diff --git a/src/ops.c b/src/ops.c
index 7cbc0c2..2aec5d4 100644
--- a/src/ops.c
+++ b/src/ops.c
@@ -1636,7 +1636,9 @@
     free_yank_all();			/* free register nine */
     for (n = 9; n > 1; --n)
 	y_regs[n] = y_regs[n - 1];
-    y_previous = y_current = &y_regs[1];
+    y_current = &y_regs[1];
+    if (!y_append)
+	y_previous = y_current;
     y_regs[1].y_array = NULL;		/* set register one to empty */
 }
 
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_put.vim b/src/testdir/test_put.vim
index 38c812b..18c7f4e 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_put.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_put.vim
@@ -34,3 +34,14 @@
   bw!
   call setreg('a', a[0], a[1])
 endfunc
+
+func Test_put_lines()
+  new
+  let a = [ getreg('a'), getregtype('a') ]
+  call setline(1, ['Line 1', 'Line2', 'Line 3', ''])
+  exe 'norm! gg"add"AddG""p'
+  call assert_equal(['Line 3', '', 'Line 1', 'Line2'], getline(1,'$'))
+  " clean up
+  bw!
+  call setreg('a', a[0], a[1])
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 6c2d63c..b06f938 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -765,6 +765,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    681,
+/**/
     680,
 /**/
     679,