diff --git a/src/testdir/test_assert.vim b/src/testdir/test_assert.vim
index 5037d87..2147e3d 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_assert.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_assert.vim
@@ -78,11 +78,18 @@
   call writefile(['1234X89'], 'Xone')
   call writefile(['1234Y89'], 'Xtwo')
   call assert_equal(1, assert_equalfile('Xone', 'Xtwo'))
-  call assert_match("difference at byte 4", v:errors[0])
+  call assert_match('difference at byte 4, line 1 after "1234X" vs "1234Y"', v:errors[0])
+  call remove(v:errors, 0)
+
+  call writefile([repeat('x', 234) .. 'X'], 'Xone')
+  call writefile([repeat('x', 234) .. 'Y'], 'Xtwo')
+  call assert_equal(1, assert_equalfile('Xone', 'Xtwo'))
+  let xes = repeat('x', 134)
+  call assert_match('difference at byte 234, line 1 after "' .. xes .. 'X" vs "' .. xes .. 'Y"', v:errors[0])
   call remove(v:errors, 0)
 
   call assert_equal(1, assert_equalfile('Xone', 'Xtwo', 'a message'))
-  call assert_match("a message: difference at byte 4", v:errors[0])
+  call assert_match("a message: difference at byte 234, line 1 after", v:errors[0])
   call remove(v:errors, 0)
 
   call delete('Xone')
diff --git a/src/testing.c b/src/testing.c
index fa8cc42..0eee72a 100644
--- a/src/testing.c
+++ b/src/testing.c
@@ -309,6 +309,9 @@
     garray_T	ga;
     FILE	*fd1;
     FILE	*fd2;
+    char	line1[200];
+    char	line2[200];
+    int		lineidx = 0;
 
     if (fname1 == NULL || fname2 == NULL)
 	return 0;
@@ -329,8 +332,9 @@
 	}
 	else
 	{
-	    int c1, c2;
-	    long count = 0;
+	    int	    c1, c2;
+	    long    count = 0;
+	    long    linecount = 1;
 
 	    for (;;)
 	    {
@@ -347,13 +351,31 @@
 		    STRCPY(IObuff, "second file is shorter");
 		    break;
 		}
-		else if (c1 != c2)
+		else
 		{
-		    vim_snprintf((char *)IObuff, IOSIZE,
-					      "difference at byte %ld", count);
-		    break;
+		    line1[lineidx] = c1;
+		    line2[lineidx] = c2;
+		    ++lineidx;
+		    if (c1 != c2)
+		    {
+			vim_snprintf((char *)IObuff, IOSIZE,
+					    "difference at byte %ld, line %ld",
+							     count, linecount);
+			break;
+		    }
 		}
 		++count;
+		if (c1 == NL)
+		{
+		    ++linecount;
+		    lineidx = 0;
+		}
+		else if (lineidx + 2 == (int)sizeof(line1))
+		{
+		    mch_memmove(line1, line1 + 100, lineidx - 100);
+		    mch_memmove(line2, line2 + 100, lineidx - 100);
+		    lineidx -= 100;
+		}
 	    }
 	    fclose(fd1);
 	    fclose(fd2);
@@ -372,6 +394,19 @@
 	    ga_concat(&ga, (char_u *)": ");
 	}
 	ga_concat(&ga, IObuff);
+	if (lineidx > 0)
+	{
+	    line1[lineidx] = NUL;
+	    line2[lineidx] = NUL;
+	    ga_concat(&ga, (char_u *)" after \"");
+	    ga_concat(&ga, (char_u *)line1);
+	    if (STRCMP(line1, line2) != 0)
+	    {
+		ga_concat(&ga, (char_u *)"\" vs \"");
+		ga_concat(&ga, (char_u *)line2);
+	    }
+	    ga_concat(&ga, (char_u *)"\"");
+	}
 	assert_error(&ga);
 	ga_clear(&ga);
 	return 1;
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index ce8bbf1..462e772 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    899,
+/**/
     898,
 /**/
     897,