diff --git a/src/term.c b/src/term.c
index aedcc19..bc8c6ac 100644
--- a/src/term.c
+++ b/src/term.c
@@ -4741,9 +4741,10 @@
 			key_name[0] = (int)KS_EXTRA;
 			key_name[1] = (int)KE_IGNORE;
 			slen = i + 1 + (tp[i] == ESC);
-			if (tp[i] == 0x07 && i + 1 < len && tp[i + 1] == 0x18)
-			    /* Sometimes the 0x07 is followed by 0x18, unclear
-			     * when this happens. */
+			if (rcs_status == STATUS_SENT
+					     && slen < len && tp[slen] == 0x18)
+			    /* Some older xterm send 0x18 for the T_RS request,
+			     * skip it here. */
 			    ++slen;
 # ifdef FEAT_EVAL
 			set_vim_var_string(VV_TERMRGBRESP, tp, slen);
@@ -4793,6 +4794,11 @@
 			key_name[0] = (int)KS_EXTRA;
 			key_name[1] = (int)KE_IGNORE;
 			slen = i + 1 + (tp[i] == ESC);
+			if (rcs_status == STATUS_SENT
+					     && slen < len && tp[slen] == 0x18)
+			    /* Some older xterm send 0x18 for the T_RS request,
+			     * skip it here. */
+			    ++slen;
 			break;
 		    }
 		  }
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 7ba7232..094f05f 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -770,6 +770,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1069,
+/**/
     1068,
 /**/
     1067,