diff --git a/src/tag.c b/src/tag.c
index e2795b8..d6d1df2 100644
--- a/src/tag.c
+++ b/src/tag.c
@@ -2355,18 +2355,19 @@
 		}
 		else
 		{
-#define TAG_SEP 0x01
+#define TAG_SEP 0x02
 		    size_t tag_fname_len = STRLEN(tag_fname);
 #ifdef FEAT_EMACS_TAGS
 		    size_t ebuf_len = 0;
 #endif
 
 		    /* Save the tag in a buffer.
-		     * Use 0x01 to separate fields (Can't use NUL, because the
-		     * hash key is terminated by NUL).
-		     * Emacs tag: <mtt><tag_fname><0x01><ebuf><0x01><lbuf><NUL>
-		     * other tag: <mtt><tag_fname><0x01><0x01><lbuf><NUL>
-		     * without Emacs tags: <mtt><tag_fname><0x01><lbuf><NUL>
+		     * Use 0x02 to separate fields (Can't use NUL because the
+		     * hash key is terminated by NUL, or Ctrl_A because that is
+		     * part of some Emacs tag files -- see parse_tag_line).
+		     * Emacs tag: <mtt><tag_fname><0x02><ebuf><0x02><lbuf><NUL>
+		     * other tag: <mtt><tag_fname><0x02><0x02><lbuf><NUL>
+		     * without Emacs tags: <mtt><tag_fname><0x02><lbuf><NUL>
 		     * Here <mtt> is the "mtt" value plus 1 to avoid NUL.
 		     */
 		    len = (int)tag_fname_len + (int)STRLEN(lbuf) + 3;
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_taglist.vim b/src/testdir/test_taglist.vim
index b89b25e..2d1557e 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_taglist.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_taglist.vim
@@ -19,3 +19,40 @@
   bwipe
 endfunc
 
+func Test_taglist_native_etags()
+  if !has('emacs_tags')
+    return
+  endif
+  call writefile([
+	\ "\x0c",
+	\ "src/os_unix.c,13491",
+	\ "set_signals(\x7f1335,32699",
+	\ "reset_signals(\x7f1407,34136",
+	\ ], 'Xtags')
+
+  set tags=Xtags
+
+  call assert_equal([['set_signals', '1335,32699'], ['reset_signals', '1407,34136']],
+	\ map(taglist('set_signals'), {i, v -> [v.name, v.cmd]}))
+
+  call delete('Xtags')
+endfunc
+
+func Test_taglist_ctags_etags()
+  if !has('emacs_tags')
+    return
+  endif
+  call writefile([
+	\ "\x0c",
+	\ "src/os_unix.c,13491",
+	\ "set_signals(void)\x7fset_signals\x011335,32699",
+	\ "reset_signals(void)\x7freset_signals\x011407,34136",
+	\ ], 'Xtags')
+
+  set tags=Xtags
+
+  call assert_equal([['set_signals', '1335,32699'], ['reset_signals', '1407,34136']],
+	\ map(taglist('set_signals'), {i, v -> [v.name, v.cmd]}))
+
+  call delete('Xtags')
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 1ffb655..aba7a80 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -765,6 +765,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    550,
+/**/
     549,
 /**/
     548,