diff --git a/src/server.c b/src/server.c
index ddc90b3dd268979d6281f303fecdc9314d69b91d..5a54a3abb4223c4d8ba4993e7b4cf919bf9bd9b7 100644
--- a/src/server.c
+++ b/src/server.c
@@ -3553,6 +3553,7 @@ int processCommand(client *c) {
           c->cmd->proc != authCommand &&
           c->cmd->proc != helloCommand &&
           c->cmd->proc != replconfCommand &&
+          c->cmd->proc != multiCommand && c->cmd->proc != execCommand && c->cmd->proc != discardCommand &&
         !(c->cmd->proc == shutdownCommand &&
           c->argc == 2 &&
           tolower(((char*)c->argv[1]->ptr)[0]) == 'n') &&
diff --git a/tests/unit/multi.tcl b/tests/unit/multi.tcl
index 9fcef71d623225986936cb4f20c8f7bb09e183ca..55f18bec80b7f101ec980f32804df2cfa41ce8fe 100644
--- a/tests/unit/multi.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/multi.tcl
@@ -320,4 +320,76 @@ start_server {tags {"multi"}} {
         $rd close
         r ping
     } {PONG}
+
+    test {MULTI and script timeout} {
+        # check that if MULTI arrives during timeout, it is either refused, or
+        # allowed to pass, and we don't end up executing half of the transaction
+        set rd1 [redis_deferring_client]
+        set rd2 [redis_deferring_client]
+        r config set lua-time-limit 10
+        r set xx 1
+        $rd1 eval {while true do end} 0
+        after 200
+        catch { $rd2 multi; $rd2 read } e
+        catch { $rd2 incr xx; $rd2 read } e
+        r script kill
+        after 200 ; # Give some time to Lua to call the hook again...
+        catch { $rd2 incr xx; $rd2 read } e
+        catch { $rd2 exec; $rd2 read } e
+        set xx [r get xx]
+        # make sure that either the whole transcation passed or none of it (we actually expect none)
+        assert { $xx == 1 || $xx == 3}
+        # check that the connection is no longer in multi state
+        $rd2 ping asdf
+        set pong [$rd2 read]
+        assert_equal $pong "asdf"
+    }
+
+    test {EXEC and script timeout} {
+        # check that if EXEC arrives during timeout, we don't end up executing
+        # half of the transaction, and also that we exit the multi state
+        set rd1 [redis_deferring_client]
+        set rd2 [redis_deferring_client]
+        r config set lua-time-limit 10
+        r set xx 1
+        catch { $rd2 multi; $rd2 read } e
+        catch { $rd2 incr xx; $rd2 read } e
+        $rd1 eval {while true do end} 0
+        after 200
+        catch { $rd2 incr xx; $rd2 read } e
+        catch { $rd2 exec; $rd2 read } e
+        r script kill
+        after 200 ; # Give some time to Lua to call the hook again...
+        set xx [r get xx]
+        # make sure that either the whole transcation passed or none of it (we actually expect none)
+        assert { $xx == 1 || $xx == 3}
+        # check that the connection is no longer in multi state
+        $rd2 ping asdf
+        set pong [$rd2 read]
+        assert_equal $pong "asdf"
+    }
+
+    test {MULTI-EXEC body and script timeout} {
+        # check that we don't run an imcomplete transaction due to some commands
+        # arriving during busy script
+        set rd1 [redis_deferring_client]
+        set rd2 [redis_deferring_client]
+        r config set lua-time-limit 10
+        r set xx 1
+        catch { $rd2 multi; $rd2 read } e
+        catch { $rd2 incr xx; $rd2 read } e
+        $rd1 eval {while true do end} 0
+        after 200
+        catch { $rd2 incr xx; $rd2 read } e
+        r script kill
+        after 200 ; # Give some time to Lua to call the hook again...
+        catch { $rd2 exec; $rd2 read } e
+        set xx [r get xx]
+        # make sure that either the whole transcation passed or none of it (we actually expect none)
+        assert { $xx == 1 || $xx == 3}
+        # check that the connection is no longer in multi state
+        $rd2 ping asdf
+        set pong [$rd2 read]
+        assert_equal $pong "asdf"
+    }
 }