diff --git a/src/ex_cmds.h b/src/ex_cmds.h
index 0c158e1..25a0853 100644
--- a/src/ex_cmds.h
+++ b/src/ex_cmds.h
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@
 #define EX_MODIFY    0x100000	// forbidden in non-'modifiable' buffer
 #define EX_FLAGS     0x200000	// allow flags after count in argument
 #define EX_RESTRICT  0x400000	// forbidden in restricted mode
+#define EX_EXPAND    0x800000	// expands wildcards later
+
 #define EX_FILES (EX_XFILE | EX_EXTRA)	// multiple extra files allowed
 #define EX_FILE1 (EX_FILES | EX_NOSPC)	// 1 file, defaults to current file
 #define EX_WORD1 (EX_EXTRA | EX_NOSPC)	// one extra word allowed
@@ -653,7 +655,7 @@
 	EX_NEEDARG|EX_FILES|EX_TRLBAR|EX_CMDWIN,
 	ADDR_NONE),
 EXCMD(CMD_hardcopy,	"hardcopy",	ex_hardcopy,
-	EX_RANGE|EX_COUNT|EX_EXTRA|EX_TRLBAR|EX_DFLALL|EX_BANG,
+	EX_RANGE|EX_COUNT|EX_EXTRA|EX_EXPAND|EX_TRLBAR|EX_DFLALL|EX_BANG,
 	ADDR_LINES),
 EXCMD(CMD_highlight,	"highlight",	ex_highlight,
 	EX_BANG|EX_EXTRA|EX_TRLBAR|EX_SBOXOK|EX_CMDWIN,
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
index 7ccd1f7..70437b9 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_cmd.vim
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 " Test commands that are not compiled in a :def function
 
+source check.vim
 source vim9.vim
 
 def Test_edit_wildcards()
@@ -19,5 +20,29 @@
   assert_equal('XXtestxx77yy', bufname())
 enddef
 
+def Test_hardcopy_wildcards()
+  CheckUnix
+  CheckFeature postscript
+
+  let outfile = 'print'
+  hardcopy > X`=outfile`.ps
+  assert_true(filereadable('Xprint.ps'))
+
+  delete('Xprint.ps')
+enddef
+
+def Test_syn_include_wildcards()
+  writefile(['syn keyword Found found'], 'Xthemine.vim')
+  let save_rtp = &rtp
+  &rtp = '.'
+
+  let fname = 'mine'
+  syn include @Group Xthe`=fname`.vim
+  assert_match('Found.* contained found', execute('syn list Found'))
+
+  &rtp = save_rtp
+  delete('Xthemine.vim')
+enddef
+
 
 " vim: ts=8 sw=2 sts=2 expandtab tw=80 fdm=marker
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 233106b..3829af5 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -747,6 +747,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    641,
+/**/
     640,
 /**/
     639,
diff --git a/src/vim9compile.c b/src/vim9compile.c
index 092939e..ccd73f7 100644
--- a/src/vim9compile.c
+++ b/src/vim9compile.c
@@ -5821,14 +5821,23 @@
     static char_u *
 compile_exec(char_u *line, exarg_T *eap, cctx_T *cctx)
 {
-    char_u *p;
+    char_u  *p;
+    int	    has_expr;
 
     if (cctx->ctx_skip == TRUE)
 	goto theend;
 
+    has_expr = (excmd_get_argt(eap->cmdidx) & (EX_XFILE | EX_EXPAND));
+    if (eap->cmdidx == CMD_syntax && STRNCMP(eap->arg, "include ", 8) == 0)
+    {
+	// expand filename in "syntax include [@group] filename"
+	has_expr = TRUE;
+	eap->arg = skipwhite(eap->arg + 7);
+	if (*eap->arg == '@')
+	    eap->arg = skiptowhite(eap->arg);
+    }
 
-    if ((excmd_get_argt(eap->cmdidx) & EX_XFILE)
-	    && (p = (char_u *)strstr((char *)eap->arg, "`=")) != NULL)
+    if (has_expr && (p = (char_u *)strstr((char *)eap->arg, "`=")) != NULL)
     {
 	int	count = 0;
 	char_u	*start = skipwhite(line);
diff --git a/src/vim9execute.c b/src/vim9execute.c
index 7172718..9ea7daf 100644
--- a/src/vim9execute.c
+++ b/src/vim9execute.c
@@ -645,6 +645,7 @@
 	{
 	    // execute Ex command line
 	    case ISN_EXEC:
+		SOURCING_LNUM = iptr->isn_lnum;
 		do_cmdline_cmd(iptr->isn_arg.string);
 		break;
 
@@ -682,6 +683,7 @@
 			}
 		    }
 
+		    SOURCING_LNUM = iptr->isn_lnum;
 		    do_cmdline_cmd(cmd);
 		    vim_free(cmd);
 		}