diff --git a/src/normal.c b/src/normal.c
index 74a001e..86d4504 100644
--- a/src/normal.c
+++ b/src/normal.c
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
 static void	nv_dollar __ARGS((cmdarg_T *cap));
 static void	nv_search __ARGS((cmdarg_T *cap));
 static void	nv_next __ARGS((cmdarg_T *cap));
-static void	normal_search __ARGS((cmdarg_T *cap, int dir, char_u *pat, int opt));
+static int	normal_search __ARGS((cmdarg_T *cap, int dir, char_u *pat, int opt));
 static void	nv_csearch __ARGS((cmdarg_T *cap));
 static void	nv_brackets __ARGS((cmdarg_T *cap));
 static void	nv_percent __ARGS((cmdarg_T *cap));
@@ -5765,7 +5765,7 @@
 	init_history();
 	add_to_history(HIST_SEARCH, buf, TRUE, NUL);
 #endif
-	normal_search(cap, cmdchar == '*' ? '/' : '?', buf, 0);
+	(void)normal_search(cap, cmdchar == '*' ? '/' : '?', buf, 0);
     }
     else
 	do_cmdline_cmd(buf);
@@ -6301,7 +6301,7 @@
 	return;
     }
 
-    normal_search(cap, cap->cmdchar, cap->searchbuf,
+    (void)normal_search(cap, cap->cmdchar, cap->searchbuf,
 						(cap->arg ? 0 : SEARCH_MARK));
 }
 
@@ -6313,14 +6313,26 @@
 nv_next(cap)
     cmdarg_T	*cap;
 {
-    normal_search(cap, 0, NULL, SEARCH_MARK | cap->arg);
+    pos_T old = curwin->w_cursor;
+    int   i = normal_search(cap, 0, NULL, SEARCH_MARK | cap->arg);
+
+    if (i == 1 && equalpos(old, curwin->w_cursor))
+    {
+	/* Avoid getting stuck on the current cursor position, which can
+	 * happen when an offset is given and the cursor is on the last char
+	 * in the buffer: Repeat with count + 1. */
+	cap->count1 += 1;
+	(void)normal_search(cap, 0, NULL, SEARCH_MARK | cap->arg);
+	cap->count1 -= 1;
+    }
 }
 
 /*
  * Search for "pat" in direction "dir" ('/' or '?', 0 for repeat).
  * Uses only cap->count1 and cap->oap from "cap".
+ * Return 0 for failure, 1 for found, 2 for found and line offset added.
  */
-    static void
+    static int
 normal_search(cap, dir, pat, opt)
     cmdarg_T	*cap;
     int		dir;
@@ -6354,6 +6366,7 @@
     /* "/$" will put the cursor after the end of the line, may need to
      * correct that here */
     check_cursor();
+    return i;
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/testdir/test44.in b/src/testdir/test44.in
index 87de1b9..69fbb94 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test44.in
+++ b/src/testdir/test44.in
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@
 :put =matchstr(\"אבגד\", \"..\", 0, 2) " בג
 :put =matchstr(\"אבגד\", \".\", 0, 0) " א
 :put =matchstr(\"אבגד\", \".\", 4, -1) " ג
+:new
+:$put =['dog(a', 'cat(']
+/(/e+
+"ayn:bd!
+:$put =''
+G"ap
 :w!
 :qa!
 ENDTEST
diff --git a/src/testdir/test44.ok b/src/testdir/test44.ok
index 0bd0b8a..d9a1206 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test44.ok
+++ b/src/testdir/test44.ok
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@
 בג
 א
 ג
+a
+cat(
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 0c20041..226386a 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    636,
+/**/
     635,
 /**/
     634,