diff --git a/src/option.c b/src/option.c
index 7356816..920f163 100644
--- a/src/option.c
+++ b/src/option.c
@@ -435,8 +435,8 @@
 
 				/* when option changed, what to display: */
 #define P_RSTAT		0x1000	/* redraw status lines */
-#define P_RWIN		0x2000	/* redraw current window */
-#define P_RBUF		0x4000	/* redraw current buffer */
+#define P_RWIN		0x2000	/* redraw current window and recompute text */
+#define P_RBUF		0x4000	/* redraw current buffer and recompute text */
 #define P_RALL		0x6000	/* redraw all windows */
 #define P_RCLR		0x7000	/* clear and redraw all */
 
@@ -457,6 +457,7 @@
 #define P_CURSWANT    0x4000000L /* update curswant required; not needed when
 				  * there is a redraw flag */
 #define P_NDNAME      0x8000000L /* only normal dir name chars allowed */
+#define P_RWINONLY   0x10000000L /* only redraw current window */
 
 #define ISK_LATIN1  (char_u *)"@,48-57,_,192-255"
 
@@ -967,7 +968,7 @@
 			    (char_u *)NULL, PV_NONE,
 #endif
 			    {(char_u *)FALSE, (char_u *)0L} SCRIPTID_INIT},
-    {"cursorline",   "cul", P_BOOL|P_VI_DEF|P_RWIN,
+    {"cursorline",   "cul", P_BOOL|P_VI_DEF|P_RWINONLY,
 #ifdef FEAT_SYN_HL
 			    (char_u *)VAR_WIN, PV_CUL,
 #else
@@ -9055,6 +9056,8 @@
 	changed_window_setting();
     if (flags & P_RBUF)
 	redraw_curbuf_later(NOT_VALID);
+    if (flags & P_RWINONLY)
+	redraw_later(NOT_VALID);
     if (doclear)
 	redraw_all_later(CLEAR);
     else if (all)