diff --git a/runtime/doc/options.txt b/runtime/doc/options.txt
index 413353c..9b8b5e6 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/options.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/options.txt
@@ -6528,6 +6528,7 @@
 	  c	don't give |ins-completion-menu| messages.  For example,
 		"-- XXX completion (YYY)", "match 1 of 2", "The only match",
 		"Pattern not found", "Back at original", etc.
+	  q     use "recording" instead of "recording @a"
 
 	This gives you the opportunity to avoid that a change between buffers
 	requires you to hit <Enter>, but still gives as useful a message as
diff --git a/runtime/doc/repeat.txt b/runtime/doc/repeat.txt
index af3a518..50431d3 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/repeat.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/repeat.txt
@@ -109,7 +109,13 @@
 q{0-9a-zA-Z"}		Record typed characters into register {0-9a-zA-Z"}
 			(uppercase to append).  The 'q' command is disabled
 			while executing a register, and it doesn't work inside
-			a mapping and |:normal|.  {Vi: no recording}
+			a mapping and |:normal|.
+
+			Note: If the register being used for recording is also
+			used for |y| and |p| the result is most likely not
+			what is expected, because the put will paste the
+			recorded macro and the yank will overwrite the
+			recorded macro. {Vi: no recording}
 
 q			Stops recording.  (Implementation note: The 'q' that
 			stops recording is not stored in the register, unless
diff --git a/src/ops.c b/src/ops.c
index 62d88a7..d099580 100644
--- a/src/ops.c
+++ b/src/ops.c
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@
 	    retval = FAIL;
 	else
 	{
-	    Recording = TRUE;
+	    Recording = c;
 	    showmode();
 	    regname = c;
 	    retval = OK;
diff --git a/src/option.h b/src/option.h
index f872836..c6a3e60 100644
--- a/src/option.h
+++ b/src/option.h
@@ -213,7 +213,8 @@
 #define SHM_ATTENTION	'A'		/* no ATTENTION messages */
 #define SHM_INTRO	'I'		/* intro messages */
 #define SHM_COMPLETIONMENU  'c'		/* completion menu messages */
-#define SHM_ALL		"rmfixlnwaWtToOsAIc" /* all possible flags for 'shm' */
+#define SHM_RECORDING	'q'		/* short recording message */
+#define SHM_ALL		"rmfixlnwaWtToOsAIcq" /* all possible flags for 'shm' */
 
 /* characters for p_go: */
 #define GO_ASEL		'a'		/* autoselect */
diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index de9e04d..d80ad6f 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@
 static int win_do_lines __ARGS((win_T *wp, int row, int line_count, int mayclear, int del));
 static void win_rest_invalid __ARGS((win_T *wp));
 static void msg_pos_mode __ARGS((void));
+static void recording_mode __ARGS((int attr));
 #if defined(FEAT_WINDOWS)
 static void draw_tabline __ARGS((void));
 #endif
@@ -10163,7 +10164,7 @@
 #endif
 		)
 	{
-	    MSG_PUTS_ATTR(_("recording"), attr);
+	    recording_mode(attr);
 	    need_clear = TRUE;
 	}
 
@@ -10227,11 +10228,24 @@
     {
 	msg_pos_mode();
 	if (Recording)
-	    MSG_PUTS_ATTR(_("recording"), hl_attr(HLF_CM));
+	    recording_mode(hl_attr(HLF_CM));
 	msg_clr_eos();
     }
 }
 
+    static void
+recording_mode(attr)
+    int attr;
+{
+    MSG_PUTS_ATTR(_("recording"), attr);
+    if (!shortmess(SHM_RECORDING))
+    {
+	char_u s[4];
+	sprintf((char *)s, " @%c", Recording);
+	MSG_PUTS_ATTR(s, attr);
+    }
+}
+
 #if defined(FEAT_WINDOWS)
 /*
  * Draw the tab pages line at the top of the Vim window.
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index e3742cc..5633841 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -742,6 +742,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    925,
+/**/
     924,
 /**/
     923,