diff --git a/src/evalfunc.c b/src/evalfunc.c
index 4297379..2d8bf52 100644
--- a/src/evalfunc.c
+++ b/src/evalfunc.c
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@
 static void f_exp(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 #endif
 static void f_expand(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
+static void f_expandcmd(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 static void f_extend(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 static void f_feedkeys(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
 static void f_filereadable(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv);
@@ -646,6 +647,7 @@
     {"exp",		1, 1, f_exp},
 #endif
     {"expand",		1, 3, f_expand},
+    {"expandcmd",	1, 1, f_expandcmd},
     {"extend",		2, 3, f_extend},
     {"feedkeys",	1, 2, f_feedkeys},
     {"file_readable",	1, 1, f_filereadable},	/* obsolete */
@@ -3791,6 +3793,35 @@
 }
 
 /*
+ * "expandcmd()" function
+ * Expand all the special characters in a command string.
+ */
+    static void
+f_expandcmd(typval_T *argvars, typval_T *rettv)
+{
+    exarg_T	eap;
+    char_u	*cmdstr;
+    char	*errormsg = NULL;
+
+    rettv->v_type = VAR_STRING;
+    cmdstr = vim_strsave(tv_get_string(&argvars[0]));
+
+    memset(&eap, 0, sizeof(eap));
+    eap.cmd = cmdstr;
+    eap.arg = cmdstr;
+    eap.argt |= NOSPC;
+    eap.usefilter = FALSE;
+    eap.nextcmd = NULL;
+    eap.cmdidx = CMD_USER;
+
+    expand_filename(&eap, &cmdstr, &errormsg);
+    if (errormsg != NULL && *errormsg != NUL)
+	emsg(errormsg);
+
+    rettv->vval.v_string = cmdstr;
+}
+
+/*
  * "extend(list, list [, idx])" function
  * "extend(dict, dict [, action])" function
  */
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_expand.vim b/src/testdir/test_expand.vim
index b4f1363..bd8021f 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_expand.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_expand.vim
@@ -47,3 +47,37 @@
   call assert_match('\~', expand('%:p')) 
   bwipe!
 endfunc
+
+func Test_expandcmd()
+  let $FOO = 'Test'
+  call assert_equal('e x/Test/y', expandcmd('e x/$FOO/y'))
+  unlet $FOO
+
+  new
+  edit Xfile1
+  call assert_equal('e Xfile1', expandcmd('e %'))
+  edit Xfile2
+  edit Xfile1
+  call assert_equal('e Xfile2', expandcmd('e #'))
+  edit Xfile2
+  edit Xfile3
+  edit Xfile4
+  let bnum = bufnr('Xfile2')
+  call assert_equal('e Xfile2', expandcmd('e #' . bnum))
+  call setline('.', 'Vim!@#')
+  call assert_equal('e Vim', expandcmd('e <cword>'))
+  call assert_equal('e Vim!@#', expandcmd('e <cWORD>'))
+  enew!
+  edit Xfile.java
+  call assert_equal('e Xfile.py', expandcmd('e %:r.py'))
+  call assert_equal('make abc.java', expandcmd('make abc.%:e'))
+  call assert_equal('make Xabc.java', expandcmd('make %:s?file?abc?'))
+  edit a1a2a3.rb
+  call assert_equal('make b1b2b3.rb a1a2a3 Xfile.o', expandcmd('make %:gs?a?b? %< #<.o'))
+
+  call assert_fails('call expandcmd("make <afile>")', 'E495:')
+  call assert_fails('call expandcmd("make <afile>")', 'E495:')
+  enew
+  call assert_fails('call expandcmd("make %")', 'E499:')
+  close
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index b392cfd..79faf7b 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -778,6 +778,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1510,
+/**/
     1509,
 /**/
     1508,