diff --git a/src/ex_docmd.c b/src/ex_docmd.c
index 74adb84..6df1c31 100644
--- a/src/ex_docmd.c
+++ b/src/ex_docmd.c
@@ -4208,6 +4208,15 @@
     return cmd;
 }
 
+    static void
+addr_error(cmd_addr_T addr_type)
+{
+    if (addr_type == ADDR_NONE)
+	emsg(_(e_norange));
+    else
+	emsg(_(e_invrange));
+}
+
 /*
  * Get a single EX address.
  *
@@ -4264,10 +4273,10 @@
 		    case ADDR_TABS:
 			lnum = CURRENT_TAB_NR;
 			break;
-		    case ADDR_TABS_RELATIVE:
 		    case ADDR_NONE:
+		    case ADDR_TABS_RELATIVE:
 		    case ADDR_UNSIGNED:
-			emsg(_(e_invrange));
+			addr_error(addr_type);
 			cmd = NULL;
 			goto error;
 			break;
@@ -4314,10 +4323,10 @@
 		    case ADDR_TABS:
 			lnum = LAST_TAB_NR;
 			break;
-		    case ADDR_TABS_RELATIVE:
 		    case ADDR_NONE:
+		    case ADDR_TABS_RELATIVE:
 		    case ADDR_UNSIGNED:
-			emsg(_(e_invrange));
+			addr_error(addr_type);
 			cmd = NULL;
 			goto error;
 			break;
@@ -4346,7 +4355,7 @@
 		}
 		if (addr_type != ADDR_LINES)
 		{
-		    emsg(_(e_invaddr));
+		    addr_error(addr_type);
 		    cmd = NULL;
 		    goto error;
 		}
@@ -4378,7 +4387,7 @@
 		c = *cmd++;
 		if (addr_type != ADDR_LINES)
 		{
-		    emsg(_(e_invaddr));
+		    addr_error(addr_type);
 		    cmd = NULL;
 		    goto error;
 		}
@@ -4428,7 +4437,7 @@
 		++cmd;
 		if (addr_type != ADDR_LINES)
 		{
-		    emsg(_(e_invaddr));
+		    addr_error(addr_type);
 		    cmd = NULL;
 		    goto error;
 		}
@@ -7926,7 +7935,7 @@
      */
     if (n == MAXLNUM || n < 0 || n > curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count)
     {
-	emsg(_(e_invaddr));
+	emsg(_(e_invrange));
 	return;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/globals.h b/src/globals.h
index 92b2803..e6a5bb2 100644
--- a/src/globals.h
+++ b/src/globals.h
@@ -1456,7 +1456,6 @@
 EXTERN char e_internal[]	INIT(= N_("E473: Internal error"));
 EXTERN char e_intern2[]	INIT(= N_("E685: Internal error: %s"));
 EXTERN char e_interr[]	INIT(= N_("Interrupted"));
-EXTERN char e_invaddr[]	INIT(= N_("E14: Invalid address"));
 EXTERN char e_invarg[]	INIT(= N_("E474: Invalid argument"));
 EXTERN char e_invarg2[]	INIT(= N_("E475: Invalid argument: %s"));
 EXTERN char e_duparg2[]	INIT(= N_("E983: Duplicate argument: %s"));
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_excmd.vim b/src/testdir/test_excmd.vim
index f5ce979..509d78d 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_excmd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_excmd.vim
@@ -8,3 +8,14 @@
   .dl
   call assert_equal(['a', 'c'], getline(1, 2))
 endfunc
+
+func Test_range_error()
+  call assert_fails(':.echo 1', 'E481:')
+  call assert_fails(':$echo 1', 'E481:')
+  call assert_fails(':1,2echo 1', 'E481:')
+  call assert_fails(':+1echo 1', 'E481:')
+  call assert_fails(':/1/echo 1', 'E481:')
+  call assert_fails(':\/echo 1', 'E481:')
+  normal vv
+  call assert_fails(":'<,'>echo 1", 'E481:')
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index aad7833..0e1641c 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -774,6 +774,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1822,
+/**/
     1821,
 /**/
     1820,