diff --git a/src/ex_cmds.c b/src/ex_cmds.c
index 8595e8b..c57f332 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds.c
+++ b/src/ex_cmds.c
@@ -3359,7 +3359,11 @@
 
 	did_undo = TRUE;
 	ml_append(lnum, theline, (colnr_T)0, FALSE);
-	appended_lines_mark(lnum + (empty ? 1 : 0), 1L);
+	if (empty)
+	    // there are no marks below the inserted lines
+	    appended_lines(lnum, 1L);
+	else
+	    appended_lines_mark(lnum, 1L);
 
 	vim_free(theline);
 	++lnum;
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_excmd.vim b/src/testdir/test_excmd.vim
index 67b95bb..6f648dd 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_excmd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_excmd.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 " Tests for various Ex commands.
 
 source check.vim
+source shared.vim
+source term_util.vim
 
 func Test_ex_delete()
   new
@@ -128,6 +130,27 @@
   close!
 endfunc
 
+func Test_append_cmd_empty_buf()
+  CheckRunVimInTerminal
+  let lines =<< trim END
+    func Timer(timer)
+      append
+    aaaaa
+    bbbbb
+    .
+    endfunc
+    call timer_start(10, 'Timer')
+  END
+  call writefile(lines, 'Xtest_append_cmd_empty_buf')
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S Xtest_append_cmd_empty_buf', {'rows': 6})
+  call WaitForAssert({-> assert_equal('bbbbb', term_getline(buf, 2))})
+  call WaitForAssert({-> assert_equal('aaaaa', term_getline(buf, 1))})
+
+  " clean up
+  call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+  call delete('Xtest_append_cmd_empty_buf')
+endfunc
+
 " Test for the :insert command
 func Test_insert_cmd()
   new
@@ -156,6 +179,27 @@
   close!
 endfunc
 
+func Test_insert_cmd_empty_buf()
+  CheckRunVimInTerminal
+  let lines =<< trim END
+    func Timer(timer)
+      insert
+    aaaaa
+    bbbbb
+    .
+    endfunc
+    call timer_start(10, 'Timer')
+  END
+  call writefile(lines, 'Xtest_insert_cmd_empty_buf')
+  let buf = RunVimInTerminal('-S Xtest_insert_cmd_empty_buf', {'rows': 6})
+  call WaitForAssert({-> assert_equal('bbbbb', term_getline(buf, 2))})
+  call WaitForAssert({-> assert_equal('aaaaa', term_getline(buf, 1))})
+
+  " clean up
+  call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
+  call delete('Xtest_insert_cmd_empty_buf')
+endfunc
+
 " Test for the :change command
 func Test_change_cmd()
   new
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 649d2fc..5f24ba4 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -750,6 +750,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3952,
+/**/
     3951,
 /**/
     3950,