diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index d2d2e0b..f831b5a 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@
   let x = 1
 enddef
 
-def Test_expr4_vimscript()
+def Test_expr4_vim9script()
   # check line continuation
   let lines =<< trim END
       vim9script
@@ -819,6 +819,12 @@
     echo 2!= 3
   END
   CheckScriptFailure(lines, 'E1004:')
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+    vim9script
+    echo len('xxx') == 3
+  END
+  CheckScriptSuccess(lines)
 enddef
 
 func Test_expr4_fails()
diff --git a/src/userfunc.c b/src/userfunc.c
index 7d3039a..f38c978f 100644
--- a/src/userfunc.c
+++ b/src/userfunc.c
@@ -686,7 +686,10 @@
     while (--argcount >= 0)
 	clear_tv(&argvars[argcount]);
 
-    *arg = skipwhite(argp);
+    if (in_vim9script())
+	*arg = argp;
+    else
+	*arg = skipwhite(argp);
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -4097,6 +4100,7 @@
     if (!failed || eap->cstack->cs_trylevel > 0)
     {
 	// Check for trailing illegal characters and a following command.
+	arg = skipwhite(arg);
 	if (!ends_excmd2(eap->arg, arg))
 	{
 	    if (!failed)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 662a17c..bfd5070 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -755,6 +755,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1418,
+/**/
     1417,
 /**/
     1416,