diff --git a/src/regexp_bt.c b/src/regexp_bt.c
index afea5e4..70ddfe9 100644
--- a/src/regexp_bt.c
+++ b/src/regexp_bt.c
@@ -3357,17 +3357,29 @@
 
 		pos = getmark_buf(rex.reg_buf, mark, FALSE);
 		if (pos == NULL		     // mark doesn't exist
-			|| pos->lnum <= 0    // mark isn't set in reg_buf
-			|| (pos->lnum == rex.lnum + rex.reg_firstlnum
-				? (pos->col == (colnr_T)(rex.input - rex.line)
+			|| pos->lnum <= 0)   // mark isn't set in reg_buf
+		{
+		    status = RA_NOMATCH;
+		}
+		else
+		{
+		    colnr_T pos_col = pos->lnum == rex.lnum + rex.reg_firstlnum
+							  && pos->col == MAXCOL
+				      ? (colnr_T)STRLEN(reg_getline(
+						pos->lnum - rex.reg_firstlnum))
+				      : pos->col;
+
+		    if ((pos->lnum == rex.lnum + rex.reg_firstlnum
+				? (pos_col == (colnr_T)(rex.input - rex.line)
 				    ? (cmp == '<' || cmp == '>')
-				    : (pos->col < (colnr_T)(rex.input - rex.line)
+				    : (pos_col < (colnr_T)(rex.input - rex.line)
 					? cmp != '>'
 					: cmp != '<'))
 				: (pos->lnum < rex.lnum + rex.reg_firstlnum
 				    ? cmp != '>'
 				    : cmp != '<')))
 		    status = RA_NOMATCH;
+		}
 	    }
 	    break;
 
diff --git a/src/regexp_nfa.c b/src/regexp_nfa.c
index a519b85..2ed1868 100644
--- a/src/regexp_nfa.c
+++ b/src/regexp_nfa.c
@@ -6806,22 +6806,30 @@
 	      {
 		pos_T	*pos = getmark_buf(rex.reg_buf, t->state->val, FALSE);
 
-		// Compare the mark position to the match position.
-		result = (pos != NULL		     // mark doesn't exist
-			&& pos->lnum > 0    // mark isn't set in reg_buf
-			&& (pos->lnum == rex.lnum + rex.reg_firstlnum
-				? (pos->col == (colnr_T)(rex.input - rex.line)
+		// Compare the mark position to the match position, if the mark
+		// exists and mark is set in reg_buf.
+		if (pos != NULL && pos->lnum > 0)
+		{
+		    colnr_T pos_col = pos->lnum == rex.lnum + rex.reg_firstlnum
+							  && pos->col == MAXCOL
+				      ? (colnr_T)STRLEN(reg_getline(
+						pos->lnum - rex.reg_firstlnum))
+				      : pos->col;
+
+		    result = (pos->lnum == rex.lnum + rex.reg_firstlnum
+				? (pos_col == (colnr_T)(rex.input - rex.line)
 				    ? t->state->c == NFA_MARK
-				    : (pos->col < (colnr_T)(rex.input - rex.line)
+				    : (pos_col < (colnr_T)(rex.input - rex.line)
 					? t->state->c == NFA_MARK_GT
 					: t->state->c == NFA_MARK_LT))
 				: (pos->lnum < rex.lnum + rex.reg_firstlnum
 				    ? t->state->c == NFA_MARK_GT
-				    : t->state->c == NFA_MARK_LT)));
-		if (result)
-		{
-		    add_here = TRUE;
-		    add_state = t->state->out;
+				    : t->state->c == NFA_MARK_LT));
+		    if (result)
+		    {
+			add_here = TRUE;
+			add_state = t->state->out;
+		    }
 		}
 		break;
 	      }
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_search.vim b/src/testdir/test_search.vim
index e7c9ac4..b265e97 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_search.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_search.vim
@@ -1332,13 +1332,28 @@
   bwipe!
 endfunc
 
+func Test_search_visual_area_linewise()
+  new
+  call setline(1, ['aa', 'bb', 'cc'])
+  exe "normal 2GV\<Esc>"
+  for engine in [1, 2]
+    exe 'set regexpengine=' .. engine
+    exe "normal gg/\\%'<\<CR>>"
+    call assert_equal([0, 2, 1, 0, 1], getcurpos(), 'engine ' .. engine)
+    exe "normal gg/\\%'>\<CR>"
+    call assert_equal([0, 2, 2, 0, 2], getcurpos(), 'engine ' .. engine)
+  endfor
+
+  bwipe!
+  set regexpengine&
+endfunc
+
 func Test_search_sentence()
   new
   " this used to cause a crash
-  call assert_fails("/\\%')", 'E486:')
-  call assert_fails("/", 'E486:')
   /\%'(
   /
+  bwipe
 endfunc
 
 " Test that there is no crash when there is a last search pattern but no last
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index c0729b2..c841e6b 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2885,
+/**/
     2884,
 /**/
     2883,