diff --git a/src/ex_getln.c b/src/ex_getln.c
index 5dc43d8..097b97e 100644
--- a/src/ex_getln.c
+++ b/src/ex_getln.c
@@ -1513,7 +1513,7 @@
     ccline.cmdindent = (firstc > 0 ? indent : 0);
 
     // alloc initial ccline.cmdbuff
-    alloc_cmdbuff(exmode_active ? 250 : indent + 1);
+    alloc_cmdbuff(indent + 50);
     if (ccline.cmdbuff == NULL)
 	return FAIL;
     ccline.cmdlen = ccline.cmdpos = 0;
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_ex_mode.vim b/src/testdir/test_ex_mode.vim
index 7031115..2642a16 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_ex_mode.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_ex_mode.vim
@@ -241,4 +241,14 @@
   call delete('Xexmodescript')
 endfunc
 
+func Test_ex_mode_large_indent()
+  new
+  set ts=500 ai
+  call setline(1, "\t")
+  exe "normal gQi\<CR>."
+  set ts=8 noai
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
+
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 2846ea9..5d7eccb 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    4214,
+/**/
     4213,
 /**/
     4212,