diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index 98fc8ed..00190b0 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -18146,14 +18146,17 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * Set v:count, v:count1 and v:prevcount.
+ * Set v:count to "count" and v:count1 to "count1".
+ * When "set_prevcount" is TRUE first set v:prevcount from v:count.
  */
     void
-set_vcount(count, count1)
+set_vcount(count, count1, set_prevcount)
     long	count;
     long	count1;
+    int		set_prevcount;
 {
-    vimvars[VV_PREVCOUNT].vv_nr = vimvars[VV_COUNT].vv_nr;
+    if (set_prevcount)
+	vimvars[VV_PREVCOUNT].vv_nr = vimvars[VV_COUNT].vv_nr;
     vimvars[VV_COUNT].vv_nr = count;
     vimvars[VV_COUNT1].vv_nr = count1;
 }
diff --git a/src/normal.c b/src/normal.c
index b907171..0557833 100644
--- a/src/normal.c
+++ b/src/normal.c
@@ -580,6 +580,9 @@
     static int	old_mapped_len = 0;
 #endif
     int		idx;
+#ifdef FEAT_EVAL
+    int		set_prevcount = FALSE;
+#endif
 
     vim_memset(&ca, 0, sizeof(ca));	/* also resets ca.retval */
     ca.oap = oap;
@@ -615,7 +618,12 @@
     /* When not finishing an operator and no register name typed, reset the
      * count. */
     if (!finish_op && !oap->regname)
+    {
 	ca.opcount = 0;
+#ifdef FEAT_EVAL
+	set_prevcount = TRUE;
+#endif
+    }
 
 #ifdef FEAT_AUTOCMD
     /* Restore counts from before receiving K_CURSORHOLD.  This means after
@@ -719,7 +727,15 @@
 	     * command, so that v:count can be used in an expression mapping
 	     * right after the count. */
 	    if (toplevel && stuff_empty())
-		set_vcount(ca.count0, ca.count0 == 0 ? 1 : ca.count0);
+	    {
+		long count = ca.count0;
+
+		/* multiply with ca.opcount the same way as below */
+		if (ca.opcount != 0)
+		    count = ca.opcount * (count == 0 ? 1 : count);
+		set_vcount(count, count == 0 ? 1 : count, set_prevcount);
+		set_prevcount = FALSE;  /* only set v:prevcount once */
+	    }
 #endif
 	    if (ctrl_w)
 	    {
@@ -806,7 +822,7 @@
      * Only set v:count when called from main() and not a stuffed command.
      */
     if (toplevel && stuff_empty())
-	set_vcount(ca.count0, ca.count1);
+	set_vcount(ca.count0, ca.count1, set_prevcount);
 #endif
 
     /*
diff --git a/src/proto/eval.pro b/src/proto/eval.pro
index 7aabf0b..362b9d9 100644
--- a/src/proto/eval.pro
+++ b/src/proto/eval.pro
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 long get_vim_var_nr __ARGS((int idx));
 char_u *get_vim_var_str __ARGS((int idx));
 list_T *get_vim_var_list __ARGS((int idx));
-void set_vcount __ARGS((long count, long count1));
+void set_vcount __ARGS((long count, long count1, int set_prevcount));
 void set_vim_var_string __ARGS((int idx, char_u *val, int len));
 void set_vim_var_list __ARGS((int idx, list_T *val));
 void set_reg_var __ARGS((int c));
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 8912575..ee0240e 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -677,6 +677,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    48,
+/**/
     47,
 /**/
     46,