diff --git a/src/blob.c b/src/blob.c
index c260a43..58acfc8 100644
--- a/src/blob.c
+++ b/src/blob.c
@@ -167,4 +167,71 @@
     return OK;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Convert a blob to a readable form: "[0x11,0x34]"
+ */
+    char_u *
+blob2string(blob_T *blob, char_u **tofree, char_u *numbuf)
+{
+    int		i;
+    garray_T    ga;
+
+    if (blob == NULL)
+    {
+	*tofree = NULL;
+	return (char_u *)"[]";
+    }
+
+    // Store bytes in the growarray.
+    ga_init2(&ga, 1, 4000);
+    ga_append(&ga, '[');
+    for (i = 0; i < blob_len(blob); i++)
+    {
+	if (i > 0)
+	    ga_concat(&ga, (char_u *)",");
+	vim_snprintf((char *)numbuf, NUMBUFLEN, "0x%02X", (int)blob_get(blob, i));
+	ga_concat(&ga, numbuf);
+    }
+    ga_append(&ga, ']');
+    *tofree = ga.ga_data;
+    return *tofree;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Convert a string variable, in the format of blob2string(), to a blob.
+ * Return NULL when conversion failed.
+ */
+    blob_T *
+string2blob(char_u *str)
+{
+    blob_T  *blob = blob_alloc();
+    char_u  *s = str;
+
+    if (*s != '[')
+	goto failed;
+    s = skipwhite(s + 1);
+    while (*s != ']')
+    {
+	if (s[0] != '0' || s[1] != 'x'
+				 || !vim_isxdigit(s[2]) || !vim_isxdigit(s[3]))
+	    goto failed;
+	ga_append(&blob->bv_ga, (hex2nr(s[2]) << 4) + hex2nr(s[3]));
+	s += 4;
+	if (*s == ',')
+	    s = skipwhite(s + 1);
+	else if (*s != ']')
+	    goto failed;
+    }
+    s = skipwhite(s + 1);
+    if (*s != NUL)
+	goto failed;  // text after final ']'
+
+    ++blob->bv_refcount;
+    return blob;
+
+failed:
+    blob_free(blob);
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 #endif /* defined(FEAT_EVAL) */
diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index e7dcf07..835e44c 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -5882,33 +5882,7 @@
 	    }
 
 	case VAR_BLOB:
-	    if (tv->vval.v_blob == NULL)
-	    {
-		*tofree = NULL;
-		r = (char_u *)"[]";
-	    }
-	    else
-	    {
-		blob_T	    *b;
-		int	    i;
-		garray_T    ga;
-
-		// Store bytes in the growarray.
-		ga_init2(&ga, 1, 4000);
-		b = tv->vval.v_blob;
-		ga_append(&ga, '[');
-		for (i = 0; i < blob_len(b); i++)
-		{
-		    if (i > 0)
-			ga_concat(&ga, (char_u *)",");
-		    vim_snprintf((char *)numbuf, NUMBUFLEN, "0x%02X",
-			    (int)blob_get(b, i));
-		    ga_concat(&ga, numbuf);
-		}
-		ga_append(&ga, ']');
-		*tofree = ga.ga_data;
-		r = *tofree;
-	    }
+	    r = blob2string(tv->vval.v_blob, tofree, numbuf);
 	    break;
 
 	case VAR_LIST:
@@ -8948,8 +8922,8 @@
 	    if (tab != NULL)
 	    {
 		tv.v_type = type;
-		if (type == VAR_STRING || type == VAR_DICT ||
-			type == VAR_LIST || type == VAR_BLOB)
+		if (type == VAR_STRING || type == VAR_DICT
+			|| type == VAR_LIST || type == VAR_BLOB)
 		    tv.vval.v_string = viminfo_readstring(virp,
 				       (int)(tab - virp->vir_line + 1), TRUE);
 #ifdef FEAT_FLOAT
@@ -8958,7 +8932,7 @@
 #endif
 		else
 		    tv.vval.v_number = atol((char *)tab + 1);
-		if (type == VAR_DICT || type == VAR_LIST || type == VAR_BLOB)
+		if (type == VAR_DICT || type == VAR_LIST)
 		{
 		    typval_T *etv = eval_expr(tv.vval.v_string, NULL);
 
@@ -8973,6 +8947,20 @@
 			vim_free(etv);
 		    }
 		}
+		else if (type == VAR_BLOB)
+		{
+		    blob_T *blob = string2blob(tv.vval.v_string);
+
+		    if (blob == NULL)
+			// Failed to parse back the blob, use it as a string.
+			tv.v_type = VAR_STRING;
+		    else
+		    {
+			vim_free(tv.vval.v_string);
+			tv.v_type = VAR_BLOB;
+			tv.vval.v_blob = blob;
+		    }
+		}
 
 		/* when in a function use global variables */
 		save_funccal(&funccal_entry);
@@ -9037,7 +9025,15 @@
 				     continue;
 		}
 		fprintf(fp, "!%s\t%s\t", this_var->di_key, s);
-		p = echo_string(&this_var->di_tv, &tofree, numbuf, 0);
+		if (this_var->di_tv.v_type == VAR_SPECIAL)
+		{
+		    sprintf((char *)numbuf, "%ld",
+					  (long)this_var->di_tv.vval.v_number);
+		    p = numbuf;
+		    tofree = NULL;
+		}
+		else
+		    p = echo_string(&this_var->di_tv, &tofree, numbuf, 0);
 		if (p != NULL)
 		    viminfo_writestring(fp, p);
 		vim_free(tofree);
diff --git a/src/proto/blob.pro b/src/proto/blob.pro
index 5e457dd..1c64524 100644
--- a/src/proto/blob.pro
+++ b/src/proto/blob.pro
@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@
 int blob_equal(blob_T *b1, blob_T *b2);
 int read_blob(FILE *fd, blob_T *blob);
 int write_blob(FILE *fd, blob_T *blob);
+char_u *blob2string(blob_T *blob, char_u **tofree, char_u *numbuf);
+blob_T *string2blob(char_u *str);
 /* vim: set ft=c : */
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_viminfo.vim b/src/testdir/test_viminfo.vim
index 6c0e533..300f3a6 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_viminfo.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_viminfo.vim
@@ -39,14 +39,36 @@
   " store a really long list, so line wrapping will occur in viminfo file
   let test_list = range(1,100)
   let g:MY_GLOBAL_LIST = test_list
+  let test_blob = 0z00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff
+  let g:MY_GLOBAL_BLOB = test_blob
+  let test_false = v:false
+  let g:MY_GLOBAL_FALSE = test_false
+  let test_true = v:true
+  let g:MY_GLOBAL_TRUE = test_true
+  let test_null = v:null
+  let g:MY_GLOBAL_NULL = test_null
+  let test_none = v:none
+  let g:MY_GLOBAL_NONE = test_none
+
   set viminfo='100,<50,s10,h,!,nviminfo
   wv! Xviminfo
+
   unlet g:MY_GLOBAL_DICT
   unlet g:MY_GLOBAL_LIST
+  unlet g:MY_GLOBAL_BLOB
+  unlet g:MY_GLOBAL_FALSE
+  unlet g:MY_GLOBAL_TRUE
+  unlet g:MY_GLOBAL_NULL
+  unlet g:MY_GLOBAL_NONE
 
   rv! Xviminfo
   call assert_equal(test_dict, g:MY_GLOBAL_DICT)
   call assert_equal(test_list, g:MY_GLOBAL_LIST)
+  call assert_equal(test_blob, g:MY_GLOBAL_BLOB)
+  call assert_equal(test_false, g:MY_GLOBAL_FALSE)
+  call assert_equal(test_true, g:MY_GLOBAL_TRUE)
+  call assert_equal(test_null, g:MY_GLOBAL_NULL)
+  call assert_equal(test_none, g:MY_GLOBAL_NONE)
 
   call delete('Xviminfo')
   set viminfo-=!
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index d868137..a7ed174 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -796,6 +796,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    741,
+/**/
     740,
 /**/
     739,