diff --git a/runtime/doc/eval.txt b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
index 623da9e..a01c4db 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/eval.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/eval.txt
@@ -2525,8 +2525,10 @@
 rubyeval({expr})		any	evaluate |Ruby| expression
 screenattr({row}, {col})	Number	attribute at screen position
 screenchar({row}, {col})	Number	character at screen position
+screenchars({row}, {col})	List	List of characters at screen position
 screencol()			Number	current cursor column
 screenrow()			Number	current cursor row
+screenstring({row}, {col})	String	characters at screen position
 search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]])
 				Number	search for {pattern}
 searchdecl({name} [, {global} [, {thisblock}]])
@@ -7510,6 +7512,13 @@
 		This is mainly to be used for testing.
 		Returns -1 when row or col is out of range.
 
+screenchars({row}, {col})					*screenchars()*
+		The result is a List of Numbers.  The first number is the same
+		as what |screenchar()| returns.  Further numbers are
+		composing characters on top of the base character.
+		This is mainly to be used for testing.
+		Returns an empty List when row or col is out of range.
+
 screencol()							*screencol()*
 		The result is a Number, which is the current screen column of
 		the cursor. The leftmost column has number 1.
@@ -7531,6 +7540,14 @@
 
 		Note: Same restrictions as with |screencol()|.
 
+screenstring({row}, {col})					*screenstring()*
+		The result is a String that contains the base character and
+		any composing characters at position [row, col] on the screen.
+		This is like |screenchars()| but returning a String with the
+		characters.
+		This is mainly to be used for testing.
+		Returns an empty String when row or col is out of range.
+
 search({pattern} [, {flags} [, {stopline} [, {timeout}]]])	*search()*
 		Search for regexp pattern {pattern}.  The search starts at the
 		cursor position (you can use |cursor()| to set it).
diff --git a/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt b/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
index 31beded6..faa8b6b 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/usr_41.txt
@@ -723,6 +723,8 @@
 	diff_filler()		get the number of filler lines above a line
 	screenattr()		get attribute at a screen line/row
 	screenchar()		get character code at a screen line/row
+	screenchars()		get character codes at a screen line/row
+	screenstring()		get string of characters at a screen line/row
 
 Working with text in the current buffer:		*text-functions*
 	getline()		get a line or list of lines from the buffer
diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 6aff499..06f8155 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -344,8 +344,10 @@
 #endif
 static void f_screenattr(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 static void f_screenchar(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
+static void f_screenchars(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 static void f_screencol(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 static void f_screenrow(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
+static void f_screenstring(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 static void f_search(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 static void f_searchdecl(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 static void f_searchpair(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
@@ -839,8 +841,10 @@
 #endif
     {"screenattr",	2, 2, f_screenattr},
     {"screenchar",	2, 2, f_screenchar},
+    {"screenchars",	2, 2, f_screenchars},
     {"screencol",	0, 0, f_screencol},
     {"screenrow",	0, 0, f_screenrow},
+    {"screenstring",	2, 2, f_screenstring},
     {"search",		1, 4, f_search},
     {"searchdecl",	1, 3, f_searchdecl},
     {"searchpair",	3, 7, f_searchpair},
@@ -10430,8 +10434,7 @@
 
     row = (int)tv_get_number_chk(&argvars[0], NULL) - 1;
     col = (int)tv_get_number_chk(&argvars[1], NULL) - 1;
-    if (row < 0 || row >= screen_Rows
-	    || col < 0 || col >= screen_Columns)
+    if (row < 0 || row >= screen_Rows || col < 0 || col >= screen_Columns)
 	c = -1;
     else
     {
@@ -10445,6 +10448,39 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * "screenchars()" function
+ */
+    static void
+f_screenchars(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
+{
+    int		row;
+    int		col;
+    int		off;
+    int		c;
+    int		i;
+
+    if (rettv_list_alloc(rettv) == FAIL)
+	return;
+    row = (int)tv_get_number_chk(&argvars[0], NULL) - 1;
+    col = (int)tv_get_number_chk(&argvars[1], NULL) - 1;
+    if (row < 0 || row >= screen_Rows || col < 0 || col >= screen_Columns)
+	return;
+
+    off = LineOffset[row] + col;
+    if (enc_utf8 && ScreenLinesUC[off] != 0)
+	c = ScreenLinesUC[off];
+    else
+	c = ScreenLines[off];
+    list_append_number(rettv->vval.v_list, (varnumber_T)c);
+
+    if (enc_utf8)
+
+	for (i = 0; i < Screen_mco && ScreenLinesC[i][off] != 0; ++i)
+	    list_append_number(rettv->vval.v_list,
+				       (varnumber_T)ScreenLinesC[i][off]);
+}
+
+/*
  * "screencol()" function
  *
  * First column is 1 to be consistent with virtcol().
@@ -10465,6 +10501,43 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * "screenstring()" function
+ */
+    static void
+f_screenstring(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
+{
+    int		row;
+    int		col;
+    int		off;
+    int		c;
+    int		i;
+    char_u	buf[MB_MAXBYTES + 1];
+    int		buflen = 0;
+
+    rettv->vval.v_string = NULL;
+    rettv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
+
+    row = (int)tv_get_number_chk(&argvars[0], NULL) - 1;
+    col = (int)tv_get_number_chk(&argvars[1], NULL) - 1;
+    if (row < 0 || row >= screen_Rows || col < 0 || col >= screen_Columns)
+	return;
+
+    off = LineOffset[row] + col;
+    if (enc_utf8 && ScreenLinesUC[off] != 0)
+	c = ScreenLinesUC[off];
+    else
+	c = ScreenLines[off];
+    buflen += mb_char2bytes(c, buf);
+
+    if (enc_utf8)
+	for (i = 0; i < Screen_mco && ScreenLinesC[i][off] != 0; ++i)
+	    buflen += mb_char2bytes(ScreenLinesC[i][off], buf + buflen);
+
+    buf[buflen] = NUL;
+    rettv->vval.v_string = vim_strsave(buf);
+}
+
+/*
  * "search()" function
  */
     static void
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_utf8.vim b/src/testdir/test_utf8.vim
index 8a71f50..98793c3 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_utf8.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_utf8.vim
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 " Tests for Unicode manipulations
  
+source view_util.vim
 
 " Visual block Insert adjusts for multi-byte char
 func Test_visual_block_insert()
@@ -60,3 +61,37 @@
   call assert_equal(2, virtcol("'["))
   call assert_equal(2, virtcol("']"))
 endfunc
+
+func Test_screenchar_utf8()
+  new
+
+  " 1-cell, with composing characters 
+  call setline(1, ["ABC\u0308"])
+  redraw
+  call assert_equal([0x0041], screenchars(1, 1))
+  call assert_equal([0x0042], screenchars(1, 2))
+  call assert_equal([0x0043, 0x0308], screenchars(1, 3))
+  call assert_equal("A", screenstring(1, 1))
+  call assert_equal("B", screenstring(1, 2))
+  call assert_equal("C\u0308", screenstring(1, 3))
+
+  " 2-cells, with composing characters 
+  let text = "\u3042\u3044\u3046\u3099"
+  call setline(1, text)
+  redraw
+  call assert_equal([0x3042], screenchars(1, 1))
+  call assert_equal([0], screenchars(1, 2))
+  call assert_equal([0x3044], screenchars(1, 3))
+  call assert_equal([0], screenchars(1, 4))
+  call assert_equal([0x3046, 0x3099], screenchars(1, 5))
+
+  call assert_equal("\u3042", screenstring(1, 1))
+  call assert_equal("", screenstring(1, 2))
+  call assert_equal("\u3044", screenstring(1, 3))
+  call assert_equal("", screenstring(1, 4))
+  call assert_equal("\u3046\u3099", screenstring(1, 5))
+
+  call assert_equal([text . '  '], ScreenLinesUtf8(1, 8))
+
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/testdir/view_util.vim b/src/testdir/view_util.vim
index 29ea073..34b4519 100644
--- a/src/testdir/view_util.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/view_util.vim
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
   finish
 endif
 
+" Get text on the screen, without composing characters.
 " ScreenLines(lnum, width) or
 " ScreenLines([start, end], width)
 function! ScreenLines(lnum, width) abort
@@ -23,6 +24,25 @@
   return lines
 endfunction
 
+" Get text on the screen, including composing characters.
+" ScreenLines(lnum, width) or
+" ScreenLines([start, end], width)
+function! ScreenLinesUtf8(lnum, width) abort
+  redraw!
+  if type(a:lnum) == v:t_list
+    let start = a:lnum[0]
+    let end = a:lnum[1]
+  else
+    let start = a:lnum
+    let end = a:lnum
+  endif
+  let lines = []
+  for l in range(start, end)
+    let lines += [join(map(range(1, a:width), 'screenstring(l, v:val)'), '')]
+  endfor
+  return lines
+endfunction
+
 function! ScreenAttrs(lnum, width) abort
   redraw!
   if type(a:lnum) == v:t_list
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 94fb6f6..637a3fb 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -776,6 +776,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1071,
+/**/
     1070,
 /**/
     1069,