diff --git a/src/ops.c b/src/ops.c
index 05b1e1c..32461a8 100644
--- a/src/ops.c
+++ b/src/ops.c
@@ -3459,17 +3459,26 @@
     {
 	if (flags & PUT_LINE_SPLIT)
 	{
+	    char_u *p;
+
 	    /* "p" or "P" in Visual mode: split the lines to put the text in
 	     * between. */
 	    if (u_save_cursor() == FAIL)
 		goto end;
-	    ptr = vim_strsave(ml_get_cursor());
+	    p = ml_get_cursor();
+	    if (dir == FORWARD && *p != NUL)
+		mb_ptr_adv(p);
+	    ptr = vim_strsave(p);
 	    if (ptr == NULL)
 		goto end;
 	    ml_append(curwin->w_cursor.lnum, ptr, (colnr_T)0, FALSE);
 	    vim_free(ptr);
 
-	    ptr = vim_strnsave(ml_get_curline(), curwin->w_cursor.col);
+	    oldp = ml_get_curline();
+	    p = oldp + curwin->w_cursor.col;
+	    if (dir == FORWARD && *p != NUL)
+		mb_ptr_adv(p);
+	    ptr = vim_strnsave(oldp, p - oldp);
 	    if (ptr == NULL)
 		goto end;
 	    ml_replace(curwin->w_cursor.lnum, ptr, FALSE);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test94.in b/src/testdir/test94.in
index e98d588..287d9dc 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test94.in
+++ b/src/testdir/test94.in
Binary files differ
diff --git a/src/testdir/test94.ok b/src/testdir/test94.ok
index 9207ea5..a1b0378 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test94.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test94.ok
@@ -81,3 +81,34 @@
 linewise select mode: delete last two line
 a
 ---
+
+v_p: replace last character with line register at middle line
+aaa
+bb
+aaa
+
+ccc
+---
+
+v_p: replace last character with line register at middle line selecting newline
+aaa
+bb
+aaa
+ccc
+---
+
+v_p: replace last character with line register at last line
+aaa
+bbb
+cc
+aaa
+
+---
+
+v_p: replace last character with line register at last line selecting newline
+aaa
+bbb
+cc
+aaa
+
+---
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 197b6ea..1dcdf71 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    743,
+/**/
     742,
 /**/
     741,