diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_cmdwin_restore_1.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_cmdwin_restore_1.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ac0295
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_cmdwin_restore_1.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
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+|0+0&&| @73
+|[+1&&|N|o| |N|a|m|e|]| |[|+|]| @43|1|,|1| @11|T|o|p
+|:+0#4040ff13&> +0#0000000&@73
+|~+0#4040ff13&| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|~| @73
+|[+3#0000000&|C|o|m@1|a|n|d| |L|i|n|e|]| @42|1|,|0|-|1| @9|A|l@1
+|:+0&&| @73
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_cmdwin_restore_2.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_cmdwin_restore_2.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce0b2b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_cmdwin_restore_2.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+>0+0&#ffffff0| @73
+|1| @73
+|[+3&&|N|o| |N|a|m|e|]| |[|+|]| @43|1|,|1| @11|T|o|p
+|0+0&&| @73
+|1| @73
+|2| @73
+|3| @73
+|4| @73
+|5| @73
+|6| @73
+|[+1&&|N|o| |N|a|m|e|]| |[|+|]| @43|1|,|1| @11|T|o|p
+| +0&&@74
diff --git a/src/testdir/dumps/Test_cmdwin_restore_3.dump b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_cmdwin_restore_3.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cc0f3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testdir/dumps/Test_cmdwin_restore_3.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+>0+0&#ffffff0| @73
+|1| @73
+|2| @73
+|3| @73
+|4| @73
+|5| @73
+|6| @73
+|7| @73
+|8| @73
+|9| @73
+|1|0| @72
+|1@1| @72
+|1|2| @72
+|1|3| @72
+|1|4| @72
+|1|5| @72
+|1|6| @72
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diff --git a/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim b/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
index 57dff41..3f73d3d 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_cmdline.vim
@@ -768,6 +768,36 @@
   bw!
 endfunc
 
+func Test_cmdwin_restore()
+  CheckScreendump
+
+  let lines =<< trim [SCRIPT]
+    call setline(1, range(30))
+    2split
+  [SCRIPT]
+  call writefile(lines, 'XTest_restore')
+
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S XTest_restore', {'rows': 12})
+  call term_wait(buf, 100)
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "q:")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_cmdwin_restore_1', {})
+
+  " normal restore
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":q\<CR>")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_cmdwin_restore_2', {})
+
+  " restore after setting 'lines' with one window
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":close\<CR>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, "q:")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":set lines=18\<CR>")
+  call term_sendkeys(buf, ":q\<CR>")
+  call VerifyScreenDump(buf, 'Test_cmdwin_restore_3', {})
+
+  " clean up
+  call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+  call delete('XTest_restore')
+endfunc
+
 func Test_buffers_lastused()
   " check that buffers are sorted by time when wildmode has lastused
   call test_settime(1550020000)	  " middle
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index f5bc809..7b4ebe6 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2227,
+/**/
     2226,
 /**/
     2225,
diff --git a/src/window.c b/src/window.c
index 8bb3269..abdbd50 100644
--- a/src/window.c
+++ b/src/window.c
@@ -5177,17 +5177,23 @@
     win_T	*wp;
 
     ga_init2(gap, (int)sizeof(int), 1);
-    if (ga_grow(gap, win_count() * 2) == OK)
+    if (ga_grow(gap, win_count() * 2 + 1) == OK)
+    {
+	// first entry is value of 'lines'
+	((int *)gap->ga_data)[gap->ga_len++] = Rows;
+
 	FOR_ALL_WINDOWS(wp)
 	{
 	    ((int *)gap->ga_data)[gap->ga_len++] =
 					       wp->w_width + wp->w_vsep_width;
 	    ((int *)gap->ga_data)[gap->ga_len++] = wp->w_height;
 	}
+    }
 }
 
 /*
- * Restore window sizes, but only if the number of windows is still the same.
+ * Restore window sizes, but only if the number of windows is still the same
+ * and 'lines' didn't change.
  * Does not free the growarray.
  */
     void
@@ -5196,13 +5202,14 @@
     win_T	*wp;
     int		i, j;
 
-    if (win_count() * 2 == gap->ga_len)
+    if (win_count() * 2 + 1 == gap->ga_len
+	    && ((int *)gap->ga_data)[0] == Rows)
     {
 	/* The order matters, because frames contain other frames, but it's
 	 * difficult to get right. The easy way out is to do it twice. */
 	for (j = 0; j < 2; ++j)
 	{
-	    i = 0;
+	    i = 1;
 	    FOR_ALL_WINDOWS(wp)
 	    {
 		frame_setwidth(wp->w_frame, ((int *)gap->ga_data)[i++]);
@@ -6374,7 +6381,7 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Return TRUE if there is only one window (in the current tab page), not
+ * Return TRUE if there is only one window and only one tab page, not
  * counting a help or preview window, unless it is the current window.
  * Does not count unlisted windows.
  */