diff --git a/src/ops.c b/src/ops.c
index 3940e48..4adeb09 100644
--- a/src/ops.c
+++ b/src/ops.c
@@ -286,8 +286,9 @@
     struct block_def	bd;
     int			incr;
     colnr_T		ws_vcol;
-    int			i = 0, j = 0;
-    int			len;
+    int			added;
+    unsigned		new_line_len;	// the length of the line after the
+					// block shift
 #ifdef FEAT_RIGHTLEFT
     int			old_p_ri = p_ri;
 
@@ -308,6 +309,8 @@
 
     if (!left)
     {
+	int	tabs = 0, spaces = 0;
+
 	/*
 	 *  1. Get start vcol
 	 *  2. Total ws vcols
@@ -343,29 +346,29 @@
 #ifdef FEAT_VARTABS
 	if (!curbuf->b_p_et)
 	    tabstop_fromto(ws_vcol, ws_vcol + total,
-					ts_val, curbuf->b_p_vts_array, &i, &j);
+				ts_val, curbuf->b_p_vts_array, &tabs, &spaces);
 	else
-	    j = total;
+	    spaces = total;
 #else
 	if (!curbuf->b_p_et)
-	    i = ((ws_vcol % ts_val) + total) / ts_val; // number of tabs
-	if (i)
-	    j = ((ws_vcol % ts_val) + total) % ts_val; // number of spp
+	    tabs = ((ws_vcol % ts_val) + total) / ts_val; // number of tabs
+	if (tabs > 0)
+	    spaces = ((ws_vcol % ts_val) + total) % ts_val; // number of spp
 	else
-	    j = total;
+	    spaces = total;
 #endif
 	// if we're splitting a TAB, allow for it
 	bd.textcol -= bd.pre_whitesp_c - (bd.startspaces != 0);
-	len = (int)STRLEN(bd.textstart) + 1;
-	newp = alloc(bd.textcol + i + j + len);
+
+	new_line_len = bd.textcol + tabs + spaces + (int)STRLEN(bd.textstart);
+	newp = alloc(new_line_len + 1);
 	if (newp == NULL)
 	    return;
-	vim_memset(newp, NUL, (size_t)(bd.textcol + i + j + len));
 	mch_memmove(newp, oldp, (size_t)bd.textcol);
-	vim_memset(newp + bd.textcol, TAB, (size_t)i);
-	vim_memset(newp + bd.textcol + i, ' ', (size_t)j);
-	// the end
-	mch_memmove(newp + bd.textcol + i + j, bd.textstart, (size_t)len);
+	vim_memset(newp + bd.textcol, TAB, (size_t)tabs);
+	vim_memset(newp + bd.textcol + tabs, ' ', (size_t)spaces);
+	// Note that STRMOVE() copies the trailing NUL.
+	STRMOVE(newp + bd.textcol + tabs + spaces, bd.textstart);
     }
     else // left
     {
@@ -376,8 +379,6 @@
 	colnr_T	    verbatim_copy_width;// the (displayed) width of this part
 					// of line
 	unsigned    fill;		// nr of spaces that replace a TAB
-	unsigned    new_line_len;	// the length of the line after the
-					// block shift
 	size_t	    block_space_width;
 	size_t	    shift_amount;
 	char_u	    *non_white = bd.textstart;
@@ -448,18 +449,20 @@
 	// - the rest of the line, pointed to by non_white.
 	new_line_len = (unsigned)(verbatim_copy_end - oldp)
 		       + fill
-		       + (unsigned)STRLEN(non_white) + 1;
+		       + (unsigned)STRLEN(non_white);
 
-	newp = alloc(new_line_len);
+	newp = alloc(new_line_len + 1);
 	if (newp == NULL)
 	    return;
 	mch_memmove(newp, oldp, (size_t)(verbatim_copy_end - oldp));
 	vim_memset(newp + (verbatim_copy_end - oldp), ' ', (size_t)fill);
+	// Note that STRMOVE() copies the trailing NUL.
 	STRMOVE(newp + (verbatim_copy_end - oldp) + fill, non_white);
     }
     // replace the line
+    added = new_line_len - (int)STRLEN(oldp);
     ml_replace(curwin->w_cursor.lnum, newp, FALSE);
-    changed_bytes(curwin->w_cursor.lnum, bd.textcol);
+    inserted_bytes(curwin->w_cursor.lnum, bd.textcol, added);
     State = oldstate;
     curwin->w_cursor.col = oldcol;
 #ifdef FEAT_RIGHTLEFT
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim b/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
index 20ab85a..e298866 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_textprop.vim
@@ -1933,5 +1933,29 @@
   bwipe!
 endfunc
 
+func Test_prop_shift_block()
+  new
+  call AddPropTypes()
+
+  call setline(1, ['some     highlighted text']->repeat(2))
+  call prop_add(1, 10, #{type: 'one', length: 11})
+  call prop_add(2, 10, #{type: 'two', length: 11})
+
+  call cursor(1, 1)
+  call feedkeys("5l\<c-v>>", 'nxt')
+  call cursor(2, 1)
+  call feedkeys("5l\<c-v><", 'nxt')
+
+  let expected = [
+      \ {'lnum': 1, 'id': 0, 'col': 8, 'type_bufnr': 0, 'end': 1, 'type': 'one',
+      \ 'length': 11, 'start' : 1},
+      \ {'lnum': 2, 'id': 0, 'col': 6, 'type_bufnr': 0, 'end': 1, 'type': 'two',
+      \ 'length': 11, 'start' : 1}
+      \ ]
+  call assert_equal(expected, prop_list(1, #{end_lnum: 2}))
+
+  call DeletePropTypes()
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
 
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index d2cc322..8d3f2e7 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    4950,
+/**/
     4949,
 /**/
     4948,