Password | Should -BeExactly TEST
+        [pscredential]::New("foo",$result).GetNetworkCredential().Password | Should -BeExactly TEST
+    }
 
+    It "Read-Host doesn't enter command prompt mode" {
+        $result = "!1" | pwsh -NoProfile -c "Read-host -Prompt 'foo'"
+        if ($IsWindows) {
+            # Windows write to console directly so can't capture prompt in stdout
+            $expected = @('!1','!1')
+        }
+        else {
+            $expected = @('foo: !1','!1')
+        }
+        $result | should -BeExactly $expected
     }
 }