diff --git a/src/register.c b/src/register.c
index 1d0e46b..f381e30 100644
--- a/src/register.c
+++ b/src/register.c
@@ -828,9 +828,22 @@
 	    {
 		if (regname == '-')
 		{
+		    int dir = BACKWARD;
+		    if ((State & REPLACE_FLAG) != 0)
+		    {
+			pos_T curpos;
+			u_save_cursor();
+			del_bytes((long)STRLEN(y_current->y_array[0]), TRUE, FALSE);
+			curpos = curwin->w_cursor;
+			if (oneright() == FAIL)
+			    // hit end of line, need to put forward (after the current position)
+			    dir = FORWARD;
+			curwin->w_cursor = curpos;
+		    }
+
 		    AppendCharToRedobuff(Ctrl_R);
 		    AppendCharToRedobuff(regname);
-		    do_put(regname, NULL, BACKWARD, 1L, PUT_CURSEND);
+		    do_put(regname, NULL, dir, 1L, PUT_CURSEND);
 		}
 		else
 		    stuffescaped(y_current->y_array[i], literally);
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_normal.vim b/src/testdir/test_normal.vim
index 90bedf1..38ad810 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_normal.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_normal.vim
@@ -4181,4 +4181,4 @@
   bw!
 endfunc
 
-" vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
+" vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab nofoldenable
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_registers.vim b/src/testdir/test_registers.vim
index f85e727..50f3910 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_registers.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_registers.vim
@@ -946,4 +946,24 @@
   bwipe!
 endfunc
 
+func Test_insert_small_delete_replace_mode()
+  new
+  call setline(1, ['foo', 'bar', 'foobar',  'bar'])
+  let @-='foo'
+  call cursor(2, 1)
+  exe ":norm! R\<C-R>-\<C-R>-"
+  call assert_equal('foofoo', getline(2))
+  call cursor(3, 1)
+  norm! D
+  call assert_equal(['foo', 'foofoo', '',  'bar'], getline(1, 4))
+  call cursor(4, 2)
+  exe ":norm! R\<C-R>-ZZZZ"
+  call assert_equal(['foo', 'foofoo', '',  'bfoobarZZZZ'], getline(1, 4))
+  call cursor(1, 1)
+  let @-=''
+  exe ":norm! R\<C-R>-ZZZ"
+  call assert_equal(['ZZZ', 'foofoo', '',  'bfoobarZZZZ'], getline(1, 4))
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index a6dae87..9a4106d 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    15,
+/**/
     14,
 /**/
     13,