diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index e118f04..7394150 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -16648,8 +16648,11 @@
 		p = highlight_has_attr(id, HL_INVERSE, modec);
 		break;
 
-	case 's':					/* standout */
-		p = highlight_has_attr(id, HL_STANDOUT, modec);
+	case 's':
+		if (TOLOWER_ASC(what[1]) == 'p')	/* sp[#] */
+		    p = highlight_color(id, what, modec);
+		else					/* standout */
+		    p = highlight_has_attr(id, HL_STANDOUT, modec);
 		break;
 
 	case 'u':
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e45bd12..6940c82 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -677,6 +677,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    52,
+/**/
     51,
 /**/
     50,