diff --git a/src/evalvars.c b/src/evalvars.c
index 324355b..ea98861 100644
--- a/src/evalvars.c
+++ b/src/evalvars.c
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@
     {VV_NAME("sizeofint",	 VAR_NUMBER), NULL, VV_RO},
     {VV_NAME("sizeoflong",	 VAR_NUMBER), NULL, VV_RO},
     {VV_NAME("sizeofpointer",	 VAR_NUMBER), NULL, VV_RO},
+    {VV_NAME("maxcol",		 VAR_NUMBER), NULL, VV_RO},
 };
 
 // shorthand
@@ -241,6 +242,7 @@
     set_vim_var_nr(VV_SIZEOFINT, sizeof(int));
     set_vim_var_nr(VV_SIZEOFLONG, sizeof(long));
     set_vim_var_nr(VV_SIZEOFPOINTER, sizeof(char *));
+    set_vim_var_nr(VV_MAXCOL, MAXCOL);
 
     set_vim_var_nr(VV_TYPE_NUMBER,  VAR_TYPE_NUMBER);
     set_vim_var_nr(VV_TYPE_STRING,  VAR_TYPE_STRING);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_cursor_func.vim b/src/testdir/test_cursor_func.vim
index b943059..965c704 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_cursor_func.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_cursor_func.vim
@@ -38,6 +38,18 @@
   quit!
 endfunc
 
+func Test_curswant_maxcol()
+  new
+  call setline(1, 'foo')
+
+  " Test that after "$" command curswant is set to the same value as v:maxcol.
+  normal! 1G$
+  call assert_equal(v:maxcol, getcurpos()[4])
+  call assert_equal(v:maxcol, winsaveview().curswant)
+
+  quit!
+endfunc
+
 " Very short version of what matchparen does.
 function s:Highlight_Matching_Pair()
   let save_cursor = getcurpos()
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_normal.vim b/src/testdir/test_normal.vim
index 9794961..1005694 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_normal.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_normal.vim
@@ -858,7 +858,7 @@
   set nostartofline
   exe "norm! $\<c-b>"
   call assert_equal('92', getline('.'))
-  call assert_equal([0, 92, 2, 0, 2147483647], getcurpos())
+  call assert_equal([0, 92, 2, 0, v:maxcol], getcurpos())
   " cleanup
   set startofline
   bw!
@@ -902,7 +902,7 @@
   norm! >>$ztzb
   call assert_equal('	30', getline('.'))
   call assert_equal(30, winsaveview()['topline']+winheight(0)-1)
-  call assert_equal([0, 30, 3, 0, 2147483647], getcurpos())
+  call assert_equal([0, 30, 3, 0, v:maxcol], getcurpos())
 
   " Test for z-
   1
@@ -2798,7 +2798,7 @@
   call assert_equal([0, 14, 1, 0, 1], getcurpos())
   " count > buffer content
   norm! 120go
-  call assert_equal([0, 14, 1, 0, 2147483647], getcurpos())
+  call assert_equal([0, 14, 1, 0, v:maxcol], getcurpos())
   " clean up
   bw!
 endfunc
@@ -2980,7 +2980,7 @@
   set nostartofline
   exe "norm! $\<c-u>"
   call assert_equal('95', getline('.'))
-  call assert_equal([0, 95, 2, 0, 2147483647], getcurpos())
+  call assert_equal([0, 95, 2, 0, v:maxcol], getcurpos())
   " cleanup
   set startofline
   bw!
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_put.vim b/src/testdir/test_put.vim
index c390bbb..0fde026 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_put.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_put.vim
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
   call assert_equal([0, 1, 7, 0], getpos("']"))
 
   normal Vyp
-  call assert_equal([0, 1, 2147483647, 0], getpos("'>"))
+  call assert_equal([0, 1, v:maxcol, 0], getpos("'>"))
   call assert_equal([0, 2, 7, 0], getpos("']"))
   bwipe!
 endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 5f9e639..c480380 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -750,6 +750,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    3969,
+/**/
     3968,
 /**/
     3967,
diff --git a/src/vim.h b/src/vim.h
index 21832ab..87fdbb1 100644
--- a/src/vim.h
+++ b/src/vim.h
@@ -2067,7 +2067,8 @@
 #define VV_SIZEOFINT	100
 #define VV_SIZEOFLONG	101
 #define VV_SIZEOFPOINTER 102
-#define VV_LEN		103	// number of v: vars
+#define VV_MAXCOL	103
+#define VV_LEN		104	// number of v: vars
 
 // used for v_number in VAR_BOOL and VAR_SPECIAL
 #define VVAL_FALSE	0L	// VAR_BOOL