diff --git a/src/ops.c b/src/ops.c
index 02c985a..3353cf9 100644
--- a/src/ops.c
+++ b/src/ops.c
@@ -1747,7 +1747,6 @@
     struct block_def	bd;
     linenr_T		old_lcount = curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count;
     int			did_yank = FALSE;
-    int			orig_regname = oap->regname;
 
     if (curbuf->b_ml.ml_flags & ML_EMPTY)	    /* nothing to do */
 	return OK;
@@ -1833,12 +1832,13 @@
 
 	/*
 	 * Put deleted text into register 1 and shift number registers if the
-	 * delete contains a line break, or when a regname has been specified.
+	 * delete contains a line break, or when using a specific operator (Vi
+	 * compatible)
 	 * Use the register name from before adjust_clip_reg() may have
 	 * changed it.
 	 */
-	if (orig_regname != 0 || oap->motion_type == MLINE
-				   || oap->line_count > 1 || oap->use_reg_one)
+	if (oap->motion_type == MLINE || oap->line_count > 1
+							   || oap->use_reg_one)
 	{
 	    shift_delete_registers();
 	    if (op_yank(oap, TRUE, FALSE) == OK)
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_registers.vim b/src/testdir/test_registers.vim
index d7b6de5..1ed0a66 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_registers.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_registers.vim
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@
     call assert_match('^\n--- Registers ---\n'
           \ .         '""   a\n'
           \ .         '"0   ba\n'
-          \ .         '"1   b\n'
           \ .         '"a   b\n'
           \ .         '.*'
           \ .         '"-   a\n'
@@ -63,3 +62,87 @@
 
     bwipe!
 endfunc
+
+func Test_register_one()
+  " delete a line goes into register one
+  new
+  call setline(1, "one")
+  normal dd
+  call assert_equal("one\n", @1)
+
+  " delete a word does not change register one, does change "-
+  call setline(1, "two")
+  normal de
+  call assert_equal("one\n", @1)
+  call assert_equal("two", @-)
+
+  " delete a word with a register does not change register one
+  call setline(1, "three")
+  normal "ade
+  call assert_equal("three", @a)
+  call assert_equal("one\n", @1)
+
+  " delete a word with register DOES change register one with one of a list of
+  " operators
+  " %
+  call setline(1, ["(12)3"])
+  normal "ad%
+  call assert_equal("(12)", @a)
+  call assert_equal("(12)", @1)
+
+  " (
+  call setline(1, ["first second"])
+  normal $"ad(
+  call assert_equal("first secon", @a)
+  call assert_equal("first secon", @1)
+
+  " )
+  call setline(1, ["First Second."])
+  normal gg0"ad)
+  call assert_equal("First Second.", @a)
+  call assert_equal("First Second.", @1)
+
+  " `
+  call setline(1, ["start here."])
+  normal gg0fhmx0"ad`x
+  call assert_equal("start ", @a)
+  call assert_equal("start ", @1)
+
+  " /
+  call setline(1, ["searchX"])
+  exe "normal gg0\"ad/X\<CR>"
+  call assert_equal("search", @a)
+  call assert_equal("search", @1)
+
+  " ?
+  call setline(1, ["Ysearch"])
+  exe "normal gg$\"ad?Y\<CR>"
+  call assert_equal("Ysearc", @a)
+  call assert_equal("Ysearc", @1)
+
+  " n
+  call setline(1, ["Ynext"])
+  normal gg$"adn
+  call assert_equal("Ynex", @a)
+  call assert_equal("Ynex", @1)
+
+  " N
+  call setline(1, ["prevY"])
+  normal gg0"adN
+  call assert_equal("prev", @a)
+  call assert_equal("prev", @1)
+
+  " }
+  call setline(1, ["one", ""])
+  normal gg0"ad}
+  call assert_equal("one\n", @a)
+  call assert_equal("one\n", @1)
+
+  " {
+  call setline(1, ["", "two"])
+  normal 2G$"ad{
+  call assert_equal("\ntw", @a)
+  call assert_equal("\ntw", @1)
+
+  bwipe!
+endfunc
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e57b576..e427ffe 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -780,6 +780,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    999,
+/**/
     998,
 /**/
     997,