diff --git a/src/channel.c b/src/channel.c
index 5f03068..3d891e8 100644
--- a/src/channel.c
+++ b/src/channel.c
@@ -5123,6 +5123,7 @@
 		    return FAIL;
 		}
 
+		range_list_materialize(item->vval.v_list);
 		li = item->vval.v_list->lv_first;
 		for (; li != NULL && n < 16; li = li->li_next, n++)
 		{
@@ -5529,6 +5530,7 @@
     listitem_T  *li;
     char_u	*s;
 
+    range_list_materialize(l);
     for (li = l->lv_first; li != NULL; li = li->li_next)
     {
 	s = tv_get_string_chk(&li->li_tv);
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index a9d0c7d..f017243 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -4205,7 +4205,7 @@
     cur_l = l;
     for (;;)
     {
-	if (!abort)
+	if (!abort && cur_l->lv_first != &range_list_item)
 	    // Mark each item in the list.  If the item contains a hashtab
 	    // it is added to ht_stack, if it contains a list it is added to
 	    // list_stack.
diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 5365227..9cdd65a 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -1856,7 +1856,7 @@
 #endif
 	case VAR_LIST:
 	    n = argvars[0].vval.v_list == NULL
-				  || argvars[0].vval.v_list->lv_first == NULL;
+					|| argvars[0].vval.v_list->lv_len == 0;
 	    break;
 	case VAR_DICT:
 	    n = argvars[0].vval.v_dict == NULL
@@ -2064,7 +2064,7 @@
     if (argvars[arg_off].v_type == VAR_LIST)
     {
 	list = argvars[arg_off].vval.v_list;
-	if (list == NULL || list->lv_first == NULL)
+	if (list == NULL || list->lv_len == 0)
 	    // empty list, no commands, empty output
 	    return;
 	++list->lv_refcount;
@@ -2114,8 +2114,10 @@
 	do_cmdline_cmd(cmd);
     else
     {
-	listitem_T	*item = list->lv_first;
+	listitem_T	*item;
 
+	range_list_materialize(list);
+	item = list->lv_first;
 	do_cmdline(NULL, get_list_line, (void *)&item,
 		      DOCMD_NOWAIT|DOCMD_VERBOSE|DOCMD_REPEAT|DOCMD_KEYTYPED);
 	--list->lv_refcount;
@@ -2643,9 +2645,12 @@
 		    for (i = 0; i < arg_len; i++)
 			copy_tv(&arg_pt->pt_argv[i], &pt->pt_argv[i]);
 		    if (lv_len > 0)
+		    {
+			range_list_materialize(list);
 			for (li = list->lv_first; li != NULL;
 							 li = li->li_next)
 			    copy_tv(&li->li_tv, &pt->pt_argv[i++]);
+		    }
 		}
 
 		// For "function(dict.func, [], dict)" and "func" is a partial
@@ -4058,6 +4063,7 @@
     l = argvars[0].vval.v_list;
     if (l != NULL)
     {
+	range_list_materialize(l);
 	item = l->lv_first;
 	if (argvars[2].v_type != VAR_UNKNOWN)
 	{
@@ -4139,6 +4145,7 @@
     static void
 f_inputlist(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
 {
+    list_T	*l;
     listitem_T	*li;
     int		selected;
     int		mouse_used;
@@ -4161,7 +4168,9 @@
     msg_scroll = TRUE;
     msg_clr_eos();
 
-    for (li = argvars[0].vval.v_list->lv_first; li != NULL; li = li->li_next)
+    l = argvars[0].vval.v_list;
+    range_list_materialize(l);
+    for (li = l->lv_first; li != NULL; li = li->li_next)
     {
 	msg_puts((char *)tv_get_string(&li->li_tv));
 	msg_putchar('\n');
@@ -4644,6 +4653,7 @@
     {
 	if ((l = argvars[0].vval.v_list) == NULL)
 	    goto theend;
+	range_list_materialize(l);
 	li = l->lv_first;
     }
     else
@@ -4873,6 +4883,7 @@
 	l = argvars[0].vval.v_list;
 	if (l != NULL)
 	{
+	    range_list_materialize(l);
 	    li = l->lv_first;
 	    if (li != NULL)
 	    {
@@ -5322,7 +5333,7 @@
 	list->lv_start = start;
 	list->lv_end = end;
 	list->lv_stride = stride;
-	list->lv_len = (end - start + 1) / stride;
+	list->lv_len = (end - start) / stride + 1;
     }
 }
 
@@ -6790,22 +6801,25 @@
 	allocval = lstval + len + 2;
 	curallocval = allocval;
 
-	for (li = ll == NULL ? NULL : ll->lv_first; li != NULL;
-							     li = li->li_next)
+	if (ll != NULL)
 	{
-	    strval = tv_get_string_buf_chk(&li->li_tv, buf);
-	    if (strval == NULL)
-		goto free_lstval;
-	    if (strval == buf)
+	    range_list_materialize(ll);
+	    for (li = ll->lv_first; li != NULL; li = li->li_next)
 	    {
-		// Need to make a copy, next tv_get_string_buf_chk() will
-		// overwrite the string.
-		strval = vim_strsave(buf);
+		strval = tv_get_string_buf_chk(&li->li_tv, buf);
 		if (strval == NULL)
 		    goto free_lstval;
-		*curallocval++ = strval;
+		if (strval == buf)
+		{
+		    // Need to make a copy, next tv_get_string_buf_chk() will
+		    // overwrite the string.
+		    strval = vim_strsave(buf);
+		    if (strval == NULL)
+			goto free_lstval;
+		    *curallocval++ = strval;
+		}
+		*curval++ = strval;
 	    }
-	    *curval++ = strval;
 	}
 	*curval++ = NULL;
 
diff --git a/src/evalvars.c b/src/evalvars.c
index 38cb457..cc4a70f 100644
--- a/src/evalvars.c
+++ b/src/evalvars.c
@@ -843,6 +843,7 @@
 	return FAIL;
     }
 
+    range_list_materialize(l);
     item = l->lv_first;
     while (*arg != ']')
     {
@@ -1699,7 +1700,7 @@
 		    l->lv_lock |= VAR_LOCKED;
 		else
 		    l->lv_lock &= ~VAR_LOCKED;
-		if (deep < 0 || deep > 1)
+		if ((deep < 0 || deep > 1) && l->lv_first != &range_list_item)
 		    // recursive: lock/unlock the items the List contains
 		    for (li = l->lv_first; li != NULL; li = li->li_next)
 			item_lock(&li->li_tv, deep - 1, lock);
diff --git a/src/highlight.c b/src/highlight.c
index 19aafff..19a9c50 100644
--- a/src/highlight.c
+++ b/src/highlight.c
@@ -3739,6 +3739,7 @@
 	listitem_T	*li;
 	int		i;
 
+	range_list_materialize(pos_list);
 	for (i = 0, li = pos_list->lv_first; li != NULL && i < MAXPOSMATCH;
 							i++, li = li->li_next)
 	{
diff --git a/src/insexpand.c b/src/insexpand.c
index 0be2009..0b2435f 100644
--- a/src/insexpand.c
+++ b/src/insexpand.c
@@ -2330,6 +2330,7 @@
     int		dir = compl_direction;
 
     // Go through the List with matches and add each of them.
+    range_list_materialize(list);
     for (li = list->lv_first; li != NULL; li = li->li_next)
     {
 	if (ins_compl_add_tv(&li->li_tv, dir) == OK)
@@ -2511,6 +2512,7 @@
     else
     {
 	what_flag = 0;
+	range_list_materialize(what_list);
 	for (item = what_list->lv_first; item != NULL; item = item->li_next)
 	{
 	    char_u *what = tv_get_string(&item->li_tv);
diff --git a/src/json.c b/src/json.c
index da0ba4b..bfa5d50 100644
--- a/src/json.c
+++ b/src/json.c
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@
 
 		    l->lv_copyID = copyID;
 		    ga_append(gap, '[');
+		    range_list_materialize(l);
 		    for (li = l->lv_first; li != NULL && !got_int; )
 		    {
 			if (json_encode_item(gap, &li->li_tv, copyID,
diff --git a/src/popupmenu.c b/src/popupmenu.c
index 0e4f9fe..3a5e103 100644
--- a/src/popupmenu.c
+++ b/src/popupmenu.c
@@ -1314,6 +1314,7 @@
 	balloon_array = ALLOC_CLEAR_MULT(pumitem_T, list->lv_len);
 	if (balloon_array == NULL)
 	    return;
+	range_list_materialize(list);
 	for (idx = 0, li = list->lv_first; li != NULL; li = li->li_next, ++idx)
 	{
 	    char_u *text = tv_get_string_chk(&li->li_tv);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_functions.vim b/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
index 6c4e813..1d18190 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
@@ -1147,6 +1147,7 @@
   if has('balloon_eval')
     " This won't do anything but must not crash either.
     call balloon_show('hi!')
+    call balloon_show(range(3))
   endif
 endfunc
 
@@ -1742,3 +1743,224 @@
   call StopVimInTerminal(buf)
   call delete('XState')
 endfunc
+
+func Test_range()
+  " destructuring
+  let [x, y] = range(2)
+  call assert_equal([0, 1], [x, y])
+
+  " index
+  call assert_equal(4, range(1, 10)[3])
+
+  " add()
+  call assert_equal([0, 1, 2, 3], add(range(3), 3))
+  call assert_equal([0, 1, 2, [0, 1, 2]], add([0, 1, 2], range(3)))
+  call assert_equal([0, 1, 2, [0, 1, 2]], add(range(3), range(3)))
+
+  " append()
+  new
+  call append('.', range(5))
+  call assert_equal(['', '0', '1', '2', '3', '4'], getline(1, '$'))
+  bwipe!
+
+  " appendbufline()
+  new
+  call appendbufline(bufnr(''), '.', range(5))
+  call assert_equal(['0', '1', '2', '3', '4', ''], getline(1, '$'))
+  bwipe!
+
+  " call()
+  func TwoArgs(a, b)
+    return [a:a, a:b]
+  endfunc
+  call assert_equal([0, 1], call('TwoArgs', range(2)))
+
+  " col()
+  new
+  call setline(1, ['foo', 'bar'])
+  call assert_equal(2, col(range(1, 2)))
+  bwipe!
+
+  " complete()
+  execute "normal! a\<C-r>=[complete(col('.'), range(10)), ''][1]\<CR>"
+  " complete_info()
+  execute "normal! a\<C-r>=[complete(col('.'), range(10)), ''][1]\<CR>\<C-r>=[complete_info(range(5)), ''][1]\<CR>"
+
+  " copy()
+  call assert_equal([1, 2, 3], copy(range(1, 3)))
+
+  " count()
+  call assert_equal(0, count(range(0), 3))
+  call assert_equal(0, count(range(2), 3))
+  call assert_equal(1, count(range(5), 3))
+
+  " cursor()
+  new
+  call setline(1, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
+  call cursor(range(1, 2))
+  call assert_equal([2, 1], [col('.'), line('.')])
+  bwipe!
+
+  " deepcopy()
+  call assert_equal([1, 2, 3], deepcopy(range(1, 3)))
+
+  " empty()
+  call assert_true(empty(range(0)))
+  call assert_false(empty(range(2)))
+
+  " execute()
+  new
+  call setline(1, ['aaa', 'bbb', 'ccc'])
+  call execute(range(3))
+  call assert_equal(2, line('.'))
+  bwipe!
+
+  " extend()
+  call assert_equal([1, 2, 3, 4], extend([1], range(2, 4)))
+  call assert_equal([1, 2, 3, 4], extend(range(1, 1), range(2, 4)))
+  call assert_equal([1, 2, 3, 4], extend(range(1, 1), [2, 3, 4]))
+
+  " filter()
+  call assert_equal([1, 3], filter(range(5), 'v:val % 2'))
+
+  " funcref()
+  call assert_equal([0, 1], funcref('TwoArgs', range(2))())
+
+  " function()
+  call assert_equal([0, 1], function('TwoArgs', range(2))())
+
+  " garbagecollect()
+  let thelist = [1, range(2), 3]
+  let otherlist = range(3)
+  call test_garbagecollect_now()
+
+  " get()
+  call assert_equal(4, get(range(1, 10), 3))
+  call assert_equal(-1, get(range(1, 10), 42, -1))
+
+  " index()
+  call assert_equal(1, index(range(1, 5), 2))
+
+  " inputlist()
+  call test_feedinput("1\<CR>")
+  call assert_equal(1, inputlist(range(10)))
+  call test_feedinput("1\<CR>")
+  call assert_equal(1, inputlist(range(3, 10)))
+
+  call assert_equal('[0,1,2,3]', json_encode(range(4)))
+
+  " insert()
+  call assert_equal([42, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5], insert(range(1, 5), 42))
+  call assert_equal([42, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5], insert(range(1, 5), 42, 0))
+  call assert_equal([1, 42, 2, 3, 4, 5], insert(range(1, 5), 42, 1))
+  call assert_equal([1, 2, 3, 4, 42, 5], insert(range(1, 5), 42, 4))
+  call assert_equal([1, 2, 3, 4, 42, 5], insert(range(1, 5), 42, -1))
+  call assert_equal([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 42], insert(range(1, 5), 42, 5))
+
+  " join()
+  call assert_equal('0 1 2 3 4', join(range(5)))
+
+  " len()
+  call assert_equal(0, len(range(0)))
+  call assert_equal(2, len(range(2)))
+  call assert_equal(5, len(range(0, 12, 3)))
+  call assert_equal(4, len(range(3, 0, -1)))
+
+  " list2str()
+  call assert_equal('ABC', list2str(range(65, 67)))
+
+  " lock()
+  let thelist = range(5)
+  lockvar thelist
+
+  " map()
+  call assert_equal([0, 2, 4, 6, 8], map(range(5), 'v:val * 2'))
+
+  " match()
+  call assert_equal(3, match(range(5), 3))
+
+  " matchaddpos()
+  highlight MyGreenGroup ctermbg=green guibg=green
+  call matchaddpos('MyGreenGroup', range(line('.'), line('.')))
+
+  " matchend()
+  call assert_equal(4, matchend(range(5), '4'))
+  call assert_equal(3, matchend(range(1, 5), '4'))
+  call assert_equal(-1, matchend(range(1, 5), '42'))
+
+  " matchstrpos()
+  call assert_equal(['4', 4, 0, 1], matchstrpos(range(5), '4'))
+  call assert_equal(['4', 3, 0, 1], matchstrpos(range(1, 5), '4'))
+  call assert_equal(['', -1, -1, -1], matchstrpos(range(1, 5), '42'))
+
+  " max() reverse()
+  call assert_equal(0, max(range(0)))
+  call assert_equal(0, max(range(10, 9)))
+  call assert_equal(9, max(range(10)))
+  call assert_equal(18, max(range(0, 20, 3)))
+  call assert_equal(20, max(range(20, 0, -3)))
+  call assert_equal(99999, max(range(100000)))
+  call assert_equal(99999, max(range(99999, 0, -1)))
+  call assert_equal(99999, max(reverse(range(100000))))
+  call assert_equal(99999, max(reverse(range(99999, 0, -1))))
+
+  " min() reverse()
+  call assert_equal(0, min(range(0)))
+  call assert_equal(0, min(range(10, 9)))
+  call assert_equal(5, min(range(5, 10)))
+  call assert_equal(5, min(range(5, 10, 3)))
+  call assert_equal(2, min(range(20, 0, -3)))
+  call assert_equal(0, min(range(100000)))
+  call assert_equal(0, min(range(99999, 0, -1)))
+  call assert_equal(0, min(reverse(range(100000))))
+  call assert_equal(0, min(reverse(range(99999, 0, -1))))
+
+  " remove()
+  call assert_equal(1, remove(range(1, 10), 0))
+  call assert_equal(2, remove(range(1, 10), 1))
+  call assert_equal(9, remove(range(1, 10), 8))
+  call assert_equal(10, remove(range(1, 10), 9))
+  call assert_equal(10, remove(range(1, 10), -1))
+  call assert_equal([3, 4, 5], remove(range(1, 10), 2, 4))
+
+  " repeat()
+  call assert_equal([0, 1, 2, 0, 1, 2], repeat(range(3), 2))
+  call assert_equal([0, 1, 2], repeat(range(3), 1))
+  call assert_equal([], repeat(range(3), 0))
+  call assert_equal([], repeat(range(5, 4), 2))
+  call assert_equal([], repeat(range(5, 4), 0))
+
+  " reverse()
+  call assert_equal([2, 1, 0], reverse(range(3)))
+  call assert_equal([0, 1, 2, 3], reverse(range(3, 0, -1)))
+  call assert_equal([9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0], reverse(range(10)))
+  call assert_equal([20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10], reverse(range(10, 20)))
+  call assert_equal([16, 13, 10], reverse(range(10, 18, 3)))
+  call assert_equal([19, 16, 13, 10], reverse(range(10, 19, 3)))
+  call assert_equal([19, 16, 13, 10], reverse(range(10, 20, 3)))
+  call assert_equal([11, 14, 17, 20], reverse(range(20, 10, -3)))
+  call assert_equal([], reverse(range(0)))
+
+  " TODO: setpos()
+  " new
+  " call setline(1, repeat([''], bufnr('')))
+  " call setline(bufnr('') + 1, repeat('x', bufnr('') * 2 + 6))
+  " call setpos('x', range(bufnr(''), bufnr('') + 3))
+  " bwipe!
+
+  " setreg()
+  call setreg('a', range(3))
+  call assert_equal("0\n1\n2\n", getreg('a'))
+
+  " sort()
+  call assert_equal([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5], sort(range(5, 0, -1)))
+
+  " string()
+  call assert_equal('[0, 1, 2, 3, 4]', string(range(5)))
+
+  " type()
+  call assert_equal(v:t_list, type(range(5)))
+
+  " uniq()
+  call assert_equal([0, 1, 2, 3, 4], uniq(range(5)))
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_python3.vim b/src/testdir/test_python3.vim
index c39515a..2f5e057 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_python3.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_python3.vim
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@
 endfunc
 
 " Test range objects, see :help python-range
-func Test_range()
+func Test_python3_range()
   new
   py3 b = vim.current.buffer
 
diff --git a/src/userfunc.c b/src/userfunc.c
index ce776ee..1878eab 100644
--- a/src/userfunc.c
+++ b/src/userfunc.c
@@ -1600,13 +1600,14 @@
     dict_T	*selfdict,
     typval_T	*rettv)
 {
+    list_T	*l = args->vval.v_list;
     listitem_T	*item;
     typval_T	argv[MAX_FUNC_ARGS + 1];
     int		argc = 0;
     int		r = 0;
 
-    for (item = args->vval.v_list->lv_first; item != NULL;
-							 item = item->li_next)
+    range_list_materialize(l);
+    for (item = l->lv_first; item != NULL; item = item->li_next)
     {
 	if (argc == MAX_FUNC_ARGS - (partial == NULL ? 0 : partial->pt_argc))
 	{
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 7447918..7c7e554 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -743,6 +743,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    159,
+/**/
     158,
 /**/
     157,