diff --git a/src/search.c b/src/search.c
index 158cfd8..d7bfc43 100644
--- a/src/search.c
+++ b/src/search.c
@@ -4650,8 +4650,15 @@
     if (VIsual_active)
     {
 	redraw_curbuf_later(INVERTED);	/* update the inversion */
-	if (*p_sel == 'e' && ltoreq(VIsual, curwin->w_cursor))
-	    inc_cursor();
+	if (*p_sel == 'e')
+	{
+	    /* Correction for exclusive selection depends on the direction. */
+	    if (forward && ltoreq(VIsual, curwin->w_cursor))
+		inc_cursor();
+	    else if (!forward && ltoreq(curwin->w_cursor, VIsual))
+		inc(&VIsual);
+	}
+
     }
 
 #ifdef FEAT_FOLDING
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index cd50417..e8fcf2c 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -720,6 +720,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    673,
+/**/
     672,
 /**/
     671,