diff --git a/src/ex_cmds.h b/src/ex_cmds.h
index c65b956..508ecb8 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds.h
+++ b/src/ex_cmds.h
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@
 	EX_RANGE|EX_WHOLEFOLD|EX_BANG|EX_FILE1|EX_ARGOPT|EX_DFLALL|EX_TRLBAR|EX_CMDWIN|EX_LOCK_OK,
 	ADDR_LINES),
 EXCMD(CMD_export,	"export",	ex_export,
-	EX_EXTRA|EX_NOTRLCOM|EX_LOCK_OK,
+	EX_EXTRA|EX_NOTRLCOM|EX_CMDWIN|EX_LOCK_OK,
 	ADDR_NONE),
 EXCMD(CMD_exusage,	"exusage",	ex_exusage,
 	EX_TRLBAR,
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@
 	EX_RANGE|EX_ZEROR|EX_EXTRA|EX_TRLBAR|EX_NOTRLCOM|EX_CTRLV|EX_CMDWIN|EX_LOCK_OK,
 	ADDR_OTHER),
 EXCMD(CMD_import,	"import",	ex_import,
-	EX_EXTRA|EX_NOTRLCOM|EX_LOCK_OK,
+	EX_EXTRA|EX_NOTRLCOM|EX_CMDWIN|EX_LOCK_OK,
 	ADDR_NONE),
 EXCMD(CMD_inoremap,	"inoremap",	ex_map,
 	EX_EXTRA|EX_TRLBAR|EX_NOTRLCOM|EX_CTRLV|EX_CMDWIN|EX_LOCK_OK,
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@
 	EX_RANGE|EX_BANG|EX_NEEDARG|EX_EXTRA|EX_NOTRLCOM|EX_TRLBAR|EX_XFILE,
 	ADDR_OTHER),
 EXCMD(CMD_vim9script,	"vim9script",	ex_vim9script,
-	EX_LOCK_OK,
+	EX_CMDWIN|EX_LOCK_OK,
 	ADDR_NONE),
 EXCMD(CMD_viusage,	"viusage",	ex_viusage,
 	EX_TRLBAR,
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
index 6c04316..2f7d565 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_script.vim
@@ -3009,6 +3009,37 @@
   &rtp = save_rtp
 enddef
 
+def Test_cmdline_win()
+  # if the Vim syntax highlighting uses Vim9 constructs they can be used from
+  # the command line window.
+  mkdir('rtp/syntax', 'p')
+  let export_lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    export let That = 'yes'
+  END
+  writefile(export_lines, 'rtp/syntax/Xexport.vim')
+  let import_lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    import That from './Xexport.vim'
+  END
+  writefile(import_lines, 'rtp/syntax/vim.vim')
+  let save_rtp = &rtp
+  &rtp = getcwd() .. '/rtp' .. ',' .. &rtp
+  syntax on
+  augroup CmdWin
+    autocmd CmdwinEnter * g:got_there = 'yes'
+  augroup END
+  # this will open and also close the cmdline window
+  feedkeys('q:', 'xt')
+  assert_equal('yes', g:got_there)
+
+  augroup CmdWin
+    au!
+  augroup END
+  &rtp = save_rtp
+  delete('rtp', 'rf')
+enddef
+
 " Keep this last, it messes up highlighting.
 def Test_substitute_cmd()
   new
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 697a47c..ddd4354 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1403,
+/**/
     1402,
 /**/
     1401,