diff --git a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
index c857fbc..ec70220 100644
--- a/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
+++ b/runtime/doc/builtin.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-*builtin.txt*	For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2024 Mar 14
+*builtin.txt*	For Vim version 9.1.  Last change: 2024 Mar 23
 
 
 		  VIM REFERENCE MANUAL	  by Bram Moolenaar
@@ -9068,7 +9068,8 @@
 		Similar to using a |slice| "expr[start : end]", but "end" is
 		used exclusive.  And for a string the indexes are used as
 		character indexes instead of byte indexes, like in
-		|vim9script|.  Also, composing characters are not counted.
+		|vim9script|.  Also, composing characters are treated as a
+		part of the preceding base character.
 		When {end} is omitted the slice continues to the last item.
 		When {end} is -1 the last item is omitted.
 		Returns an empty value if {start} or {end} are invalid.
@@ -9465,8 +9466,8 @@
 		of byte index and length.
 		When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
 		counted separately.
-		When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored,
-		similar to  |slice()|.
+		When {skipcc} set to 1, composing characters are treated as a
+		part of the preceding base character, similar to |slice()|.
 		When a character index is used where a character does not
 		exist it is omitted and counted as one character.  For
 		example: >
@@ -9484,7 +9485,7 @@
 		in String {string}.
 		When {skipcc} is omitted or zero, composing characters are
 		counted separately.
-		When {skipcc} set to 1, Composing characters are ignored.
+		When {skipcc} set to 1, composing characters are ignored.
 		|strcharlen()| always does this.
 
 		Returns zero on error.
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_functions.vim b/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
index 85ccc78..fecebc4 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_functions.vim
@@ -3953,4 +3953,55 @@
   call delete('Xtestglob', 'rf')
 endfunc
 
+" Tests for the slice() function.
+func Test_slice()
+  let lines =<< trim END
+    call assert_equal([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], slice(range(6), 1))
+    call assert_equal([2, 3, 4, 5], slice(range(6), 2))
+    call assert_equal([2, 3], slice(range(6), 2, 4))
+    call assert_equal([0, 1, 2, 3], slice(range(6), 0, 4))
+    call assert_equal([1, 2, 3], slice(range(6), 1, 4))
+    call assert_equal([1, 2, 3, 4], slice(range(6), 1, -1))
+    call assert_equal([1, 2], slice(range(6), 1, -3))
+    call assert_equal([1], slice(range(6), 1, -4))
+    call assert_equal([], slice(range(6), 1, -5))
+    call assert_equal([], slice(range(6), 1, -6))
+
+    call assert_equal(0z1122334455, slice(0z001122334455, 1))
+    call assert_equal(0z22334455, slice(0z001122334455, 2))
+    call assert_equal(0z2233, slice(0z001122334455, 2, 4))
+    call assert_equal(0z00112233, slice(0z001122334455, 0, 4))
+    call assert_equal(0z112233, slice(0z001122334455, 1, 4))
+    call assert_equal(0z11223344, slice(0z001122334455, 1, -1))
+    call assert_equal(0z1122, slice(0z001122334455, 1, -3))
+    call assert_equal(0z11, slice(0z001122334455, 1, -4))
+    call assert_equal(0z, slice(0z001122334455, 1, -5))
+    call assert_equal(0z, slice(0z001122334455, 1, -6))
+
+    call assert_equal('12345', slice('012345', 1))
+    call assert_equal('2345', slice('012345', 2))
+    call assert_equal('23', slice('012345', 2, 4))
+    call assert_equal('0123', slice('012345', 0, 4))
+    call assert_equal('123', slice('012345', 1, 4))
+    call assert_equal('1234', slice('012345', 1, -1))
+    call assert_equal('12', slice('012345', 1, -3))
+    call assert_equal('1', slice('012345', 1, -4))
+    call assert_equal('', slice('012345', 1, -5))
+    call assert_equal('', slice('012345', 1, -6))
+
+    #" Composing chars are treated as a part of the preceding base char.
+    call assert_equal('β̳́γ̳̂δ̳̃ε̳̄ζ̳̅', 'ὰ̳β̳́γ̳̂δ̳̃ε̳̄ζ̳̅'->slice(1))
+    call assert_equal('γ̳̂δ̳̃ε̳̄ζ̳̅', 'ὰ̳β̳́γ̳̂δ̳̃ε̳̄ζ̳̅'->slice(2))
+    call assert_equal('γ̳̂δ̳̃', 'ὰ̳β̳́γ̳̂δ̳̃ε̳̄ζ̳̅'->slice(2, 4))
+    call assert_equal('ὰ̳β̳́γ̳̂δ̳̃', 'ὰ̳β̳́γ̳̂δ̳̃ε̳̄ζ̳̅'->slice(0, 4))
+    call assert_equal('β̳́γ̳̂δ̳̃', 'ὰ̳β̳́γ̳̂δ̳̃ε̳̄ζ̳̅'->slice(1, 4))
+    call assert_equal('β̳́γ̳̂δ̳̃ε̳̄', 'ὰ̳β̳́γ̳̂δ̳̃ε̳̄ζ̳̅'->slice(1, -1))
+    call assert_equal('β̳́γ̳̂', 'ὰ̳β̳́γ̳̂δ̳̃ε̳̄ζ̳̅'->slice(1, -3))
+    call assert_equal('β̳́', 'ὰ̳β̳́γ̳̂δ̳̃ε̳̄ζ̳̅'->slice(1, -4))
+    call assert_equal('', 'ὰ̳β̳́γ̳̂δ̳̃ε̳̄ζ̳̅'->slice(1, -5))
+    call assert_equal('', 'ὰ̳β̳́γ̳̂δ̳̃ε̳̄ζ̳̅'->slice(1, -6))
+  END
+  call v9.CheckLegacyAndVim9Success(lines)
+endfunc
+
 " vim: shiftwidth=2 sts=2 expandtab
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
index afb8cb9..442d375 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_builtin.vim
@@ -4101,30 +4101,10 @@
 enddef
 
 def Test_slice()
-  assert_equal('12345', slice('012345', 1))
-  assert_equal('123', slice('012345', 1, 4))
-  assert_equal('1234', slice('012345', 1, -1))
-  assert_equal('1', slice('012345', 1, -4))
-  assert_equal('', slice('012345', 1, -5))
-  assert_equal('', slice('012345', 1, -6))
-
-  assert_equal([1, 2, 3, 4, 5], slice(range(6), 1))
-  assert_equal([1, 2, 3], slice(range(6), 1, 4))
-  assert_equal([1, 2, 3, 4], slice(range(6), 1, -1))
-  assert_equal([1], slice(range(6), 1, -4))
-  assert_equal([], slice(range(6), 1, -5))
-  assert_equal([], slice(range(6), 1, -6))
-
   var lds: list<dict<string>> = [{key: 'value'}]
   assert_equal(['val'], lds->slice(0, 1)->map((_, v) => 'val'))
   assert_equal(['val'], lds[ : ]->map((_, v) => 'val'))
 
-  assert_equal(0z1122334455, slice(0z001122334455, 1))
-  assert_equal(0z112233, slice(0z001122334455, 1, 4))
-  assert_equal(0z11223344, slice(0z001122334455, 1, -1))
-  assert_equal(0z11, slice(0z001122334455, 1, -4))
-  assert_equal(0z, slice(0z001122334455, 1, -5))
-  assert_equal(0z, slice(0z001122334455, 1, -6))
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['slice({"a": 10}, 1)'], ['E1013: Argument 1: type mismatch, expected list<any> but got dict<number>', 'E1211: List required for argument 1'])
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['slice([1, 2, 3], "b")'], ['E1013: Argument 2: type mismatch, expected number but got string', 'E1210: Number required for argument 2'])
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['slice("abc", 1, "c")'], ['E1013: Argument 3: type mismatch, expected number but got string', 'E1210: Number required for argument 3'])
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 4eec075..32037e3 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -705,6 +705,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    199,
+/**/
     198,
 /**/
     197,