diff --git a/src/cmdexpand.c b/src/cmdexpand.c
index e563d22..3f74f47 100644
--- a/src/cmdexpand.c
+++ b/src/cmdexpand.c
@@ -1721,7 +1721,7 @@
 	// characters that end the command and white space.
 	else if (c == '|' || c == '\n' || c == '"' || (VIM_ISWHITE(c)
 #ifdef SPACE_IN_FILENAME
-		    && (!(eap->argt & EX_NOSPC) || usefilter)
+		    && (!(eap != NULL && (eap->argt & EX_NOSPC)) || usefilter)
 #endif
 		    ))
 	{
@@ -1756,7 +1756,10 @@
     xp->xp_context = EXPAND_FILES;
 
     // For a shell command more chars need to be escaped.
-    if (usefilter || eap->cmdidx == CMD_bang || eap->cmdidx == CMD_terminal || *complp == EXPAND_SHELLCMDLINE)
+    if (usefilter
+	    || (eap != NULL
+		&& (eap->cmdidx == CMD_bang || eap->cmdidx == CMD_terminal))
+	    || *complp == EXPAND_SHELLCMDLINE)
     {
 #ifndef BACKSLASH_IN_FILENAME
 	xp->xp_shell = TRUE;
@@ -4208,6 +4211,13 @@
 	    set_context_in_runtime_cmd(&xpc, xpc.xp_pattern);
 	    xpc.xp_pattern_len = (int)STRLEN(xpc.xp_pattern);
 	}
+	if (xpc.xp_context == EXPAND_SHELLCMDLINE)
+	{
+	    int context = EXPAND_SHELLCMDLINE;
+	    set_context_for_wildcard_arg(NULL, xpc.xp_pattern, FALSE, &xpc,
+								     &context);
+	    xpc.xp_pattern_len = (int)STRLEN(xpc.xp_pattern);
+	}
     }
 
     if (cmdline_fuzzy_completion_supported(&xpc))