diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 764a4db..0300efe 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -2886,6 +2886,7 @@
     int		save_emsg_silent = emsg_silent;
     int		save_emsg_noredir = emsg_noredir;
     int		save_redir_execute = redir_execute;
+    int		save_redir_off = redir_off;
     garray_T	save_ga;
 
     rettv->vval.v_string = NULL;
@@ -2928,6 +2929,7 @@
 	save_ga = redir_execute_ga;
     ga_init2(&redir_execute_ga, (int)sizeof(char), 500);
     redir_execute = TRUE;
+    redir_off = FALSE;
 
     if (cmd != NULL)
 	do_cmdline_cmd(cmd);
@@ -2958,6 +2960,7 @@
     redir_execute = save_redir_execute;
     if (redir_execute)
 	redir_execute_ga = save_ga;
+    redir_off = save_redir_off;
 
     /* "silent reg" or "silent echo x" leaves msg_col somewhere in the
      * line.  Put it back in the first column. */
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_usercommands.vim b/src/testdir/test_usercommands.vim
index 9420321..21b1c4c 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_usercommands.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_usercommands.vim
@@ -206,3 +206,15 @@
   com! -complete=customlist,CustomComp DoCmd :
   call assert_fails("call feedkeys(':DoCmd \<C-D>', 'tx')", 'E117:')
 endfunc
+
+func CallExecute(A, L, P)
+  " Drop first '\n'
+  return execute('echo "hi"')[1:]
+endfunc
+
+func Test_use_execute_in_completion()
+  command! -nargs=* -complete=custom,CallExecute DoExec :
+  call feedkeys(":DoExec \<C-A>\<C-B>\"\<CR>", 'tx')
+  call assert_equal('"DoExec hi', @:)
+  delcommand DoExec
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 4f8dfd2..f62287b 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -772,6 +772,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1425,
+/**/
     1424,
 /**/
     1423,