diff --git a/src/testdir/test_normal.vim b/src/testdir/test_normal.vim
index 6b889f4..90bedf1 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_normal.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_normal.vim
@@ -4164,4 +4164,21 @@
   norm! z9765405999999999999
 endfunc
 
+" Test for { and } paragraph movements in a single line
+func Test_brace_single_line()
+  let text =<< trim [DATA]
+    foobar one two three
+  [DATA]
+
+  new
+  call setline(1, text)
+  1
+  norm! 0}
+
+  call assert_equal([0, 1, 20, 0], getpos('.'))
+  norm! {
+  call assert_equal([0, 1, 1, 0], getpos('.'))
+  bw!
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/textobject.c b/src/textobject.c
index b315d03..d03b624 100644
--- a/src/textobject.c
+++ b/src/textobject.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
     if (both && *ml_get(curr) == '}')	// include line with '}'
 	++curr;
     curwin->w_cursor.lnum = curr;
-    if (curr == curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count && what != '}')
+    if (curr == curbuf->b_ml.ml_line_count && what != '}' && dir == FORWARD)
     {
 	char_u *line = ml_get(curr);
 
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index f7dc49b..db1ab21 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2188,
+/**/
     2187,
 /**/
     2186,