diff --git a/src/autocmd.c b/src/autocmd.c
index 4c12e72..83e990d 100644
--- a/src/autocmd.c
+++ b/src/autocmd.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
 
 static char_u *event_nr2name(event_T event);
 static int au_get_grouparg(char_u **argp);
-static int do_autocmd_event(event_T event, char_u *pat, int once, int nested, char_u *cmd, int forceit, int group);
+static int do_autocmd_event(event_T event, char_u *pat, int once, int nested, char_u *cmd, int forceit, int group, int flags);
 static int apply_autocmds_group(event_T event, char_u *fname, char_u *fname_io, int force, int group, buf_T *buf, exarg_T *eap);
 static void auto_next_pat(AutoPatCmd *apc, int stop_at_last);
 static int au_find_group(char_u *name);
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@
 
     for (current_augroup = -1; current_augroup < augroups.ga_len;
 							    ++current_augroup)
-	do_autocmd((char_u *)"", TRUE);
+	do_autocmd(NULL, (char_u *)"", TRUE);
 
     for (i = 0; i < augroups.ga_len; ++i)
     {
@@ -823,20 +823,23 @@
  * :autocmd * *.c		show all autocommands for *.c files.
  *
  * Mostly a {group} argument can optionally appear before <event>.
+ * "eap" can be NULL.
  */
     void
-do_autocmd(char_u *arg_in, int forceit)
+do_autocmd(exarg_T *eap, char_u *arg_in, int forceit)
 {
     char_u	*arg = arg_in;
     char_u	*pat;
     char_u	*envpat = NULL;
     char_u	*cmd;
+    int		cmd_need_free = FALSE;
     event_T	event;
-    int		need_free = FALSE;
+    char_u	*tofree = NULL;
     int		nested = FALSE;
     int		once = FALSE;
     int		group;
     int		i;
+    int		flags = 0;
 
     if (*arg == '|')
     {
@@ -935,10 +938,14 @@
 	 */
 	if (*cmd != NUL)
 	{
+	    if (eap != NULL)
+		// Read a {} block if it follows.
+		cmd = may_get_cmd_block(eap, cmd, &tofree, &flags);
+
 	    cmd = expand_sfile(cmd);
 	    if (cmd == NULL)	    // some error
 		return;
-	    need_free = TRUE;
+	    cmd_need_free = TRUE;
 	}
     }
 
@@ -962,19 +969,20 @@
 	    for (event = (event_T)0; (int)event < (int)NUM_EVENTS;
 					     event = (event_T)((int)event + 1))
 		if (do_autocmd_event(event, pat,
-				    once, nested, cmd, forceit, group) == FAIL)
+			     once, nested, cmd, forceit, group, flags) == FAIL)
 		    break;
     }
     else
     {
 	while (*arg && *arg != '|' && !VIM_ISWHITE(*arg))
 	    if (do_autocmd_event(event_name2nr(arg, &arg), pat,
-				 once, nested,	cmd, forceit, group) == FAIL)
+			  once, nested,	cmd, forceit, group, flags) == FAIL)
 		break;
     }
 
-    if (need_free)
+    if (cmd_need_free)
 	vim_free(cmd);
+    vim_free(tofree);
     vim_free(envpat);
 }
 
@@ -1024,7 +1032,8 @@
     int		nested,
     char_u	*cmd,
     int		forceit,
-    int		group)
+    int		group,
+    int		flags)
 {
     AutoPat	*ap;
     AutoPat	**prev_ap;
@@ -1251,6 +1260,8 @@
 		return FAIL;
 	    ac->cmd = vim_strsave(cmd);
 	    ac->script_ctx = current_sctx;
+	    if (flags & UC_VIM9)
+		ac->script_ctx.sc_version = SCRIPT_VERSION_VIM9;
 #ifdef FEAT_EVAL
 	    ac->script_ctx.sc_lnum += SOURCING_LNUM;
 #endif