diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index ef66aed..da2f35e 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -3929,6 +3929,7 @@
     int		save_redir_off = redir_off;
     garray_T	save_ga;
     int		save_msg_col = msg_col;
+    int		save_sticky_cmdmod_flags = sticky_cmdmod_flags;
     int		echo_output = FALSE;
 
     rettv->vval.v_string = NULL;
@@ -3985,6 +3986,9 @@
     if (!echo_output)
 	msg_col = 0;  // prevent leading spaces
 
+    // For "legacy call execute('cmd')" and "vim9cmd execute('cmd')" apply the
+    // command modifiers to "cmd".
+    sticky_cmdmod_flags = cmdmod.cmod_flags & (CMOD_LEGACY | CMOD_VIM9CMD);
     if (cmd != NULL)
 	do_cmdline_cmd(cmd);
     else
@@ -3997,6 +4001,7 @@
 		      DOCMD_NOWAIT|DOCMD_VERBOSE|DOCMD_REPEAT|DOCMD_KEYTYPED);
 	--list->lv_refcount;
     }
+    sticky_cmdmod_flags = save_sticky_cmdmod_flags;
 
     // Need to append a NUL to the result.
     if (ga_grow(&redir_execute_ga, 1) == OK)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
index 7db8e50..fc1354e 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
@@ -142,6 +142,42 @@
   END
   v9.CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
   delfunc g:TheFunc
+
+  # vim9cmd execute(cmd) executes code in vim9 script context
+  lines =<< trim END
+    vim9cmd execute("g:vim9executetest = 'bar'")
+    call assert_equal('bar', g:vim9executetest)
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+  unlet g:vim9executetest
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+    vim9cmd execute(["g:vim9executetest1 = 'baz'", "g:vim9executetest2 = 'foo'"])
+    call assert_equal('baz', g:vim9executetest1)
+    call assert_equal('foo', g:vim9executetest2)
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+  unlet g:vim9executetest1
+  unlet g:vim9executetest2
+
+  # legacy call execute(cmd) executes code in vim script context
+  lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    legacy call execute("let g:vim9executetest = 'bar'")
+    assert_equal('bar', g:vim9executetest)
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+  unlet g:vim9executetest
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    legacy call execute(["let g:vim9executetest1 = 'baz'", "let g:vim9executetest2 = 'foo'"])
+    assert_equal('baz', g:vim9executetest1)
+    assert_equal('foo', g:vim9executetest2)
+  END
+  v9.CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
+  unlet g:vim9executetest1
+  unlet g:vim9executetest2
 enddef
 
 def Test_edit_wildcards()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index d6bd4cb..7b53bee 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -736,6 +736,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    140,
+/**/
     139,
 /**/
     138,