diff --git a/src/getchar.c b/src/getchar.c
index 38f7a94b81..3c8c29ce88 100644
--- a/src/getchar.c
+++ b/src/getchar.c
@@ -844,6 +844,14 @@ start_redo(long count, int old_redo)
 	if (c >= '1' && c < '9')
 	    ++c;
 	add_char_buff(&readbuf2, c);
+
+	/* the expression register should be re-evaluated */
+	if (c == '=')
+	{
+	    add_char_buff(&readbuf2, CAR);
+	    cmd_silent = TRUE;
+	}
+
 	c = read_redo(FALSE, old_redo);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/term.c b/src/term.c
index ad2ee878b8..882d983b9a 100644
--- a/src/term.c
+++ b/src/term.c
@@ -2878,14 +2878,15 @@ term_color(char_u *s, int n)
 #else
 	char *format = "%s%s%%dm";
 #endif
-	sprintf(buf, format,
-		i == 2 ?
+	char *lead = i == 2 ? (
 #if defined(FEAT_VTP) && defined(FEAT_TERMGUICOLORS)
-		s[1] == '|' ? IF_EB("\033|", ESC_STR "|") :
+		    s[1] == '|' ? IF_EB("\033|", ESC_STR "|") :
 #endif
-		IF_EB("\033[", ESC_STR "[") : "\233",
-		s[i] == '3' ? (n >= 16 ? "38;5;" : "9")
-			    : (n >= 16 ? "48;5;" : "10"));
+		    IF_EB("\033[", ESC_STR "[")) : "\233";
+	char *tail = s[i] == '3' ? (n >= 16 ? "38;5;" : "9")
+				 : (n >= 16 ? "48;5;" : "10");
+
+	sprintf(buf, format, lead, tail);
 	OUT_STR(tgoto(buf, 0, n >= 16 ? n : n - 8));
     }
     else
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_put.vim b/src/testdir/test_put.vim
index 18c7f4e64d..0a23a43919 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_put.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_put.vim
@@ -45,3 +45,16 @@ func Test_put_lines()
   bw!
   call setreg('a', a[0], a[1])
 endfunc
+
+func Test_put_expr()
+  new
+  call setline(1, repeat(['A'], 6))
+  exec "1norm! \"=line('.')\<cr>p"
+  norm! j0.
+  norm! j0.
+  exec "4norm! \"=\<cr>P"
+  norm! j0.
+  norm! j0.
+  call assert_equal(['A1','A2','A3','4A','5A','6A'], getline(1,'$'))
+  bw!
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 332230a233..d782f03ed0 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -776,6 +776,10 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    22,
+/**/
+    21,
 /**/
     20,
 /**/