diff --git a/lisp/transient.el b/lisp/transient.el
index d33d5d7b..29fb1c1a 100644
--- a/lisp/transient.el
+++ b/lisp/transient.el
@@ -3661,7 +3661,8 @@ When `transient-enable-popup-navigation' is non-nil then format
 as a button."
   (let ((str (cl-call-next-method obj)))
     (when (and (cl-typep obj 'transient-infix)
-               (eq (oref obj command) this-original-command))
+               (eq (oref obj command) this-original-command)
+               current-minibuffer-command)
       (setq str (transient--add-face str 'transient-active-infix)))
     (when transient--editp
       (setq str (concat (let ((level (oref obj level)))