diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
index 3cc1e11..d395841 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_func.vim
@@ -1351,5 +1351,30 @@
   assert_equal({'title': 'test'}, getqflist({'title': 1}))
 enddef
 
+def Test_cmd_modifier()
+  tab echo '0'
+  call CheckDefFailure(['5tab echo 3'], 'E16:')
+enddef
+
+def Test_restore_modifiers()
+  # check that when compiling a :def function command modifiers are not messed
+  # up.
+  let lines =<< trim END
+      vim9script
+      set eventignore=
+      autocmd QuickFixCmdPost * copen
+      def AutocmdsDisabled()
+          eval 0
+      enddef
+      func Func()
+        noautocmd call s:AutocmdsDisabled()
+        let g:ei_after = &eventignore
+      endfunc
+      Func()
+  END
+  CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+  assert_equal('', g:ei_after)
+enddef
+
 
 " vim: ts=8 sw=2 sts=2 expandtab tw=80 fdm=marker
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index 3f1997f..10706b1 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -751,11 +751,6 @@
   call CheckDefFailure(['{', 'echo 1'], 'E1026:')
 endfunc
 
-def Test_cmd_modifier()
-  tab echo '0'
-  call CheckDefFailure(['5tab echo 3'], 'E16:')
-enddef
-
 func g:NoSuchFunc()
   echo 'none'
 endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 2febed6..17ed09b 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1394,
+/**/
     1393,
 /**/
     1392,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 25da7f5..04681fe 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -2668,7 +2668,7 @@
 	cctx->ctx_line_start = line;
 	SOURCING_LNUM = cctx->ctx_lnum + 1;
     } while (line == NULL || *skipwhite(line) == NUL
-			  || (skip_comment && vim9_comment_start(skipwhite(line))));
+		     || (skip_comment && vim9_comment_start(skipwhite(line))));
     return line;
 }
 
@@ -7194,10 +7194,11 @@
      */
     for (;;)
     {
-	exarg_T	ea;
-	int	starts_with_colon = FALSE;
-	char_u	*cmd;
-	int	save_msg_scroll = msg_scroll;
+	exarg_T	    ea;
+	cmdmod_T    save_cmdmod;
+	int	    starts_with_colon = FALSE;
+	char_u	    *cmd;
+	int	    save_msg_scroll = msg_scroll;
 
 	// Bail out on the first error to avoid a flood of errors and report
 	// the right line number when inside try/catch.
@@ -7278,6 +7279,7 @@
 	/*
 	 * COMMAND MODIFIERS
 	 */
+	save_cmdmod = cmdmod;
 	if (parse_command_modifiers(&ea, &errormsg, FALSE) == FAIL)
 	{
 	    if (errormsg != NULL)
@@ -7288,7 +7290,7 @@
 	}
 	// TODO: use modifiers in the command
 	undo_cmdmod(&ea, save_msg_scroll);
-	CLEAR_FIELD(cmdmod);
+	cmdmod = save_cmdmod;
 
 	// Skip ":call" to get to the function name.
 	if (checkforcmd(&ea.cmd, "call", 3))