diff --git a/src/normal.c b/src/normal.c
index 1754e8a..fe30667 100644
--- a/src/normal.c
+++ b/src/normal.c
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
 static int	restart_VIsual_select = 0;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef FEAT_EVAL
+static void	set_vcount_ca __ARGS((cmdarg_T *cap, int *set_prevcount));
+#endif
 static int
 # ifdef __BORLANDC__
 _RTLENTRYF
@@ -648,6 +651,14 @@
     dont_scroll = FALSE;	/* allow scrolling here */
 #endif
 
+#ifdef FEAT_EVAL
+    /* Set v:count here, when called from main() and not a stuffed
+     * command, so that v:count can be used in an expression mapping
+     * when there is no count. */
+    if (toplevel && stuff_empty())
+	set_vcount_ca(&ca, &set_prevcount);
+#endif
+
     /*
      * Get the command character from the user.
      */
@@ -725,15 +736,7 @@
 	     * command, so that v:count can be used in an expression mapping
 	     * right after the count. */
 	    if (toplevel && stuff_empty())
-	    {
-		long count = ca.count0;
-
-		/* multiply with ca.opcount the same way as below */
-		if (ca.opcount != 0)
-		    count = ca.opcount * (count == 0 ? 1 : count);
-		set_vcount(count, count == 0 ? 1 : count, set_prevcount);
-		set_prevcount = FALSE;  /* only set v:prevcount once */
-	    }
+		set_vcount_ca(&ca, &set_prevcount);
 #endif
 	    if (ctrl_w)
 	    {
@@ -1386,6 +1389,26 @@
     opcount = ca.opcount;
 }
 
+#ifdef FEAT_EVAL
+/*
+ * Set v:count and v:count1 according to "cap".
+ * Set v:prevcount only when "set_prevcount" is TRUE.
+ */
+    static void
+set_vcount_ca(cap, set_prevcount)
+    cmdarg_T	*cap;
+    int		*set_prevcount;
+{
+    long count = cap->count0;
+
+    /* multiply with cap->opcount the same way as above */
+    if (cap->opcount != 0)
+	count = cap->opcount * (count == 0 ? 1 : count);
+    set_vcount(count, count == 0 ? 1 : count, *set_prevcount);
+    *set_prevcount = FALSE;  /* only set v:prevcount once */
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Handle an operator after visual mode or when the movement is finished
  */
@@ -8529,7 +8552,7 @@
     else
 	curwin->w_curswant = 0;
     /* keep curswant at the column where we wanted to go, not where
-       we ended; differs if line is too short */
+     * we ended; differs if line is too short */
     curwin->w_set_curswant = FALSE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 7372e9a..d3ad470 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -715,6 +715,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    86,
+/**/
     85,
 /**/
     84,